🍷 Police say a NJ man broke into two Middlesex Borough restaurants in one morning. 💰 Thousands in cash and wine were stolen from one restaurant. 🚔 The suspect faces multiple charges after a multi-agency investigation.
MIDDLESEX BOROUGH — A North Jersey man has been arrested and charged in connection with not one, but two restaurant burglaries in Middlesex Borough over the summer.
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Early morning break-in at Tim Kerwin’s Tavern
On July 23, 2025, at 4:20 a.m., police officers responded to Tim Kerwin’s Tavern, located at 353 Bound Brook Road, after a burglar alarm was tripped and activated.
They found that someone had broken into the tavern through a kitchen window. The person appeared to be startled when the alarm went off and ran away without taking anything, police said.
Thousands stolen from Vincenzo’s Ristorante hours later
About four hours later, Middlesex Borough police responded to another reported burglary. This one, at Vincenzo’s Ristorante, located at 665 Bound Brook Road. In this instance, they found someone had broken into the restaurant through the back kitchen door.
Police said $6,000 worth of wine cases and $12,000 in cash were stolen.
Jersey City man identified as suspect after joint investigation
During an investigation with the Somerset County Prosecutors, which was probing a series of similar burglaries in the area, detectives identified Dashawn W. Durant, 34, of Jersey City as the suspect responsible for the double burglaries…