Manalapan Man Indicted on Theft, Forgery, and Drug Charges

On Jan. 10, The Monmouth County Grand Jury indicted Eugene Lanzaro of for stealing a motorcycle from a citizen and obtaining a car with a forged check. 

Lanzaro, 47, a resident of Lamb Lane, stole a motorcylce belonging to a resident of Brick Township on June 17, 2011. Additionally, Lanzaro is being indicted on theft charges for stealing a car from Pine Belt Chevrolet, located in Freehold Township.

According to the indictment, Lanzaro obtained the motor vehicle on June 29, 2011 from the dealership by writing a fraudulent check. Lanzaro wrote the check for the vehicle in someone else's name and forged their signature. Therefore, he is also being indicted on forgery and uttering a forged instrument.

On the same day, Lanzaro was also indicted on charges of theft by taking movable property and possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

On August 3, 2011 Lanzaro drove a stolen vehicle (a separate vehicle than the one Lanzaro obtained illegally from Pine Belt Chevrolet) into Spring Lake Heights, according to the indictment. Lanzaro also allegedly had the drug oxycodone on his person without a prescription.