Early Morning Car Burglaries Reported in Villas

ERMA — Lower Township police investigated an early morning spree of thefts from unlocked motor vehicles in Villas July 17.
Multiple vehicles were entered throughout the area and various items removed from the interiors of the vehicles including a hand held GPS unit, iPod, wallet, currency, change, and various credit and bank cards.
A resident notified police of suspicious activity which he observed and a follow-up investigation by patrol personnel led to two subjects being found in possession of numerous items of stolen property.
The subjects located were an adult and juvenile. The adult is identified as Freddy Jimenez, 19, of the 300 block of West Roberts Avenue in the City of Wildwood. Both the adult and juvenile were arrested for burglary, a third degree crime.
Judge David DeWeese set bail at $35,000 for the adult. The juvenile was transferred to Juvenile Detention and Jimenez
was transported to the Cape May County Correctional Center in lieu of bail.
The area that had been targeted for this activity was both the west and east side of the Villas, north of Fulling Mill Road and the vehicles entered appeared to be unsecured.
Patrol personnel had canvassed the area for any items of evidentiary value. Items of evidence were recovered at various locations and the Lower Township Police Department is requesting help from the community in tying these items to the actors and finding the owners of the possible stolen items.
Citizens with information regarding missing items may contact Detectives at 609-886-1619, extension 157.
Visitors and residents are reminded to secure their vehicles when at home and be diligent in reporting suspicious activity to authorities in an expeditious manner.
The case was investigated by Officer Dallas Bohn, Officer Jennifer Anzelone, Corporal Ernest
Macomber, Sergeant Martin Biersbach.