An Ocean County-based contractor who previously admitted stealing $70,000 from a Toms River homeowner who had entrusted him to remodel the first floor of his home was sentenced Friday to three years in state prison, officials said. Jeffrey Crawford, 50, of Lacey Township, pleaded guilty on Oct. 23, 2023 to theft by failure to make required disposition of property and as part of his plea agreement and sentencing, he was also ordered to repay the homeowner the entire he amount he took from them, according to a statement from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. In May 2021, the Toms River Towns…