Ocean City Police Apprehend Seven, Seek One in Rash of Burglaries

OCEAN CITY– The Ocean City Police Department has arrested four adults and three juveniles for several burglaries of occupied homes and vehicles throughout the city.
Over the course of three weeks in late June and early July the police department received five complaints of occupied homes being broken into during the night hours.
Taken in the burglaries were televisions, laptops, GPS units and personal items including a three thousand dollar wristwatch. Most of the reported burglaries were in the 14th St. to 18th St area along the Bay Avenue area. Homes entered were on Walton Pl., 14th St., 15th St., Prospect Pl. Wovern Pl. and the 1300 and 1700 block of Bay Avenue.
The Ocean City Detective Bureau was able to obtain information about the identity of suspects in the burglaries. A search of a property was conducted in the 900 block of Simpson Avenue. Several items from the reported burglaries were recovered at that location including the wristwatch.
Based on information received from persons arrested at the Simpson Avenue property a search warrant was then executed at the Ocean City Exxon Station at 9th St. & Bay Avenue.
Additional property from the burglaries was recovered at that location along with drug paraphernalia.
The police are still attempting to locate the owners of some of the recovered items.
The police have now been able to identify five additional homes that were burglarized in recent weeks based on the above property searches and interviews of the suspects. To date there are ten homes that were burglarized during the recent crime spree. The investigation has also resulted in one juvenile being charged with a strong armed robbery that occurred during the same time frame.
The Ocean City Police are still looking for one individual, Brandon Knowles, who is wanted on an arrest warrant issued by Judge Richard Russell in the amount of $75,000 full cash bail. Knowles is a white male, age 19, 62″, 225 ibs with no known address. Photo is attached to this release. Anyone with information on Knowles whereabouts can contact the Ocean City Police Department at (609)399-9111. Knowles is being charge with the following offenses;
1) Employing a juvenile in commission of a crime
2) Multiple Burglaries
3) Multiple Thefts
4) Receiving Stolen property
5) Dealing in Stolen property
6) Possession of marijuana
7) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
8) Unlawful Possession of weapon
The investigation is ongoing and will result in additional persons being charged. The persons involved are also being charged in Somers Point for approximately 30 car burglaries and are under investigation in Egg Harbor Township. The investigation is being handled locally by Det. Stephen Schaffer, Det. Stephen Sullivan, Det, Mark Pancoast, Det. Dan Lancaster and Det. Sgt. Dennis Jones.
Arrested:
Shawn Barron, age 19, of Somers Point, NJ Bail $15,000 or 10%
Charges:
1) Distribution of CDS
2) Possession of marijuana
3) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
4) Receiving Stolen property
5) Unlawful Possession of weapon
6) Burglary
7) Theft
Arrested: Benjamin Kelly, age 22, of Ocean City, NJ Bail $1,500 full cash
Charges:
1) Possession of marijuana
2) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
3) Receiving Stolen property
4) Unlawful Possession of weapon
Arrested:
Mohammed Khan, age 30, of Egg Harbor Twp., NJ
Arbab Sikandar, age 30, of Egg Harbor Twp., NJ
Charges: Both Charged Same Receiving Stolen property Bail $15,000 full cash Bail $15,000 full cash
Charges:
1) Multiple Burglaries
2) Multiple Thefts
3) Receiving Stolen Property
4) Dealing in Stolen Property
5) Possession of marijuana
6) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
7) Unlawful Possession of Weapon
8) Conspiracy to commit crime
9) Robbery
Juvenile Arrested:
White. male , age 16, Ocean City, NJ Released to Guardian
Charges:
1) Multiple Burglaries
2) Multiple Thefts
3) Receiving Stolen property
4) Dealing in Stolen property
5) Possession of marijuana
6) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
7) Unlawful Possession of weapon 8) Conspiracy to commit crime
Juvenile Arrested:
White, female, age 16, Egg Harbor Twp., NJ Released to Guardian
Charges:
1) Receiving Stolen Property