On August 3, 2006, rangers responded to a burglary at the Sea Gulls Nest concession, located in Area D of the park’s Sandy Hook Unit. Investigation revealed that the burglar had entered the structure via a rollup window, gone into the snack bar, then forced two interior doors into the office and attempted to force entry into the safe. The scene was processed with the assistance of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Latent prints recovered there matched those of a local man with prior burglary convictions. At the time, the accused – Robert Donnelly, Jr. – was wanted on outstanding warrants from other agencies and his whereabouts were unknown. Donnelly was later arrested on other outstanding charges and appeared in court. On February 15th, he was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay $1,660.14 in restitution to the park concessioner.
