On August 26 at approximately 3:06am, Middletown Township Police responded to Motorcycle Mall of Monmouth, located at 656 State Route 35 on a report of a burglary in progress. Upon arrival of the officers, two subjects were taken into custody as they were standing beside one of their vehicles. A third subject was apprehended after a short foot pursuit.
Police investigation revealed that the subjects were using two stolen work vans to facilitate their attempt to steal the motorcycles. Inside the vans, police observed five stolen motorcycles and one ATV that had been removed from the business with a total value of $56,000.
Arrested on scene was Joshua Hueston, 28, of Union City. He was charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, burglary tools, two counts of receiving stolen property, and conspiracy to commit burglary. Also arrested was Ronald Terry, 33,of Newark and charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, burglary tools, two counts of receiving stolen property, and conspiracy to commit burglary.
Luis Ruben Cuevas, 30, of Brooklyn, NY, was charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, burglary tools, two counts of receiving stolen property, and conspiracy to commit burglary, and obstruction. All three were processed and lodged in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution pending a retention hearing in the Monmouth County Superior Court.
Chief of Police R. Craig Weber stated, “I would like to commend the great police work and the professionalism of all the officers who responded to this crime in progress and assisted in the follow-up investigation.”
Anyone who may have witnessed or has information about the incident is asked to contact Detective First Class Keith Hirschbein at (732) 615-2120.
Any persons arrested or charged with offenses are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Additionally, except in specific circumstances, arrest and complaint information and names of those charged may be released.
