MYFOXNY.COM - Police in central New Jersey have busted a man they say burglarized several high-end homes, including one belonging to local rocker Jon Bon Jovi.
Nicholas Tracy, 21, of Beachwood, N.J., is accused of stealing half a million dollars' worth of jewelry from four homes along Navesink River Road since March, according to a Middletown Police Department news release .
Patrolman Ryan Riffert and Patrolman Carl Roth responded to a tripped burglar alarm at one of the houses on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, and found Tracy hiding in a bathroom on the third floor, police said.
After an investigation, authorities charged Tracy with four burglaries. One of them happened at Bon Jovi's multimillion-dollar estate on April 3, according to an Asbury Park Press report .
Tracy is accused of stealing $100,000 worth of jewelry belonging to Bon Jovi's wife, APP.com reported.
Detectives recovered many of the stolen items, police said.
A judge set bail at $100,000, but as of Friday Tracy was still behind bars.
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