READINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ — Four individuals have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries reported over the past year in Hunterdon County.
Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson and Readington Township Police Chief Steven Rindock announced the arrests on November 17.
The Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit, in collaboration with the Readington Township Police Department, initiated a joint investigation in November into multiple burglary incidents occurring within the county.
Antonios D. Siliverdis, 45, of Franklin Township, Gavin R. Mitchell, 26, of Frenchtown, Gabriel C. Tullo-McVicar, 27, of Glen Gardner, and Emily F. Cerullo, 25, of Glen Gardner, have been charged with multiple offenses.
The charges include burglary, theft of movable property, conspiracy to commit burglary, and unlawful possession of firearms, among several others.
Search warrants were executed at the defendants’ residences, during which law enforcement located a double-barreled sawed-off shotgun, a Marlin/Glenfield .22 caliber rifle with a defaced serial number, four Sig Sauer 17-round 9mm large capacity ammunition magazines, a Beretta shotgun, a pellet long gun, compound bows, longbows, and various types of ammunition.
Stolen property recovered included gold and sterling silver bars, antique jewelry, sterling silver flatware, vehicle titles, ATVs, hunting equipment, sports memorabilia, power tools, Native American artifacts, and coins, among other items.
Mitchell was identified as a suspect in an April 2024 burglary and charged with one count of second-degree theft, one count of second-degree trafficking in stolen property, one count of third-degree criminal mischief, and one count of third-degree theft.
Mitchell appeared for his first appearance on November 17 before the Honorable Christopher J. Garrenger, J.S.C.
He is represented by Gregory R. Mueller, Esq.
Siliverdis was charged with one count of third-degree receiving stolen property, one count of third-degree burglary, one count of third-degree theft, one count of fourth-degree certain persons not to have a firearm, and one count of fourth-degree certain persons not to have ammunition.
Siliverdis is scheduled to appear for a pre-indictment event before the Honorable Christopher J. Garrenger, J.S.C. on Dec. 1.
He is represented by Yoana Yakova, Esq.
Tullo-McVicar was charged with one count of second-degree unlawfully possessing four handguns, one count of third-degree unlawful possession of 10 rifles/shotguns, one count of third-degree unlawful possession of two spring pistols, one count of third-degree unlawful possession of a sawed-off shotgun, one count of third-degree receiving stolen property, one count of fourth degree possessing a defaced firearm, one count of fourth-degree possession of hollow nose bullets, and one count of fourth-degree possession of a large capacity magazine.
Tullo-McVicar is being lodged at the Warren County Jail and is scheduled to appear for a pre-indictment event before the Honorable Christopher J. Garrenger, J.S.C. on Dec. 8.
He is represented by James R. Wronko, Esq.
Cerullo was charged with one count of third-degree conspiracy to commit burglary.
Cerullo is scheduled to appear for a pre-indictment event before the Honorable Christopher J. Garrenger, J.S.C. on Dec. 1.
She is represented by Herminia Moreira.
The State is represented by Senior Assistant Prosecutor Tangerla Thomas.
The Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force, the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey State Police Kingwood Station, the Lebanon Township Police Department, and the Delaware Township Police Department assisted with this investigation.
