Burglary/Theft Arrest Made

Longport, NJ – On August 12, 2019 at approximately 5:40 am, Longport Officers Dean Tibbitt and Joshua Sikoryak received a call for suspicious activity in the area of 11th Avenue. Once on location, officers located a male matching the description as he attempted to evade them between the homes and landscape of this area. After a search for the male ensued, he was found hiding within a void of the rock wall on Point Drive and identified as Brian V Cochrane (40 years old) of Egg Harbor Twp, NJ. Officers also found numerous items in his possession at this time.

Cochrane was taken into custody for obstruction of justice when it was soon revealed that there were numerous victims from all along the Downbeach area. Based on the statements and evidence collected, Cochrane was subsequently charged two counts of burglary, theft of moveable property, four counts of theft from a motor vehicle, and five counts of receiving stolen property.

The arrest of Cochrane also resulted in additional charges from the Margate and Ventnor Police Departments.

Longport PD is asking anyone from the Downbeach area who believes they were a victim of a motor vehicle burglary during this approximate time period, please contact Officers Tibbitt, Sikoryak, or Maiorano for further information regarding the recovered property in our possession.

Please visit our website (www.longportpd.org) to make immediate contact via email or by phone 609-822-2141.