Couple arrested in burglary

BY JENNIFER DOME
Staff Writer

Brick Township police Detective Pete Thomas (l-r), Pioneer Hose Co. dive captain Jim Hajeski and Pioneer Hose Co. member Mike Berger examine a gun recovered from the lagoon near Bayview Drive Jan. 17. BRICK — Members of the Pioneer Hose Co. underwater recovery team found a gun that was thrown in a lagoon off Bayview Drive following a burglary Jan. 16.

Timothy Pfeifer, 26, Kentwood Boulevard, and his wife Nicole Pfeifer, 21, were charged with the burglary after an investigation by the township police department. The husband-and-wife team allegedly broke into Mantoloking Motors, Mantoloking Road, sometime between 3 p.m. and the following morning, Jan. 16, Brick police Lt. Douglas Kinney said. The pair stole an unspecified amount of money and the handgun.

Police Detective Dan Waleski, who was doing interviews at the scene Jan. 17, spoke with a witness who reportedly saw the couple’s vehicle and someone running across the lot. The witness identified the Pfeifers’ car, Kinney said.

The gun was recovered from the lagoon by dive captain Jim Hajeski of the Pioneer Hose Co. Kinney said the search took place in a 75-foot area in 10-degree weather. Hajeski found the gun in about 10 minutes.

Timothy Pfeifer, who has done car detailing work for Mantoloking Motors, was released on $8,500 bail. Nicole Pfeifer was released on her own recognizance.

The gun was not used in any other crimes, Kinney said.