90 Charges Filed Against Ocean County Man In Burglaries At Storage Facility, Vending Co.

BRICK, NJ — An Ocean County man who is facing more than 90 charges in connection with a string of commercial burglaries in multiple towns has been ordered held until trial.

Craig T. Orler, 48, is charged in at least four cases in Ocean County, Assistant Prosecutor Isabella Young said during a detention hearing before Superior Court Judge Pamela Snyder on Friday.

He is accused of 34 burglaries of multiple units at the Cube Smart storage facility in Brick December and January, and in a separate case of stealing an ATV and a motorcycle, Young said. In another case, he was charged with burglarizing vending machines owned by the company he was working for Tri-State Vending, she said.

Orler was arrested April 28 in connection with a burglary at a smoke shop in Manchester, Young said.

He was tied to the ATV theft after he tried to sell it on Facebook, she said.

Orler also has charges in five cases out of Howell Township filed against him, Young and Ocean County Jail records said. Those are burglary cases as well, according to court records.

Orler has a lengthy criminal history, Young said. While she did not detail past convictions during the detention hearing, court records show multiple guilty pleas in commercial burglaries dating back at least 20 years.

He was on supervised release following a federal sentence for illegal firearms dealings when he was arrested in Manchester in May 2020 in connection with a commercial burglary ring operating in Ocean County. That release was revoked in 2021, according to federal court records.

Young called Orler's actions "a blatant disregard for the law."

"He is a continuous and constant danger to the community," she said.

Snyder agreed, and rejected arguments from the public defender suggesting home monitoring in ordering Orler to remain in jail.

His next court appearance is set for June 30 before Superior Court Judge Dina Vicari.