HOWELL — One person was arrested and others were taken into police custody after the FBI raided a home in Howell Friday morning, News 12 reported.
The FBI raid was aided by Howell police officers and the Monmouth County Prosecutor?s office as part of a weapons and drug investigation, according to the report.
In addition to the arrest, boxes and a large bird were removed from the home on Old Tavern Road, according to the report.
JACKSON — A Howell man and woman are facing burglary charges over a break-in at a Gibson Lane residence in the township, police said.
Christian Morales, 19, Howell, was charged with three counts of burglary, three counts of criminal mischief, two counts of theft and unlawful possession of a weapon, police said in a news release. Bail was set at $100,000 and he was being held in Ocean County jail as of Sunday.
Amanda Schneider, 20, Howell, was charged with three counts of burglary, two counts of theft and unlawful possession of a weapon. Bail was set at $100,000 and she was released after posting bond.
Police responded to a burglar alarm going off at a residence on Gibson lane at 9:58 a.m. Friday morning, police said. At the scene, police observed a broken rear window.
After checking the rest of the home, police were waved down by a neighbor. The neighbor was able to provide police with information about a suspicious car, police said.
The neighbor saw a car stopped on the corner of Monroe Lane and Stephanie Court, and made eye contact with the female driver as the car turned onto Stephanie Court, police said. The neighbor went into their home, retrieved a pair of binoculars and used them to get the license plate number of the car.
The car came to a stop on Gibson Lane and picked up a man, who walked across the front lawn of a residence wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, police said.
Police were able to use the information gathered from the identification of the license plate and discovered the car was a black 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe, police said. Howell Township police were able to locate the Santa Fe and they made a stop on Eagle Drive in Howell.
Morales and Schneider were arrested after the stop and were transported to the Jackson Township Police Department for questioning, police said.
The Ocean Conuty Sheriff?s Department Criminal Investigative Unit responded, police said. The homeowner had video surveillance set up, which captured the incident.
Detectives from the Jackson Township Police Department searched the Santa Fe and found a Glock hand gun, video games, numerous pieces of jewelry, iPods and other electronic items, police said. The gun was one of the items taken from the home in Jackson, police said.
It is believed Morales and Schneider are responsible for residential burglaries that took place on Hemlock Hill Road and East Connecticut Concourse in Jackson, police said. Additional charges out of Howell are pending at this time.
