BRICK TOWNSHIP — A Berkeley Township man faces over 230 criminal charges in Ocean and Monmouth counties, including 90 charges connected to commercial burglaries in Brick, according to a release by the Brick Police Department.
The charges also include burglary, receiving stolen property, theft, criminal mischief and fencing offenses in Manchester, Marlboro and Howell.
The suspect, identified as Craig T. Orler, 48, was arrested after a months-long, multi-agency investigation. He remained in Ocean County Jail this week pending court hearings.
Between December 2024 and January 2025, the Brick Township Police Department investigated approximately 40 burglaries at the Cube Smart storage facility located off Route 70.
The suspect, dressed in all black, was reported to have cut through a fence and used bolt cutters to gain access to storage units, police said. Stolen property included an ATV, a motorcycle, car parts, a car engine, and various personal items.
Following investigative leads, the Brick Township Detective Bureau determined that stolen property was being sold by a person of interest.
A search warrant was executed on a residence on Mallard Road in Berkeley Township with the assistance of the Manchester Township Police, Berkeley Police and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force. During the search, officers recovered the stolen ATV, motorcycle, and other property, police said.
Craig T. Orler and Melissa Orler were arrested at the scene and charged with receiving stolen property. Further warrants were conducted and confirmed Craig Orler as the primary suspect in the burglaries, the press release stated.
A warrant for his arrest was executed on April 28 by the Brick Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit and Detective Bureau at his residence. He now faces 90 charges connected to commercial burglaries from Brick Township.
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