Pipe-Wielding Teen Vandalizes Bathroom, Burglarizes Home: Teaneck Cops

TEANECK, NJ — A teenager seen wielding a metal pipe was arrested this week on charges that he smashed up a Teaneck park bathroom and broke down an acquaintance's front door, police officials said.

Steve Monegro, 19, armed himself with a metal pipe when he vandalized a Milton A. Votee Park field house bathroom on Jan. 11 then burglarized a West Englewood Avenue home one week later, police Chief Andrew McGurr contends.

Monegro left the bathroom with holes in the drywall, broken toilet paper dispensers, and damaged toilet stall frames officials estimate it will cost $2,000 to repair, said the police chief.

Security camera footage shows the teen holding the pipe, entering and exiting the bathroom, and kicking over a garbage can outside, McGurr said.

Monegro picked up a pipe again on Jan. 18 when he broke the glass front door of an acquaintance he wanted to fight, police said.

The 19-year-old demanded the acquaintance come out and fight him, then broke the door and ran away, police said.

Monegro was arrested on multiple charges that include armed burglary, weapons possessions offenses and criminal mischief, officials said. He was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending an initial court appearance.