Monmouth County News

FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office today announced the arrest of the former treasurer of the Red Bank Education Foundation and a former Red Bank councilman for stealing thousands …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – You might remember the large MAGA boat parades across America in 2020 that drew tens of thousands of boats across New Jersey, Florida, and Texas. Guess …

Report compiled by Acting Chief of Police Matthew Lloyd, Aberdeen PD ABERDEEN TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Aberdeen Township Police Department made the following arrests from April 1st through April 30th, …

FREEHOLD, NJ – Six years ago Jennifer Sweeney strangled and killed her girlfriend and buried her body in a Long Branch backyard after a failed attempt to have her shot …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – U.S. Congressman Chris Smith doesn’t like to have election opponents. In fact, most of his elections since taking office 40 years ago have been unopposed, but …

RED BANK, NJ (WPIX) – New Jersey’s very own Kevin Smith is throwing a huge party in his home state. It is a celebration of the 25th anniversary of his …

OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police in Ocean Township did not go into detail, but said a disturbance Thursday night at the Middlebrook apartment complex has been resolved and officers left …

OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ – Two Asbury Park residents were charged after they were pulled over by Ocean Township Police on numerous charges including intent to distribute crack and heroin. Shamere …

FREEHOLD, NJ (PRESS RELEASE) – A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against the two Bayshore men criminally charged in connection with a double homicide that took place …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A self-described white supremacist, former U.S. Army reservist who was arrested during the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection is scheduled to go on trial on …

ASBURY PARK, NJ – For nearly one hundred years, a 75-foot-tall Ferris wheel towered over the Asbury Park Boardwalk. Built and installed on the boardwalk in 1895, it was one …

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Howell Township Police today reported a structure fire at a home located at 257 Lemon Road. According to police, all of the occupants were able to …

FREEHOLD, NJ – A formal ethics complaint has been filed against Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, who also serves as the Monmouth County Republican Party Chairman, by a former Monmouth …

FREEHOLD (PRESS RELEASE) – The Mercer County man who fatally shot a Freehold woman as she drove along on a state highway – a crime that took place four years …

Millstone, N.J. – Two Manalapan men, Michael Guzman, 38, and David Voight, 27 have been arrested for their involvement in a string of car burglaries across Monmouth County, the New …

ABSECON, NJ – Hey kids in Absecon, be on the lookout for the cops! That’s because they’re now armed with vouchers for free ice cream cones at Rita’s Italian Ice. …

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A party in Howell’s Rodina Hall was shut down by event staff after excessively large crowds showed up and flooded the facility’s restrooms Friday night, the …

MARLBORO, NJ – The Marlboro Police Department recognized their furry officer Bolo after an incident last week involving a distressed and suicidal subject. “Last week, the Marlboro Township Police Department …

MANALAPAN, NJ – Manalapan Police Department Patrolman Joe Defilippis has been chosen as the Officer of the Quarter/Chiefs Award April, 2022. “Patrolman Defilippis is assigned to our Day Shift, he …

TRENTON, NJ – A post-pandemic study by RealtyTrac shows that New Jersey, Illinois and Ohio lead the nation in the level of foreclosure since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

FREEHOLD – Two teens were killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Freehold, near the Howell Township border. Police said a 15-year-old from Allentown and a 17-year-old from Manalapan …

TRENTON, N.J. – This week, Monmouth County Democrat Vin Gopal has been under fire from all sides as he became the poster child for finding a way out of his …

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Howell Township Business Administrator Brian Geoghegan, a Toms River resident, suggested this week that the Howell Township Council consider canceling this year’s Howell Day celebration. Geoghegan …

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ – Route 9, near the border between Freehold and Howell was closed at around midnight on Wednesday for a fatal crash. “Route 9 in Freehold Township is …