Police Blotter

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – The former treasurer of the Freehold Soccer League was sentenced to six years in a New Jersey state prison for stealing more than $400,000 …

TOMS RIVER – Ocean County officials today released preliminary cost estimates associated with the cleanup of Winter Storm Grayson which was elevated to blizzard status by the time it hit …

Hawaii residents just minutes ago received an emergency alert on their phones that a ballistic missile was inbound, an alert which turned out to be a false. Hawaii rep Tulsi …

by Brick PD BRICK-On 1/12/18 at 10:27 am the Brick Township Police Department responded to the area of the 300 block of Cherokee Lane for a gas leak. Upon arrival …

by NJSP Earlier today, Troopers Ricardo Rodriguez and Joshua Smart helped rescue a fawn that had fallen through ice on a frozen pond. When the Troopers arrived at the pond …

An arrest has been made following a suspicious fire at a Michelle Way townhouse. On January 7th, just after midnight, Officers and Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at 107 …

Chief Michal J. Rogalski is pleased to announce Ocean Township’s newest Patrolmen, Anthony Mastrandrea and Robert Bleichner, who were both sworn in during a ceremony at the township meeting tonight …

TRENTON-A bill that would protect families of first responders after their passing has received legislative approval in Trenton. The bill is sponsored by Senator Steven Oroho (R-24) and requires medical …

Gaspare Gambino A Pennsylvania teacher is facing a string of charges after he loaned a student his iPad and the boy found disturbing images of young female classmates. Gaspare Gambino …

A fire that burned through a South Jersey diner early Thursday morning has likely destroyed the building, according to police. The Country Town Diner in Berlin sustained significant damage when …

A doctor from New Jersey, who was accused of hiring a person to kill his wife after she threatened to divorce and expose him for running an illegal prescription opioid …

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP- Mayor Carmen Amato and Police Chief Karin DiMichele are pleased to announce Berkeley Township’s participation in “Project Child Safe.” “Project Child Safe” is a program of the National …

JACKSON-On January 5th, at 11:52pm Officer Keith French responded to the Woodmere Apartment Complex regarding an unresponsive 49 year old male. After observing drug paraphernalia, Officer French administered Narcan, in …

A small borough in New Jersey has decided to push back against the phenomenon of traffic created by navigation apps such as Waze and Google Maps. According to The New …

There are still generations of people, older people…..and they just have to die.  – Oprah Winfrey HOLLYWOOD-In a 2013 interview about racism, daytime television diva Oprah Winfrey who the left …

by Ralph Stocco, TRPD TOMS RIVER-On January 10th at 4:30pm Police, Fire, and Medical units responded to an office building at 833 Route 37 west for a motor vehicle crash.  Upon …

A Lakewood man has been charged with setting fire to his ex-girlfriend’s bed, police said in a statement Wednesday. The woman returned to her Michelle Way home just after midnight …

by Peter Aseltine TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a lawyer from Ocean County who formerly practiced in Jersey City was convicted at trial today on charges that …

LACEY-On Monday, January 1, 2018, at 3:05 a.m., Officers Patrick Watkins, Elton Copes, and Scott Keefe responded to Donald Street in Lanoka Harbor for a report of a motor vehicle …

LACEY-On Monday, January 1, 2018, at 2:03 a.m., Officers Martin Julian, Michael Baldasari, and Scott Keefe responded to the 700 block of Bermuda Drive in Forked River for a report …

BRICK-Frankie “the Answer” Edgar is always ready for a fight.  This time, it’s the fight against heroin and opioid addiction in Ocean County.   On Thursday, Edgar will join Trish Horner, …

The family of a 38-year-old New Jersey man who died after allegedly being beaten and choked by coops at a music festival more than two years ago settled their excessive …

The man accused of strangling his childhood friend, Sarah Stern, and dumping her body off a Jersey Shore bridge in December 2016 used Snapchat to discuss the ongoing investigation with …

On Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at 5:07 a.m., the Lacey Township Police Department responded to the Lacey Business Park, located on Challenger Way in Forked River in reference to a …

BRICK-Police are once again reminding residents to lock their vehicle doors at night due to another rash of burglaries. “We are experiencing a high number of burglaries to vehicles in …