Brigantine Business Burglary Leads to Arrest at Atlantic City Casino

• The Paisley Pelican in Brigantine was broken into on February 25th; a Pleasantville man has now been charged

A Pleasantville man is facing charges in Brigantine, and possibly other South Jersey towns, following a burglary at a business late last month.

The Brigantine Police Department said on February 25th, its officers were called to the Small World building at 1307 W. Brigantine Avenue for a report of a broken window in one of the storefronts.

When police arrived, they found a window at The Paisley Pelican broken. The owner, who arrived shortly thereafter, determined that money had been taken from a cash register.

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Detectives obtained video surveillance footage of the suspect, who, officials said, was identified as 40-year-old Vito C. Anderson of Pleasantville. They also said they found evidence linking Anderson to other commercial burglaries in Atlantic, Cape May, and Ocean Counties.

This past Tuesday, a warrant was issued for his arrest, and on Thursday, Anderson was located at a casino in Atlantic City, where he was arrested without incident.

He is being held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility pending a detention hearing.

Anyone with information about these burglaries is asked to contact Det. Rao with the Brigantine Police Department at (609) 266-7600.

The public is reminded that charges are accusations and all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Chris Coleman, a South Jersey native, is the brand manager for WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM and afternoon on-air personality on WPUR Cat Country 107.3 in Atlantic City, NJ. He joined the station in February 1998 and covers news, events, and stories of interest across Southern New Jersey for Townsquare Media. Story tips: chris.coleman@townsquaremedia.com