Ocean County News

The Township of Brick will be accepting applications for beach vehicle permits for 2021-2022. The permits will allow beach access to vehicles from October 1 through April 30. All vehicles …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Police Department has reported that a dog and its owner were killed in a head-on crash on Route 571. On Thursday, August 12, …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – When a man in Toms River saw a baby deer swimming in distress under a dock on the other side of his lagoon, he sprung into …

WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A cop impersonator is roaming the Jersey Shore in a fake police uniform, using a blue dome light. On at least two occasions, the man targeted …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado did not strike the Silverton section of Toms River during a major passing storm on July 29th. …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A tornado touched down in Jackson Township on July 29th, the National Weather Service has confirmed. A passing storm brought high winds and moderate damage throughout …

ISLAND HEIGHTS, NJ – On June 13th, Island Heights Police Department Patrolman Mellott responded to a residence on Central Avenue for a female attacking a neighboring home, by pounding on …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A report released by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office that was the brainchild of former Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has finally been released. The report, …

FREEHOLD –   A Lakewood man has been sentenced for his role in the 2020 shooting of a four-year-old Asbury Park girl, announced Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Sciaire N. Jackson, …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Four Ocean County drug dealers have been arrested and charged with distributing heroin, cocaine and fentanyl out of a Pine Beach home. The arrest comes as …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River residents are still wondering if the man who painted the blue line down Hooper Avenue in Downtown Toms River is a local hero or …

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, NJ – Barnegat Police detectives charged four individuals with theft and conspiracy to commit theft in connection with the theft of motor vehicles from Barnegat developments earlier this …

TRENTON, NJ – After saying the decision is up to local school boards, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will announce a mandatory mask mandate for New Jersey public school students …

LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Tuesday, at 6:43 pm Little Egg Harbor Twp. Police were dispatched to an address on Falcon Dr. in reference to a dog bite. …

Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew Bruck and First Assistant Attorney General Jen Davenport joined First Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr. and Chief of County Detectives Joseph …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on August 4, 2021, Courtney C. Michaels, 25, of Lakewood Township, was charged with Counterfeiting in violation of N.J.S.A. …

by Ron Wilson, Open Government Dominion Voting System (Dominion) and Elections Systems & Software (ES&S) are competing for the $10 million voting machine contract. After both companies attended multiple meetings …

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force collaborated with the Berkeley Township Police Department Detective …

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A visit to a popular privately-owned 7000-acre tract of land in Manchester on Sunday afternoon ended tragically for a 22-year-old Cliffside Park man, Jimy Sadan Gomez-Estrada …

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, NJ – During the early morning hours on July 31st, 5 motor vehicles were stolen from outside of residences in the Pheasant Run, Horizons and Heritage Point North …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Jackson Township woman has been charged with murder after shooting her husband in the face, killing him. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Jackson …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Police have ordered a shelter in place order for residents of the Silver Ridge Apartment Complex. “Police are actively searching for a suicidal female …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township planning board on Monday met in private to discuss a resolution for the Jackson Trails project to receive a preliminary construction approval of …

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – One person has been shot, but is still alive after police arrived to an incident in the Holiday City Berkeley section of the township. Ocean County …

FREEHOLD –   A former Holmdel Township man was found guilty by a Monmouth County jury after a 5-week trial relating to an arson and firing a weapon into a township business, …