Point Boro Office Building Broken Into Friday

An office building at 2424 Bridge Ave., Point Borough, was broken into early Friday morning and police are investigating.

Detective Lt. Adam Picca reported in a prepared statement that at about 3:10 a.m., officers responded to 2424 Bridge Ave. for an alarm activation to one of the interior offices. 

When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered that someone had forced entry into the main building "before forcing entry into numerous interior offices," the statement says. "There was substantial damage to many of the interior office doors. The respective office personnel are determining if anything was taken from within. 

"Along with the Point Pleasant Police Department, the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit and Criminalistics Unit assisted with the initial response.

"Specific details of the incident are being withheld at this time as some of the information developed, as well as evidence collected, needs to remain confidential, as it is sensitive to the case and can impact the investigation. Detective Joseph Hynes is investigating the case."

To the rear of the gray office building, damaged office doors lay on the ground and up against a railing as a repairman worked in a truck nearby early Friday afternoon. There was also yellow caution tape across the open doorway on the second floor in the rear.

On the first floor is Shore Podiatry, a dentist office and a chiropractor's office. On the second floor is Terry Perko Agency Inc., a Realty firm run by Roger Pyrtko.

This is at least the fourth break-in at a Bridge Avenue business in the last several months.

Patch will update this story if more information becomes available.