Around 7:37 PM on December 29, 2025, Officer Joshua Chambers with the Middletown Township Police Department was dispatched to a report of a shoplifter being detained at the Target on 2105 Route 35. He walked over to the loss prevention office and made contact with the alleged shoplifter, who was identified as 18-year-old Dominiks Marnauza. The loss prevention employees informed the officers that he had attempted to steal a chocolate bar and lotion by concealing it on his person. The total value was estimated to be about $14. This was the second time within approximately 1 week that he had allegedly stolen from the store. On December 22, 2025, surveillance footage showed Dominiks stealing a shirt, a Christmas card, and some pencils. The value of those was estimated to be $37.76, according to store employees. Based on their surveillance footage and the store’s decision to press charges, Dominiks was placed under arrest for shoplifting. Dominiks was handcuffed and placed inside the patrol car. He was arrested as his mother was waiting outside for him in the parking lot. Officer Christopher Glietz transported him to the Middletown Township Police Department for further processing. He was charged with shoplifting under 2C:20-11B(2) and released pending his court appearance. As of March 10, 2026, Dominiks’ charge is still pending before the Middletown Township Municipal Court. Property records also indicate that he currently resides in a home in Middletown Township, NJ that is worth about $1.3 million. ---------------------------------------------- Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Our content is shared for educational and news gathering purposes. We are in compliance with YouTube's Fair Use Policy because we edit several long clips into a concise story. This is similar to other law enforcement channels on YouTube. All videos and case documents were obtained pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 2024, c.16). Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. The New Jersey Supreme Court has previously affirmed in Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group, 993 A.2d 778 (2010) that “The fair-report privilege reflects the judgment that the need, in a self-governing society, for free-flowing information about matters of public interest outweighs concerns over the uncompensated injury to a person's reputation.” This video advances a compelling public interest. The summary of events was based on records that are “open to public view through open access to public records” as defined in the Salzano case. In Ramos v. Flowers, 429 N.J. Super. 13, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court has also affirmed the right to film law enforcement interactions.

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