Crime & Safety

Man Indicted in Newspaper Rack Assault, Burglary

Toms River man faces charges of aggravated assault, burglary

An assault with a metal newspaper rack at a deli has lead to an indictment against a Toms River man.

An indicted a Garfield Avenue man on charges of assaulting a Seaside Heights resident while burglarizing his home this summer.

is charged with breaking into a Sumner Avenue residence on July 15 and assaulting the resident while being in possession of weapons.

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Ogrodowski faces aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon (metal newspaper rack), burglary and unlawful possession of a weapon (knife) charges.

The incident began when the victim — a 59-year-old male who lived in at the time at the same Sumner Avenue apartment complex   — received word that  Ogrodowski had broken into his apartment. The two men apparently knew each other, said Seaside Heights Det. Steven Korman at the time of the incident.

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The victim, who was visiting family in Toms River at the time, headed back to Seaside Heights. He found his front door had been kicked in, Korman said.

Korman said the victim then proceeded to the In and Out Deli to make a phone call, where he encountered Ogrowski.

The victim was already in the deli doorway when he was assaulted, Korman said.

Ogrodowski then picked up a magazine rack and struck the victim on the head a number of times, he said.

The victim, whose name is not being released, was taken to with lacerations and contusions to his head. He was treated and released, Korman said.

Related Topics: Assault, Burglary, Sumner Avenue, indictments, july incident, and seaside heights


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