💰🚨 LAKEWOOD POLICE RECOVER NEARLY $450,000 IN CASH FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL BURGLARY 🚨💰
Lakewood police arrested a 48-year-old man and recovered nearly $450,000 in stolen cash following a commercial burglary on Ocean Avenue. William Ordenana-Arauz faces burglary and theft charges after investigators found the money in a Freehold storage unit.
📍 LAKEWOOD, NJ — Lakewood Police say an extensive burglary investigation has resulted in the recovery of just under $450,000 in cash and the arrest of a 48-year-old Lakewood man.
🚔 Officers responded to a business on Ocean Avenue around noon on July 26 after a burglary was reported. The business owner initially reported approximately $100,000 stolen, but a subsequent audit determined that more than $300,000 in cash had actually been taken.
🔎 Detectives quickly identified William Ordenana-Arauz, 48, as a suspect. Investigators determined he had previously performed work at the business and had traveled to a storage facility in Freehold after leaving the location.
⚖️ Detectives obtained court-authorized search warrants for Ordenana-Arauz’s vehicle and a Freehold storage unit. During the searches, police recovered just under $450,000 in cash, along with the business’s digital video recorder (DVR), which investigators believe was removed during the burglary.
Ordenana-Arauz was charged with burglary and two counts of theft.
🤝 Lakewood Police credited the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department, Shomrim and area businesses for assisting investigators throughout the case.
🔎 The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Matthew Richardson at 732-363-0200 ext. 5342.
⚠️ All individuals charged with a crime are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.