A Lakewood man who broke into a woman's home and hid a camera in her bathroom was arrested after she installed surveillance cameras of her own and caught him burglarizing her home again, authorities said.

Jacob A. Farkas (Ocean County jail)

Jacob A. Farkas, 41, stalked the woman for about three years before being taken into custody Tuesday, Lakewood police said in a statement.

Farkas was charged with three counts of burglary, stalking and invasion of privacy. He remains held in the Ocean County jail as of Wednesday morning.

Police said Farkas broke into the woman's Pawnee Road home on Monday and placed the small camera in the bathroom facing the shower. When the woman found it later that day, she placed her own surveillance cameras in her house, police said.

The next morning, the woman saw Farkas breaking into the house as she watched the live footage, police said. Farkas, who is also married, was arrested after the victim notified her husband and police were called.

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