Police Blotter

NEWARK- An Essex County, New Jersey, couple and their son have been charged for their respective roles in a food stamps fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. Juan …

TOMS RIVER-17 years after the terrorist attack against America on 9/11/01, Toms River Township held their annual memorial ceremony this morning. In attendance was Congressman Tom MacArthur. The event was …

BRICK-On September 8, 2018 at approximately 1:55 am Brick Township Police Officer Nicole Borden was assisting with an investigation of a motor vehicle accident on Rt. 70 westbound near Burnt …

TOMS RIVER-Police today responded to a rumor spreading around the community social media claiming to warn young girls in the Toms River area that the Route 37 Shoprite parking lot …

BRICK-On 09/10/2018 at 0121 hours Ptl. Docherty and Ptl. Riccio #289 responded to 200 block of Riviera Dr. in reference to a burglary in progress to a vehicle. The caller …

JACKSON-Jackson police officers responded to a residence located on Casey Lane on the report of a robbery. It was reported that a teenaged female had been attending a party at …

JACKSON-On September 1st, multiple officers responded to a residence in the township on the report of a combative subject with a neck wound. Responding officers discovered a 35 year old …

JACKSON-This past summer, Jackson Police officers learned that Delaney Drury was supporting the department by selling lemonade in front of her house to raise money for the agency. The department showed …

The Brick Township police Traffic Safety Unit would like to inform the parents, bus drivers and visitors of the Veterans Memorial Elementary and Middle School Complex that the traffic pattern …

LACEY-On Sunday, August 26, 2018, Officer Anthony Sarno conducted a motor vehicle stop near the Lacey Inn on Route 9 in Forked River. Officer Jason Lee arrived on scene to …

On Thursday, August 30, 2018, at 1:25 a.m., Officer Robert Duffy responded to Sunrise Boulevard near Leeward Drive in Forked River for a motor vehicle accident. Investigation at the scene …

LACEY-On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at 8:54 am, a structure fire was reported at Caffrey’s Tavern located at 440 South Main Street (aka Route 9).  Lacey Township Police Department and …

On September 5, 2018 Howell Township Police Department arrested Branco Torres, 47, and his girlfriend Rebecca Alvarado, 48, both of Lakewood, for a pair of residential burglaries occurring on August …

WASHINGTON, DC-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato, facing the end of the line of his term at the hands of Governor Phil Murphy this week testified before congress about New Jersey’s …

An Asbury Park, New Jersey, man was arraigned Thursday before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court, on an indictment charging him with distributing cocaine base, more …

EAST BRUNSWICK-On September 2, 2018 East Brunswick Police patrol units were dispatched to Cranbury Road and Ryders Lane for the report of a road rage incident. Dispatch advised responding units …

LACEY-Caffreys Tavern, a staple restaurant to many living in southern and central Ocean County has been severely damaged by fire this morning.  Authorities have not yet released any information as …

JACKSON-The Jackson Police Department is seeking information to locate a suspect charged in a recent burglary and theft in the township. The agency is seeking information to locate a 37 …

HOLMDEL-On Saturday, Sept. 1 at approximately 6:54 a.m. the Holmdel Township Police Department received a call from a resident at 6 Barrister Drive that an outdoor kitchen in their backyard …

WALL-Route 34 is closed in Wall Township as of 8am, Labor Day due to a motor vehicle crash.

POINT PLEASANT-Firefighters in Point Pleasant arrive to fire call to find source of smoke was fluorescent light bulb. “Crews just returned from a call for an Odor Investigation of something …

TOMS RIVER-On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at approximately 12:46 AM multiple Toms River Police Units, Ocean County Prosecutors Office Investigator Brad Frank, and the Ocean County Sheriff Criminal Investigation Unit responded …

BRICK- A 25-year-old El Salvadoran fugitive, a member of the notorious gang Mara Salvatrucha, and wanted in his home country for criminal conspiracy, was removed from the U.S. Friday, August …

BRICK-On Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 11:01 hrs, a green Kawasaki motorcycle being driven by a Toms River resident was traveling east on State highway 70. The motorcycle, after crossing …