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TOMS RIVER-There’s an old saying about elections, they have consequences. Whether that means staying home during an election or coming out in force to support or oppose a candidate or…
Rashawn Bass, a man who pretended to be a 14-year-old girl looking for sex with an adult last week has lured another man at the Toms River Five Guys on…
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer has announced that Edgar Diaz, 18, of Manchester, was sentenced today by the Honorable Wendel E. Daniels, P.J.Cr.P, to eighteen years New Jersey State…
The Berkeley Township Police announce the deployment of Tasers, conducted energy devices, to all sworn officers. This deployment comes after nearly a year of extensive training to include Use of…
JACKSON-An incident outside the Lucky 7 convenience store in Jackson occurred this afternoon after a patron allegedly was denied the purchase of cigarettes. Witnesses say the person then got in…
TOMS RIVER-After investing time into an investigation today, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced an arrest today. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced today that Phillip Stone, 33, of…
TOMS RIVER-Social media in Ocean County was buzzing today after a YouTuber posted a video of himself pretending to be a 14-year-old girl and making arrangements to meet a Lacey…
TOMS RIVER-Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill, who ran as a Republican for mayor in 2019 is still not a member of his town’s Republican club. Last week, Hill and his…
BRICK-On Tuesday, February 25th, at 3:30 PM, police were dispatched to the Home Depot Rt 70 for a reported shoplifter. The Loss Prevention officer for Home Depot observed a suspect,…
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Fred Madden and Senator Vin Gopal, which would eliminate the eligibility time limit on tuition benefits for spouses and children of certain public safety…
“My colleagues and I on the Council approved the existing zoning regulations for Houses of Worship over the last 10 years and I think we got it right. I don’t…
On Monday, February 3, 2020, a van was stolen from the rear of Medicine to Go, 524 Lacey Road. Since the theft, detectives recovered surveillance video from several locations obtaining…
TOMS RIVER-On Thursday, February 13, 2020 at approximately 6:00 PM, (after school hours during a rental event), police units responded to Walnut Street Elementary School for reports of an assault…
JACKSON-The Jackson Police Department is investigating multiple burglaries which have occurred in our senior communities recently and we are asking residents to be aware of, and report any suspicious persons…
Via Lacey PD On Friday, February 14th, 2020 (Valentine’s Day), the Lacey Township Police Department presented “Coffee with a Cop” at the Wawa next to Police Headquarters. Coffee, along with…
We’ve all had bad coaches. We all remember the story of the Bad News Bears when washed up ballplayer Morris Buttermaker took to coaching a baseball team, the Bears in…
The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office regrets to announce the untimely passing of K9 Sheba. K9 Sheba was a 7 year old German Shepherd who served the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office…
The Lacey Township Police Department’s Coffee with a Cop event, will take place at the Wawa, located at 800 Lacey Road in Forked River on Friday, February 14th, 2020 (Valentine’s…
On Thursday February 6, 2020 at approximately 11:54 AM police units were dispatched to the intersection of Mount Lane and Vincent Street for reports of a motor vehicle accident. Samual…
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information: On Thursday, February 6, 2020, Thomas Apostolico, 18, of Toms River, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree criminal mischief…
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on February 10, 2020, Michael Canto, 41, of Jackson, pled guilty before the Honorable Michael T. Collins, J.S.C., to Maintaining a Controlled…
The following is a letter submitted to Shore News Network and doesn’t represent the views of Shore News Network or its partners or affiliates. by Jimmy Roland As residents of…
ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Today at approximately 11:45 am, deputies and the OCFA were dispatched to El Toro High School in Lake Forest regarding a fire in the bed of a truck…
NEWARK, N.J. – A Brazilian national, in the country illegally and wanted in Brazil for homicide, was arrested last week during enforcement efforts conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
JACKSON-After months of efforts to shut down a Facebook page operating in Ocean County deemed as anti-Semitic, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Gurbir Grewal today announced that…