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Police chief's house among five burgled

TOMS RIVER, N.J., April 15 (UPI) -- New Jersey police said burglars targeting five residences were caught on camera at one of the locations -- the home of the city police chief.

Toms River police said burglars targeted Police Chief Michael Mastronardy's home and four others Tuesday beginning at noon and security cameras installed at Mastronardy's home captured footage of a burglar and a passing car also believed to be involved in the crimes, the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press reported Thursday.

"We believe the burglaries are all related," Mastronardy said.

"I was only one of many victims the other day," Mastronardy said. "As a victim, I can tell you the comfort I feel being able to look at the video and see who it was who came to my house."

Investigators said the burglars took items including cash, jewelry and prescription medicines from the homes.

"We are cautiously optimistic that arrests are imminent," the police chief said.

10 million pennies collected for park

PICAYUNE, Miss., April 15 (UPI) -- Residents of a Mississippi town collected more than 10 million pennies to raise funds to refurbish a community park, organizers of the project said.

Allen Hickman, organizer of Pennies For Your Park, said Picayune residents raised more than $100,000 for the Friendship Park project, WLOX-TV, Biloxi, Miss., reported Thursday.

"We're rebuilding a park we built in 1995. We're adding to it, we're doing some new things and refurbishing the older parts," Hickman said. "There's going to be a new tree house with a slide going out. Over on that side is going to be a splash pad where water squirts out. There are several other things, there are more wheel-chair accessible things."

Hickman said about 700 volunteers are expected to participate in Saturday's community build and a grand re-opening ceremony for the park is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday.

Woman arrested after remote attack

WELLINGTON, Fla., April 15 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a woman who used a remote control to strike her husband was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said the husband of Rita Counts, 48, of Wellington, called authorities following a Monday night argument, the Palm Beach (Fla.) Post reported Thursday.

The 50-year-old husband, whose name was not released, told deputies his wife had struck him on the head with a remote control and on his head and arms with a telephone during the argument. A deputy's report said the man had "visible red and black bruises which were caused by Rita."

Counts was being held without bail on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Man pulls up behind wife's stolen car

WINDERMERE, Fla., April 15 (UPI) -- A Florida man whose wife's car had been stolen said he was shocked to see the vehicle in front of him when he stopped at a red light.

Ben Gaskill of Windermere said he and his family returned from a weekend trip Sunday to find their home had been broken into and the culprits had taken his wife's 2005 Hyundai Sonata using the spare keys from the house, WKMG-TV, Orlando, reported Thursday.

Gaskill said he left work Monday and was on his way to a hardware store when he stopped at a red light at Good Holmes and Old Winter Garden Road and recognized a familiar flower sticker in the rear window of the vehicle in front of his.

"You never really think you're going to see it again," Gaskill said.

He said he called 911 and directed Orange County sheriff's deputies to the stolen vehicle's location.

Deputies said they arrested three 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old in connection with the case. Marijuana was discovered in the car, investigators said.