Authorities tell the Asbury Park Press that a woman claiming to work for Ocean County Social Services called a Long Beach Township motel last August and requested a room for a couple and their child.
The motel owner agreed to house them for two weeks, but later learned that the woman who had made the arrangements did not work for the nonprofit.
Long Beach police determined that 19-year-old Joshua Walton of Barnegat and a 17-year-old girl had stayed in the room. Both were charged with theft by deception.
A phone number for Walton could not be located Saturday
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Information from: Asbury Park Press, http://www.app.com
