Roadway fatalities in Ocean County increased in 2016
In 2015, 38 died in roadway fatalities in Ocean County. In 2016, that number rose by four to 42. Below is a list of roadway fatalities reports by the New…
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In 2015, 38 died in roadway fatalities in Ocean County. In 2016, that number rose by four to 42. Below is a list of roadway fatalities reports by the New…
WASHINGTON-Despite efforts by the Obama administration to have another round of efforts to close military bases nationwide in 2015, the mission of Ocean County’s Joint Base MDL (JB-MDL) appears that it will…
On January 4th, a four month prostitution investigation, led by Toms River Police Department Detective Tom Grosse, culminated in charges being filed against two individuals. In conjunction with The Department…
by Capt. Steven Laskiewicz, JPD JACKSON-On Wednesday January 11, 2017 at approximately 7:05 am, multiple Jackson Police Officers responded to the Jackson Memorial High School on the report of a…
As you travel north along Route 9 from Lakewood into Howell Township, you might have noticed a new billboard. In a joint venture between the Howell Municipal Alliance and the…
by Andrew Kudrick, Chief, Howell PD HOWELL-Congratulations to Patrolman Jesse Moore #617 and his partner Opus on becoming a certified Police K-9 Patrol Team. For the past 16 weeks, he…
On Friday, 12/30/2016, at approximately 9:25 PM, the Stafford Township Police Department was dispatched to an overdose at the Manahawkin Nursing and Rehab located at 1211 Route 72 West in…
Kramer, a retired drug sniffing K-9 who once served the Stafford Police Department passed away this week. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of…
On January 8th 2017, Andy Kulian 27 of Philadelphia, the suspect wanted in a series of home burglaries in the Silver Ridge retirement section of Berkeley Township, was arrested without…
During the closing months of 2016 the Toms River Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Special Operations Group, and…
Minutes ago, members from the 87th Explosive Ordnance Disposal team detonated an unexploded ordinance retrieved from off base at the Joint Base MDL. The detonation was similar to mortar training, and was a single…
The Ocean County Board of Freeholders produced a video about the Ocean County Police Academy.
On January 4th, The New Jersey State Police notified TRPD of a serious crash involving one of our officers. Twenty eight year old Officer Brett Hansen was traveling on the…
The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public’s assistance with the investigation of a motor vehicle crash on the NJ Turnpike involving a dumbbell that smashed through a windshield…
Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a senior correction officer at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Yardville, N.J., was indicted today on charges that he smuggled marijuana…
Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a former security guard at the Caesars Casino in Atlantic City was sentenced to prison today for committing an armed robbery at the…
technician at the Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office in Newark has been charged with stealing cash from the body of a man who was killed in a car crash in…
On Friday, December 30, 2016, at 2:24 p.m., Officers Michael Hein and Jeffrey Slota responded to the parking lot of 701 Lacey Road in Forked River, in reference to a…
Despite best efforts to combat the drug epidemic that plagues Ocean County, drug overdoses soared in 2016 to 205 possible cases by the end of the year. According to the…
The following is a sample of incidents that Patrol Officers recently responded to or were involved with. This does not represent all of the calls for service that were responded…
No charges have been filed yet, but the Jackson Police are investigating a possible weekend sexual assault of 13 year old. Police did not give any further details other than…
by Jackson PD On Saturday at 11am, Jackson Police Officer Chris Kelly responded to a residence on Maxim Court to speak with the owner of a dog who was attacked.…
Early this morning, Surf City Police units were dispatched to a structure fire at 232 Division Avenue. The home was was fully engulfed upon arrival. Surf City Volunteer Fire Company…
by Al DellaFave, OCPO TOMS RIVER-Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato, Brick Police Chief James Riccio and Manchester Police Chief Lisa Parker today announced the first of its kind law enforcement addiction…