Border Patrol agents seize 67 pounds of cocaine at Highway 86 checkpoint
INDIO, Calif.,- Border Patrol agents assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro Sector arrested a Mexican national suspected of smuggling cocaine on Monday afternoon. On May 13, at 2:50 p.m., a…
Prosecutor: One Dead After Altercation Between Two Men
LITTLE EGG HARBOR-One person is dead after an altercation between two men in Little Egg Harbor Township. Ocean County Prosecutor’s Report their Major Crimes Unit, Little Egg Harbor Police Department and the Ocean…
Bayville Drug Dealer Charged for Heroin Deaths of Two
by Al DellaFave, OCPO TOMS RIVER-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Berkeley Township Police Chief Karin DiMichele today announced the arrest of Cody Lessing, 25, of Bayville, NJ in connection with…
Trenton Drug Dealer Indicted for Dealing Deadly Dose of Heroin in Howell
Police in Howell Township are celebrating an indictment of a drug dealer from Trenton who delivered a fatal dose of heroin to a 31 year old township man last year. “The probable…
Road Rage Leads to Food Fight in Lacey Parking Lot
LACEY-A car failing to yield to a pedestrian in a parking lot crosswalk in Lacey led to a police response and food items being thrown, according to the Lacey Police Department. On…
Registered Ocean County Sex Offender Charged After Harassing Young Girls in Howell Target, TJ Maxx Stores
by Christian Antunez HOWELL-On May 9, 2018, Howell Township Police Department arrested 62-year old David F. Hohsfield of Columbus Avenue in Whiting and charged him with eight counts of harassment. The arrest…
Two Charged After Impersonating Fed-Ex Employees, Stealing Packages
WARETOWN-On May 8th, 2018 at approximately 12:00 pm, the Ocean Township Police Department received a report of a suspicious motor vehicle occupied by two males at the end of Bryant Road in…
Bank Robber Caught
POINT PLEASANT-On Sunday April 29, 2018 at approximately 11:15am, Officers of the Point Pleasant Police Department responded to the TD Bank located at 3301 Bridge Avenue, for a report of a bank…
Jackson Police Have Busy Friday Evening with Mental Health, Drug and Intoxication Activity
JACKSON-On Friday, April 14th, the Jackson Police Department responded to six incidents in a six hour period involving mental health, drugs and intoxication. It started at 2pm on Friday afternoon and went through 8…
Police Seek Arson Suspect for Attempted Murder Charge
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Toms River Police Chief Mitch Little are asking media outlets to post the attached picture of Kenneth Lyons, 36, of Ocean, New Jersey, wanted for…
Brick: Man Struck, Killed Crossing Lanes Mills Road
BRICK-A man was struck on Monday night by a vehicle as he was crossing Lanes Mills Road near the vicinity of the Dorada Plaza shopping center. William P. Johnson, 52, was struck…
Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Brick Police Ask Residents to Voluntarily Turn Over Firearms
BRICK-The Brick Township Police Department has opted into a program with the Ocean County Prosecutors Office and they are asking for residents to turn in their unwanted firearms. “This is NOT a…
Lacey Township Police Blotter April 6-10, 2018
Theft – On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at 12:24 p.m., Officer Andrew Slota responded to the 700 block of Maple Road in Lanoka Harbor for a report of theft. The victim reported that…
New Charges for Lakewood SCHI Rabbi
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that Rabbi Osher Eisemann, the founder and director of the School for Children with Hidden Intelligence (“SCHI”) in Lakewood, N.J., who was first indicted in March…
School Bus Driver Charged after Touching Student
On Thursday, April 12, 2018 the Hamilton Township School District notified the Township of Hamilton Police Department regarding inappropriate behavior by one of the District’s outside third party contractor bus service drivers.…
Three Charged for Sex Trafficking with Child in Jersey
by Matthew Reilly, USAO NEWARK– Two individuals who allegedly forced a child into commercial sex acts at multiple hotels throughout Middlesex, Bergen, and Essex counties, will appear in court today with one of…
Arrest Made in November Burger King Robbery
LACEY-At approximately 12:30am, November 26, 2017, the night shift manager of Burger King located in the Lacey Mall contacted police reporting a robbery. The manager explained to the police that he was locking the building…
Pleasant Plains Fire Department Responds to Car Fire
by Ralph Stocco, TRPD TOMS RIVER-On March 28th at 10 pm police and fire units were dispatched to Walgreens, 2353 Route 9, for a vehicle fire. Upon arrival they observed flames from the…
POLICE: Man and Woman Left Four Kids in Truck in Freezing Temps to Play Pool Inside Bar
JACKSON-On Saturday March 24, 2018 at approximately 9:45 pm, Police Officers Matthew Buono and Phil Minissale responded to the parking lot behind Brook Plaza for a welfare check. It had been reported…
Lakewood Janitor Tips Off Drug Dealer Prior to Police Raid
by Al DellaFave LAKEWOOD-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Lakewood Chief of Police Gregory H. Meyer today announced the arrest of Jorge L. Lopez. Lopez is charged with Official Misconduct pursuant…
Seaside Park Cop Charged After Pointing Gun at Police Academy Recruit
SEASIDE PARK-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Seaside Park Police Chief Murphy Larkin today announced the arrest of Sgt. Matthew Brady. Brady is charged with Aggravated Assault pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)4…