MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Due to an increase in residential home invasions/burglaries, Morris County law enforcement announced that it will utilize a new law to prosecute home invaders to the fullest extent of the law.
According to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, in Morris County and throughout New Jersey, thieves have progressed from burglarizing and stealing vehicles using key fobs left in cars, to entering residences – often occupied – looking for key fobs and valuables. This creates the potential for dangerous confrontations, both for the burglar and for the residents, as some of these criminals have been arrested carrying firearms and other weapons, they stated.