Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on August 4, 2025, Jessica Napolitano, 37, of Brick Township, pled guilty before the Honorable Kenneth T. Palmer, J.S.C., to Robbery and Burglary in connection with events that occurred in Berkeley Township in the early morning hours of October 15, 2024. At the time of her sentencing on September 26, 2025, the State will be seeking a term of seven years New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) as to the Robbery charge and three years NJSP as to the Burglary charge. The Robbery charge would be subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act. The sentences are to run concurrently.
On October 15, 2024, at approximately 4:20 a.m., Officers from the Berkeley Township Police Department responded to The Corner Store on Ocean Gate Drive for a report of a robbery. An investigation by responding Officers revealed that a female had entered the store, brandished a knife at the cashier, and demanded money and cigarettes. The store staff turned over cash and cigarettes to the suspect, who then fled the scene.
Continuing investigation revealed that just prior to the incident at The Corner Store, a female threw a rock through the front window of the Dollar General Store on Atlantic City Boulevard and entered the store in an attempt to gain access to cigarettes. She left the store after her efforts were unsuccessful, and headed to The Corner Store.
Officers were able to identify Napolitano as the individual responsible for both incidents. She was thereafter located in Lakewood Township, and taken into custody without incident. Napolitano was transported to the Ocean County Jail and subsequently released as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform. She is presently lodged in the Ocean County Jail on an unrelated matter.
Prosecutor Billhimer commends Assistant Prosecutor Taylor Toscano who is handling the case on behalf of the State, and acknowledges the Berkeley Township Police Department and Lakewood Township Police Department for their diligent efforts in connection with this investigation leading to Napolitano’s apprehension, guilty pleas, and soon her state prison sentence.