Off-Duty Toms River Police Officer Charged with Home Invasion and Assault

Home Invasion and Assault: Toms River Officer Arrested

Off-Duty Toms River Police Officer Charged with Home Invasion and Assault

According to the Ocean County Prosecutors Office, on April 28, 2025, Rebecca Sayegh, 32, of Toms River, was charged with Home Invasion Burglary, two counts of Assault, two counts of Criminal Mischief, Terroristic Threats, and Resisting Arrest, all in connection with a series of events that occurred in Berkeley Township on April 25, 2025.

On April 25, 2025, at approximately 11:20 p.m., Officers from the Berkeley Township Police Department responded to a residence on Evernhan Avenue for a report of a domestic disturbance.

Responding Officers discovered that an individual, later identified as Sayegh - an off-duty Toms River Township Police Officer - had smashed the front glass door of the residence, entered the residence, and then assaulted and threatened two victims inside the residence. It was also determined that Sayegh damaged the hood of a vehicle belonging to one of the victims which was parked in the driveway of the residence.

Sayegh was taken into custody at the scene - after having resisted efforts to peacefully place her under arrest. She was originally served with the charges via summons pending an upcoming first appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.

Due to the serious nature of the charges, however, Sayegh was re-charged by way of a warrant on April 28, 2025. She was taken into custody at her residence by Berkeley Township Police Officers, and transported to the Ocean County Jail where she is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.

The charges referenced above are merely accusations and the press and public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.