MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — A 54-year-old Budd Lake man was arrested after police responded to a reported burglary at an apartment on Route 46 in Mount Olive Township, according to police.
Police responded to a residence at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, for a report of a burglary that had already occurred.
Upon arrival, officers discovered that a door to an apartment within the residence had been kicked in and the room appeared to have been ransacked, police said.
Several items had been removed from the apartment and were later found in a common area of the building, according to police.
Following an investigation, police identified Thomas Byrnes III, 54, of Budd Lake, as the person allegedly responsible for the burglary and damage to the apartment.
Byrnes was arrested and transported to police headquarters, where he was charged with burglary and criminal mischief.
He was lodged in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending a court hearing.
