Ocean County News

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Lacey Township Police Department has released information about several criminal events that occurred in the township between May 5th through 11th. These reports are provided …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Commissioners Jack Kelly and Virginia Haines have been challenged by their opponents Ashley Lamb and Sergio Fossa to participate in a public debate ahead …

OCEAN GATE, NJ – The Ocean Gate Borough Council has no legal authority to remove disgraced Mayor Paul Kennedy over his avalanche of criminal charges related to his position in …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River taxpayers will have to foot the bill to replenish tons of sand washed out to sea during last weekend’s nor’easter that eroded the beach …

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – The man suspected of killing 29-year-old Alecia Perreault in a Seaside Heights motel room on May 1st has been indicted for murder, according to Ocean County …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Thieves targeted one of Toms River’s more exclusive neighborhoods where the entry-level price of a home is well over $1 million. This comes as thieves have …

JACKSON, NJ – Two teenagers, aged 13 and 15 were arrested, charged and released to the custody of their parents after they escaped an area group home and were caught …

LAVALLETTE, NJ – A masked suspect tried to gain entry into a Lavallette home and car in Lavallette Monday evening but was unsuccessful due to both being locked and secured. …

ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill today is asking the federal government to once again replenish sand lost due to a nor’easter this past weekend in Ortley …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township has once again been targeted by car thieves. This time, an $80,000 Audi Q8 was stolen from Bridgewater Court near Brewers Bridge Road. On …

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – Although New Jersey’s state budget is hemorrhaging cash, the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission wants more. The commission has proposed amendments to regulations on the …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Two out-of-state contractors who defrauded Superstorm Sandy victims in Ocean County out of a half-million dollars have pleaded guilty in court, according to Ocean County Prosecutor …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Brownsville Cocaine dealer has been charged for causing the death of another after law enforcement officials allege he knowingly sold a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced …

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police in Berkeley Township are continuing to investigate a report of a gun present at a middle school bus stop Tuesday morning. According to police, at …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Police say two males driving a car stolen out of Asbury Park were spotted in the garage of a home that also wasn’t theirs. A …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – New Jersey Senator Robert Singer said Manhattan’s Museum of Jewish Heritage was wrong to cancel a planned Jewish Leadership Conference event after the museum learned that Florida …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – When the lights go dark on Friday the 13th, this week, they will be coming out. Yes, the tables of restaurants in Downtown Toms River will …

Toms River Schools Brief Toms River Lowe’s—inspired by store manager Tim Ansbach and rep Joe Pompilio—surprised High School South teacher Tim O’Leary with an impromptu donation for his Project SPEAR-IT …

Toms River Regional Schools Brief May 5, 2022— A few weeks ago, Colossus Media Group– on behalf of the United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties– visited High School South to …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Sunday, Jackson Police officers arrested two Browns Mills men for stealing a catalytic converter from a vehicle on Monmouth Road. According to Jackson Police Officer …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Lacey Township Police Department has issued the following four police blotter releases of crimes committed in the past two weeks. Motor Vehicle Burglary- On April …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – As the FBI probes Ocean County officials over their hiring practices in an effort to investigate if public jobs were given in return for tangible personal …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police in Jackson are reporting a Mother’s Day crime spree by four black males wearing ski masks driving a blue Audi, presumably stolen. According to police, …

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Southern Regional School District middle school student was arrested and ordered to attend a psychiatric evaluation before returning to school after making threats of violence …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – You might be able to get a gallon of diesel at Wawa for $5.99 across the Jersey Shore today, but everywhere else, prices range between $6 …