Two Arrested for Stealing from Little League Field in Point Beach

A 16-year-old Point Beach boy and a 19-year-old Point Borough man were arrested on Friday for allegedly stealing a dug-out bench and extension ladder from the Little League field in Point Beach.

Douglas Rosell, 19, of Point Pleasant Borough, and the juvenile were released after charges were filed for allegedly stealing from the field on Arnold Avenue, parallel to Route 35.

The police report is as follows:

At about 8:45 a.m. Friday, Officer Andrew Meany responded to the Little League Field for a theft report.

It was reported that one of the 12-foot aluminum dug-out benches and an extension ladder had been stolen within the last 24 hours. 

The fields were being prepared for the All-Star games this upcoming weekend at the time the thefts were discovered.

During the investigation, it was determined that the items had been sold for scrap metal at Blewett’s Scrap Recycling center in Howell.

The bench was recovered and returned to the Little League, but the ladder could not be salvaged from the scrap yard.

Subsequently both Rosell and the juvenile were located and charged.

Juvenile complaints will be signed against the 16-year-old for theft. He was released to the custody of his parents. 

Rosell was charged with receiving stolen property and released on his own recognizance.