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Lanoka Harbor Man Charged After Being Found Passed Out in Car at Jackson Crossing Plaza

On January 10th, at 2:27 pm, Jackson police officers Steve Scaglione and James Reynolds responded to the Jackson Crossing Plaza on the report of a male and female who appeared to be passed out in a vehicle in front of Surf Taco.

The following investigation resulted in the arrest of Timothy Daff Jr., age 21 of Lanoka Harbor. Mr. Daff was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (suspected heroin), possession of hypodermic syringes and being under the influence of CDS. He was processed and lodged in the Ocean County Jail on bail. A 17 year old female was taken into custody and later charged with possession of CDS, being under the influence of CDS, possession of hypodermic syringes, possession of CDS while operating a motor vehicle and driving while intoxicated. She was processed and released to a family member. Officer Mike Kelly and Sgt. Fred Meabe assisted.

 

Lanoka Harbor Woman Charged with Intent to Distribute Heroin in Holiday City

BERKELEY-On January 12th, the Berkeley Township Detective Bureau as well as Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit responded to a Grenada Street address for a narcotics distribution investigation. This area is in the Holiday City/Silver Ridge Retirement Community of Berkeley Township.


Information gained from this investigation led to an additional operation in this neighborhood the following day.

At approximately 10: 45 AM, a white Ford Explorer operated by a female, identified as Veronica Gasman 46 of Lanoka Harbor, arrived in the area. Detectives stopped the vehicle and found Gasmen to be in possession of a quantity of Heroin which was on her person. Further investigation lead to the seizure of a significant quantity of narcotics from Gasmen. This included over 1,000 individual doses of heroin as well as 15 vials of crack cocaine. These narcotics were all packaged for distribution.

As a result, Gasmen was arrested and transported to the Berkeley Township Police Department for processing. Gasmen were charged with Possession of Heroin and Possession of Heroin with the intent to Distribute. Bail was set by the Honorable Judge James M. Blaney J.S.C at $50,000 full. Gasmen was transported to the Ocean County Jail in default of bail.

40-minute police chase results in gun, drug charges for Pa. man

TOMS RIVER — A Pennsylvania man was arrested early Wednesday morning after he led authorities on a 40-minute chase through Monmouth and Ocean counties, police said. The pursuit started at around 2:30 a.m. in Toms River, where New Jersey State troopers observed a Ford pickup truck driving northbound on the southbound lanes of the Garden State…

Man indicted in hit-and-run that killed college student

TOMS RIVER — A grand jury in Ocean County has indicted a man on charges he left the scene of an accident that killed a college student. The indictment charged Mark Rothlein, 51, of Island Heights, on Tuesday with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death, according to court records. Rothlein is…

Will N.J. escape the powerful storm expected to form in Atlantic?

Parts of northern New Jersey got brushed with a brief round of snow showers early Thursday, enough to whiten some roads during the morning commute. The snow should all be gone by noon, as temperatures warm up to the mid-30s and the sun makes an appearance, forecasters say. After that, New Jersey is in for a…

Hillary Clinton Addresses "White Terrorism" and "Police Violence"

Hillary Clinton spoke about white extremism, police violence and white terrorism, comparing it on a level playing field as all terrorism, including ISIS.

“When you have police violence that terrorizes communities,” she said. “That can feel terrorizing…we have to stop them all.. we can’t live in fear.”

Not missing a step, she used the opportunity to push her Democrat party’s gun restrictions.

“We have to get guns out of the hands of whoever they are,” she concluded.

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Jackson Resident Going to Hollywood on American Idol

PHILADELPHIA,PA-Jackson Township 15 year old Gianna Isabella impressed the judges on American Idol and advanced to Hollywood on the popular Fox television show. Isabella is the daughter of 80’s pop star Brenda K. Starr. In 1988 her single, “I Still Believe” reached #13 on American charts.

Starr contributed her daughter’s newfound singing success to her dedication to the craft.

“Her friends go out to parties, she stays home and writes and sings all day long,” Starr said.

New York Giants Super Bowl Champions Coming to Jackson's Holbrook Little League January 30th

While the rest of the country will spend the weekend after the NFC and AFC conference championship games ignoring the Pro Bowl and looking forward to Super Bowl 50, Giants fans in central New Jersey will have a chance to revisit better times with two members of past Super Bowl winners.

The Holbrook Little League will be he hosting former Giants Eric Dorsey and Stephen Baker in a Meet and Greet Super Saturday event at the Little League facility at 366 Bartley Road in Jackson on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 10 a.m. until noon.

1404160085-25916-22Tickets to the picture and autograph session will be $10 per person and will be on sale at the Little League facility on Saturday, Jan. 23, from 10 a.m. until noon. Raffle tickets for a chance to eat lunch with Dorsey and Baker will be available for $5 each at the event.

Dorsey, a defensive end out of Notre Dame, was a first-round draft pick of the Giants in 1986 and played his entire seven-year NFL career with the team. He appeared in two Super Bowls, registering a sack as a rookie in the Giants’ 39-20 win over Denver in Super Bowl XXI and starting 11 regular season games for the 1990 team that beat Buffalo in Super Bowl XXV.

Dorsey was forced to retire during the 1993 preseason at age 29 because of a degenerative left hip that eventually needed to be replaced. Since 2007 he has been a personal trainer with TEST Sports Clubs in Martinsville.

The 5-foot-8-inch Baker, nicknamed “The Touchdown Maker,” played his entire six-year career with the Giants. After playing college football at Fresno State, he was selected by the Giants in the third round of the 1987 draft. In 1988 he set career highs with 40 receptions and seven touchdowns, and he caught a touchdown pass in the Giants’ 20-19 win over Buffalo in the Super Bowl following the 1990 season.

Baker finished his career with 141 receptions for 2,587 yards and 21 touchdowns. After his playing career, he spent 15 years as a permanent substitute teacher at the James J. Flynn Elementary School in Perth Amboy.

For advanced tickets or for more information contact George Pometti at (732) 367-4751.