More Burglaries Reported in Little Silver

Reports of break ins continue in with the announcement by the that two homes were forcibly entered this past weekend.

A Daniel Drive resident also reported around 1:30 a.m. Sunday observing a suspect dressed in dark clothing and carrying a ladder, which was dropped in the bushes when the suspect fled the area, according to police.

A Silverside Avenue home was broken into late Saturday night while its resident was home, but was not disturbed by the intruder, according to Little Silver Police Chief Daniel Shaffery.

A Parker Avenue residence was also forcibly entered late Saturday or early Sunday morning and jewelry was reported missing.

The break ins come on the heels of a report on March 19 of

Silverton Avenue resident John Pouso told Patch in an e-mail that his home was burglarized during the day on March 9. Pouso said he thought his teenaged daughter interrupted the theft and prevented the suspect from taking more than his wife's wedding ring, family jewelry and other irreplaceable items.

"We are now spooked," Pouso told Patch. "We leave lights on all night long, can't sleep. Looked into an alarm system but there isn't much more they can take, we are almost cleaned out."

Little Silver Police are asking residents to contact the department immediately if they observe anything suspicious, such as an unknown person or vehicle on their neighbor's property or parked in the neighborhood.