Four men, including three township residents, are facing charges in more than 20 burglaries committed since December.
HAMILTON — Reports of burglaries in progress led to arrests in three separate strings of burglaries throughout the township that have been occurring since December, police said today in a press release.
Four men, including three township residents, are facing charges in more than 20 burglaries committed during that time; two of them were allegedly working together, police said.
Two men who were working together were arrested in February, police said. Leroy Dunston, 19, of Hamilton, was caught Feb. 26 when police responded to a burglary in progress on Mervine Place. Further investigation identified 32-year-old Hamilton resident Christopher Lewis as a second suspect and they arrested him as well.
Eventually police connected the two men to six other robberies in and around the Bromley section of town that occurred between Dec. 11 and late February. Both men are being held in lieu of $350,000 bail.
James Mulvan, 21, of Hamilton, was arrested early on the morning of March 8 when police responded to a burglary in progress on Sunnybrae Boulevard.
He has been charged with six car burglaries, one attempted home burglary and one robbery, all allegedly committed on March 7 and 8, police said. He is being held in lieu of $163,000 bail.
And the fourth man, Jeffrey Jolin, 28, of Mansfield Township, was arrested March 10, when police responded to a burglary in progress on Hempstead Road. A homeowner called police when he returned home and found a burglar inside, police said. The burglar fled, but police were able to use the homeowner’s description to find a suspect on the corner of Arena Drive and Gropp Avenue, police said.
That suspect, Jolin, led police on a foot chase through a number of backyards, but was eventually apprehended and found to be carrying a backpack full of items believed to be stolen from the home, police said.
Police charged Jolin in connection with six burglaries that occurred between Feb. 19 and March 10, mostly occurring in the White Horse area of town, police said. Jolin is being held in lieu of $420,000 bail.
Anyone with additional information on these crimes is asked to call Hamilton police at (609) 581-4008.
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