TOMS RIVER — The flood in the Ocean County Justice Complex caused when an inmate flushed a jumpsuit down the toilet will cost taxpayers at least $100,000, according to a report on APP.com. In all, officials will spend about $2 million to install “low-flow” toilets that can be flushed only once per hour. Corrections officers will…

TOMS RIVER – A township police officer who was seriously injured in a crash with a tractor-trailer while off-duty in January died on Friday, the department announced. Patrolman Brett Hansen, a member of the Toms River Police Department since 2015, died from the extensive injuries he suffered in the crash, according to an announcement on the…

TOMS RIVER — Thousands of people may have had sensitive personal information exposed to hackers in a data breach at the Toms River Police Department headquarters, according to a report. The township now plans to notify about 3,700 people potentially affected by the breach, APP.com reported. Officials first became alerted to a potential issue in early…

TOMS RIVERS – Six Lakewood residents charged in a government benefits fraud sweep in June have applied for a pre-trial program for first-time offenders that would allow them to avoid conviction, according to a report. The six defendants – Tzvi and Estee Bruan; Samuel and Esther Serhofer; and Yisroel and Rachel Merkin – are each charged…

SEASIDE PARK — A 44-year-old Seaside Park woman who died on Sunday after she went swimming with her boyfriend was remembered as an “incredible inspiration” with a “big heart.” Joell Lanfrank was swimming in the ocean with her boyfriend off the O Street beach in Seaside Park when she “experienced some type of distress,” police Chief…