Predawn bank break-in foiled in Monmouth’s Ocean Township

A middle-of-the-night bank heist in Monmouth's Ocean Township is scuttled by police, who said that they found the suspect hiding inside.

Jonathan Lyle, 26, of the township, is charged with burglary, criminal mischief and possession of burglary tools, for the early Wednesday break-in at the Amboy Bank on Route 35.

Police said that the alarm reached headquarters at 2:42 AM. Responding officers found the glass front door smashed, then found Lyle inside, authorities said.

Lyle was transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in Freehold, with bail set at $50,000. He was given no option for release on payment of 10 percent.

Ocean Township PD Officers Kyle Kane and Greg Martone and Sergeant Dimitrios Kelesidis took part in the response.