Crime & Safety
Father-Son Shoplifting Duo Charged In Manahawkin: Police
The two Long Island men were caught stealing about $1,600 worth of merchandise from the Manahawkin Lowe's, Stafford police said.
MANAHAWKIN, NJ — A father and son duo from Long Island who were working together to shoplift from Lowe's Home Improvement on Route 72 were caught by Stafford police, authorities said in a news release.
It was shortly after 8 p.m. on Feb. 4 when Kenneth Nelson, 39, of Rockville, NY, attempted to flee from officers on foot after stealing about $1,674 of merchandise from Lowe's, police said. He was quickly apprehended, police said.
He was charged with shoplifting and taken to Ocean County Jail with a criminal complaint warrant to appear in Ocean County Superior Court.
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Kenneth Nelson Sr., 68, also from Rockville, NY, was operating the getaway vehicle outside of the store, police said. He also was charged with shoplifting at police headquarters and issued a criminal complaint summons to appear in Ocean County Superior Court, police said.
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