Lacey Burglary Investigation Leads to Heroin Discovery, Arrest

Lacey police, continuing an investigation into a string of burglaries that occurred last summer, said they searched a Bay Way home Wednesday and recovered a stash of heroin.

The target of the investigations, 26-year-old Anthony Sestito, was arrested and charged with theft of moveable property – $27,000 worth of jewelry – in the burglaries, as well as with possession of 92 wax folds of heroin which were found during the search, police said.

According to Chief David Paprota, the stolen jewelry was not recovered as the investigation revealed the stolen items had been sold or pawned.

Sestito was transported to the Ocean County Jail in default of $50,000 cash bail. Jail records did not list Sestito as an inmate on Thursday night.