Manchester man pleads guilty in three Ocean County cocaine distribution cases
Prosecutors will seek concurrent prison sentences totaling up to 18 years after multiple narcotics investigations TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Manchester Township man has admitted to three separate cocaine distribution offenses stemming…
Fire damages home in Manchester
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at approximately 11:32 A.M. Officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to 1000 Fifth Avenue in the Pine Lake Park section of…
Brick Township accepting applications for beach vehicle permits
The Township of Brick will be accepting applications for beach vehicle permits for 2021-2022. The permits will allow beach access to vehicles from October 1 through April 30. All vehicles are subject…
Dog, owner killed in head-on crash in Jackson Township
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Police Department has reported that a dog and its owner were killed in a head-on crash on Route 571. On Thursday, August 12, 2021, at…
Man jumps into lagoon to rescue distressed baby deer
TOMS RIVER, NJ – When a man in Toms River saw a baby deer swimming in distress under a dock on the other side of his lagoon, he sprung into action. He…
Cop impersonator tries to force woman from car in Wall Township
WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A cop impersonator is roaming the Jersey Shore in a fake police uniform, using a blue dome light. On at least two occasions, the man targeted women and…
National Weather Service says Tornado probably did not hit Silverton during late July Storm
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado did not strike the Silverton section of Toms River during a major passing storm on July 29th. According to…
A tornado struck Jackson in July, NWS says
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A tornado touched down in Jackson Township on July 29th, the National Weather Service has confirmed. A passing storm brought high winds and moderate damage throughout the region,…
Island Heights police officer attacked by fire extinguisher wielding
ISLAND HEIGHTS, NJ – On June 13th, Island Heights Police Department Patrolman Mellott responded to a residence on Central Avenue for a female attacking a neighboring home, by pounding on the side…
New Jersey report outing bad cops released, here’s how Ocean County fared
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A report released by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office that was the brainchild of former Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has finally been released. The report, criticized by…
Lakewood man gets 8 years for his role in shooting of 4-year-old girl in Asbury Park
FREEHOLD – A Lakewood man has been sentenced for his role in the 2020 shooting of a four-year-old Asbury Park girl, announced Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Sciaire N. Jackson, 28, was…
SWAT team shuts down Pine Beach cocaine, meth ring, four charged
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Four Ocean County drug dealers have been arrested and charged with distributing heroin, cocaine and fentanyl out of a Pine Beach home. The arrest comes as U.S. Border…
Toms River’s blue line painter indicted for terroristic threats against the judiciary
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River residents are still wondering if the man who painted the blue line down Hooper Avenue in Downtown Toms River is a local hero or a zero.…
Four Atlantic City teens who traveled to Barnegat to steal cars arrested
BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, NJ – Barnegat Police detectives charged four individuals with theft and conspiracy to commit theft in connection with the theft of motor vehicles from Barnegat developments earlier this week. A…
Phil Murphy to announce school face mask mandate tomorrow
TRENTON, NJ – After saying the decision is up to local school boards, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will announce a mandatory mask mandate for New Jersey public school students on Friday.…
7-year-old with facial injuries rushed to trauma center after dog bite
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Tuesday, at 6:43 pm Little Egg Harbor Twp. Police were dispatched to an address on Falcon Dr. in reference to a dog bite. When officers…
New Jersey Attorney General visit Toms River for National Night Out
Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew Bruck and First Assistant Attorney General Jen Davenport joined First Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr. and Chief of County Detectives Joseph F. Mitchell,…
Lakewood woman charged for selling counterfeit designer products online
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on August 4, 2021, Courtney C. Michaels, 25, of Lakewood Township, was charged with Counterfeiting in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-32c. This…
Ocean County pushing to spend $10 million Dominion voting machines after receiving campaign contributions
by Ron Wilson, Open Government Dominion Voting System (Dominion) and Elections Systems & Software (ES&S) are competing for the $10 million voting machine contract. After both companies attended multiple meetings to demonstrate…
Police arrest man dealing drugs in Manitou Park
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force collaborated with the Berkeley Township Police Department Detective Bureau and…
Cliffside Park man drowned while swimming at Sarco Pit
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A visit to a popular privately-owned 7000-acre tract of land in Manchester on Sunday afternoon ended tragically for a 22-year-old Cliffside Park man, Jimy Sadan Gomez-Estrada unlawfully visited…
