Point Pleasant Police Blotter: Man Charged In Wallet Theft

POINT PLEASANT, NJ — A Monmouth County man has been arrested after he tried to use credit cards from a wallet dropped by another man at a Point Pleasant store, police said.

The incident happened June 19 and was among the police blotter items for June reported by Point Pleasant Capt. Christopher Leonhardt.

Christopher Musiolowski, 43, of Wall, was arrested and charged with theft and credit card theft, Leonhardt said, in the incident. Police Officer Evan Feldman took the report of the lost wallet about 3:10 p.m. on June 19.

The victim said his wallet, containing cards and cash, fell during checkout at a Point Pleasant drug store. It was taken by a man, seen on store surveillance, Leonhardt said. After that, several unauthorized attempts were made to use the credit cards, and the victim called police to report the lost wallet.

Point Pleasant detectives investigated and arrested Musiolowski, who was served with a complaint summons and released.

Other incidents reported for June by Leonhardt were as follows:

On June 15 at about 4 p.m., James Delaney, 53, of Point Pleasant, was issued a citation for being under the influence of alcohol in a public area under the Peace & Good Order ordinance. Officer Matthew Nickerson issued the special complaint summons to Delaney.

On June 19, Jean Carlos Correa-Garcia, 27, of Paterson, was charged with theft after gasoline was stolen from a Point Pleasant gas station about 7:10 p.m. Correa-Garcia was arrested in Seaside Heights and charged with operating a stolen vehicle — the same one used in the gasoline theft, Leonhardt said. Correa-Garcia was charged on a complaint summons and was taken to the Ocean County Jail.

On June 23 at about 4:40 p.m, Austin Gaeckler, 27, of Manasquan, was arrested by Officer Travis Popiel on an outstanding warrant issued out of Seaside Park Municipal Court. Seaside Park Municipal Court authorized Gaeckler to be released on his own recognizance with a future court date.

On June 30 at about 9:50 p.m., Ryan Nelson, 39, of Point Pleasant, was charged with harassing patrons at a local establishment under the Peace & Good Order ordinance. Officer Mark Maloney cited Nelson on a special complaint summons with a future court date.

There were two people arrested on charges of driving under the influence:

Hunter Smith, 25, of Toms River, was arrested about 2:10 a.m. on June 3 by Officer Michael Cappello following a motor vehicle stop on Route 88 near the Brick Township border.

Scott Gilbert, 19, of Middletown, was arrested about 12:50 a.m. on June 10 as Officer Matthew Ippolito investigated a crash where a car hit a utility pole on Bridge Avenue. Ippolito found Gilbert was driving while intoxicated. He was processed and released in accordance with John’s Law.