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by Al DellaFave TOMS RIVER-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Little Egg Harbor Township Police Chief Richard Buzby announced the arrest on Saturday (7/14) of Phillip Harrison, 48, of…
SEASIDE HEIGHTS-Wind gusts up to 28 mph in Seaside blew umbrellas from their stands, in case, impaling a tourist visiting from London. The 67 year old woman had her umbrella…
LACEY-On Sunday, July 8, 2018, at 6:28 p.m., Officer Anthony Sarno responded to Lake Road in Bamber for a report of a brush fire. Contact was made with NJ State…
LACEY-On Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at 2:31 p.m., Officers Michael Verwey, John McKee, and George Resetar responded to the Wawa located on Route 9 and Laurel Blvd in Lanoka Harbor…
On Saturday, July 28, 2018, the Lacey Township Police Department will be hosting a courtesy (non-enforcement) child seat safety check at the Lacey United Methodist Church parking lot, located at…
HOWELL-On Saturday, the Southard Fire Dept was dispatched for a small mulch fire. Shortly after being dispatched we were dispatched again for a structure fire as the fire grew in…
At approximately 09:45 this morning, The Manitou Park Fire Company was dispatched along with Berkeley Hazmat Station 85, Pinewald Pioneer FireCo. and South Toms River EMS to a report of a Hazmat situation in theManitouPark section of Berkeley Twp.…
TOMS RIVER-Earlier this week, New 12 Reporter Chris Keating published a tweet that suggested a witness said the Azteca restaurant, consumed by fire this past weekend was in fact, “fire…
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced that the State is seeking to revoke the massage therapy license of a Monmouth County massage therapist amid…
Acting to promote fairness and economic security for New Jersey workers, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today called on eight major fast food franchisors to provide information regarding their use…
TOMS RIVER-A fire that gutted a commercial strip mall and destroyed several businesses is being called “suspicious” by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. In a post on social media, Al…
MANCHESTER– On Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at approximately 6:30 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Elizabeth and Chilvers Avenues in the Whiting section…
MANCHESTER-On Tuesday July 3, 2018 at approximately 3:39 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Horicon Road near the intersection of Beckerville Road, in…
Sometime after midnight on July 5th, an unknown white male entered the Shell Gas Station located at Routes 9 & 571. The suspect brandished a hand gun and demanded money from…
It was a hot start to July in Toms River. In the first week of the month, starting on June 30th the volunteers of the Toms River Township Fire Department …
JACKSON-Friends and family members of a man who was the innocent victim in a fatal motorcycle crash have set up a gofundme account to help the family pay for medical…
ASBURY PARK-A former Assistant City Manager died in a structure fire at his townhouse in Asbury Park on Monday afternoon, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. James Famularo, 52,…
Submitted by Deborah Hoover, ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK-Clinging jellyfish, a nonnative species with a powerful sting, have been confirmed in the north-central region of Barnegat Bay, prompting the Department of…
by Al Dellafave, OCPO Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Lakewood Police Chief Gregory Meyer today announced the arrest of AGILEO RAMIREZ, 31, of Lakewood, NJ, by Ocean County…
by Deborah Hoover, NJ DEP – In the interest of public safety, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection reminds visitors to swim only at beaches where lifeguards are on…
The work of a new non-profit organization that was founded by a member of the Jackson Township Police Department is having a positive impact on another lifelong brotherhood, military veterans.…
JACKSON-Police in Jackson have arrested a man claiming to be a photographer at the scene of a fatal accident that occurred Thursday on South Hope Chapel Road. Police said Paul…
NEW EGYPT-The Plumsted Township Police Department are announcing the arrest of Matthew Vanderbeek, 19, of Cream Ridge, NJ. He is charged with 3rd degree Terroristic Threats with a Threat to…
SEASIDE PARK-A social media post for a beach party here caught officials off guard, especially after the situation took a violent turn on Saturday. Thousands came out for “Beachnik 18”,…
WARETOWN-At approximately 11 pm the Waretown Fire Company was dispatched to a structure fire a Buy Rite Liquor Store on Rt.9. Firefighters arrived to find a large exterior fire that…