Ocean County News

Jack who? That’s what many New Jerseyans are asking as we head into the final two months of the gubernatorial campaign between Democrat Governor Phil Murphy and his opponent, establishment …

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today confirmed there are “many thousands” of refugees from Afghanistan lodged temporarily at New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in central New Jersey. …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – On Saturday, September 18, 2021, at approximately 11:20 AM police and EMS were dispatched to 2nd Ave and Ocean Terrace in Normandy Beach for a swimmer …

BRICK, NJ – Earlier this month, Brick Township Police Department Detectives observed suspicious activity in the area of Mapleleaf Park. As a result, Ptl. Scott Smith conducted a motor vehicle …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Friday, September 10, 2021, at 8:46 a.m., Officer John Simonson was dispatched to the parking lot of Walmart for a man slumped over the wheel …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man drowned at the beach in Brick Township Saturday and others were rescued from rip currents along the Jersey Shore in Ocean County. The currents …

MANCHESTER, NJ – On Monday, September 14, 2021, at approximately 11:08 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of County Route 571 and Lockhart Street …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Police Officers Buono and Scheuerman responded to the parking lot of Six Flags Great Adventure for a dispute that Security was out with. As a …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Dispatch received a call about an intoxicated female who had just left the Dollar General and was driving west on Bennetts Mills Road. Officer Kalbach located …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Tuesday, September 10th, Jackson Police officers Schwartz, Davis and Minissale responded to a residence on Gomberg Ave for a report of a dispute in which …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township police reported two DWI incidents that occurred on Monday, September 7th. During a routine security check of Woodmere Apartments Officer Cocchiara encountered a suspicious …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – On May 8, 2021, Officers Alan Abrecht and Michael Hutman responded to a Forked River residence, located in the Pheasant Run section of Lacey Township for …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A school bus heading to a private all-girls school in Lakewood carrying 15 children was involved in a crash that left one car on its side and …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Joe and Melissa Gorga from Real Housewives of NJ are selling their Toms River waterfront vacation home. The beautiful home featured prominently on RHONJ is on …

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Thursday, September 9th, 2021, at approximately 4:00 PM, the Stafford Township Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) was conducting surveillance on two known serial shoplifters …

LAKEHURST, NJ – On September 9, 2021, Officer Gavin Cecchini was on patrol during a traffic enforcement detail along with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit. At approximately …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill and his business administrator Lou Amoruso are facing a multiple account lawsuit alleging sexual harassment against former openly gay business …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Colonel Patrick J. Callahan and Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced today that Juan A. Fernandez II, 18, of Towaco, N.J., has been charged with …

If you didn’t get the hell off the beach this past Labor Day weekend to buy your stash of Chris Christie-themed Private Beach American Blonde Ale, you missed it. Icarus …

JACKSON, NJ – Car thieves have been targeting Jackson Township this week and after a Ring camera caught a would-be car thief, later two vehicles were stolen in the Whitesville …

Manchester, NJ – On Monday, September 6, 2021, at approximately 1:30 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of State Highway 70 and County Route …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A man arrested for ‘upskirting’ a female victim has now been charged with five more counts after police continued their investigation. On Tuesday, August 17th, Donald …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County is experiencing a third wave that has killed 13 people in the past week and infected 1,211 people during that same period. The Ocean …

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Berkeley Township Major League Baseball pitching ace Al Leiter, now a sports analyst for Major League Baseball Network joined former MLB ace, John Smoltz, on the …

A lightning strike killed one lifeguard and injured seven others Monday at a beach in Ocean County, New Jersey, according to local authorities. The strike killed 19-year old lifeguard Keith Pinto around …