04/17/2026
Great job by our members on the Midnight Squad. Our PBA has a long history of being highly trained and ready to respond to apprehend criminals at any time of day…..even 3AM! A great display of dedication and teamwork. If you commit crime in Howell it will be all hands on deck to apprehend you!
Arrest Notification - vehicle burglary and handgun with 50 round drum magazine: At around 3:00 am this morning officers on the Midnight Shift responded to the area of Lorelei Dr and Virginia Dr on the report of someone actively burglarizing a vehicle. Ptl Dan Davison was first to arrive in the area and made contact with the suspect. The suspect observed Ptl Davison and immediately fled on foot. Davison pursued the suspect on foot through the backyards and over several fences. Ptl Ryan Goodspeed joined the foot pursuit and Davison and Goodspeed were able to apprehend and secure the suspect. Lt Antunez, Sgt Homiek and Officers Maccia, Reed, Jackson and Perez arrived on scene and set up a perimeter to secure the scene and begin to locate potential victims. They learned that several vehicles in the area had been burglarized. They also viewed ring video footage of some of the crimes in progress and found that another actor was involved in the incidents. The officers then began searching for the additional suspect. Howell Police K9 was also called to the scene to assist. Ptl Maccia located the detained subject's vehicle parked close to the area of the burglaries. He noted that the windows to the vehicle were down and further observed a handgun with an extended capacity magazine on the floorboard of the vehicle. Maccia reached in to the vehicle to retrieve the handgun and secure it. The handgun was noted to be a "ghost gun" with a 50 round capacity drum magazine. The vehicle was secured and towed from the scene. A search warrant will be sought to search the vehicle for proceeds from the burglaries.
Ptl Jerry Perez located a subject that matched the description of the second wanted person involved with the vehicle burglaries within the perimeter that was set up. Officers were able to use surveillance video to confirm the person they had detained was in fact the second person connected to the crimes.
Antonio C Thompson II 22 year old male from Trenton was arrested and charged with several counts of burglary, weapons offenses, obstruction and resisting arrest. He was lodged at Monmouth County Jail.
The second subject was a 15 year old male from Trenton and he was charged with several counts of burglary and weapons offenses. The juvenile was placed in Middlesex County Youth Detention Facility.
"As this matter is ongoing, it’s important to remember that all individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."
