Brick Township names new police chief
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Brick Township Mayor John Ducey announced that veteran police officer David Forrester has replaced Chief James Riccio who retired after 36 years on the job on January 31.…
Judge revokes pre-trial release of Brick women in alleged mass animal cruelty case after visit to shelter
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office filed a motion to revoke the pre-trial release of Aimee Lonczak, 49, and Michele Nycz, 58 after the couple embroiled in a mass…
Drug dealer caught with 150 bricks of heroin at Robbinsville warehouse parking lot
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Police in Robbinsville made a large drug bust on Thursday outside a large warehouse inside the Matrix Business Park on New Cayton Way. Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri…
Brick attempted murder suspect to remain in jail until trial
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A suspect that is alleged to have attacked a woman on January 5th in a parking lot on Charry Quay Road has been ordered to remain in jail…
Ocean County women in Brick mass animal cruelty case in trouble again
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Two Brick Township women accused of hoarding and neglecting over one hundred dogs and 43 cats inside their home are in hot water again. Now, the Ocean County…
Arsonist who burned American flag, pole in front of South Jersey church, threw bricks, arrested
RUNNEMEDE, NJ – A man who threw a rock at Holy Child Parish, St. Theresa’s Church in Runnemede and burned the flagpole at St. Agnes Church in Blackwood has been arrested and…
Police investigating a stabbing along Brick Township bike trail
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – One person was stabbed along the Cherry Quay bike trail in Brick Township on Friday. Police at this time believe the incident was isolated and that no threat…
Coastal Brick Township residents invited to move vehicles to higher ground during winter storm
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – When a passing storm moves through the area, significant coastal flooding is anticipated and today the Brick Township Police Department is offering coastal residents to move their vehicles…
Man with large knife taken down by police inside Brick Walmart
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Polic in Brick Township responded to the local Walmart store after a loss prevention officer called 9-1-1 regarding an erratic man with a knife inside the store. In…
Brick woman arrested for illegal puppy mill was once named Teacher of the Year by Chris Christie
BRICK TOWNSHIP – A New Jersey school teacher who was a recipient of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s Educator of the Year award in 2017 was arrested and charged with animal cruelty…
Brick Township church donates $2500 to buy ballistic vest for police K-9 Diesel
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Brick Township’s K9 officer Diesel was presented with a $2500 check from St. Paul’s United Methodist Church this week. According to Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio, that…
Gun, cocaine seized during arrest at troubled Brick Township Maple Leaf condo complex
BRICK, NJ – Police in Brick made another drug arrest tied to the troubled Maple Leaf condo complex on Monday. According to the Brick Township Police Department, in the early hours of…
Catalytic converter thieves targeting Hondas in Brick Township
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Brick Township Police Department today said that catalytic converters thieves are on the prowl in the community, and they’re targeting late-model Hondas. “Catalytic converter thefts are on…
Police respond after pic of Airsoft guns, candy show up in Brick middle school Snapchat
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Brick Township police responded after a Snapchat photo of a Veterans Memorial Middle School Student was shared that showed Smarties candies and Airsoft guns. Police investigated the Sunday…
Brick police arrest dealer suspected of selling illegal drugs, hallucinogenic mushrooms
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Brick Police Department, in a coordinated effort with the U.S. Postal Service, Homeland Security, and Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, made what officials today are calling a ‘large’…
Brick Township man charged after uploading images of children on messenger app
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Brick Township man has been arrested and charged, according to the Ocean County Prosecutors Office after he allegedly shared lewd images of children on the online messenger…
Brick Township woman found guilty for murdering her wife
BRICK, NJ – a 49-year-old woman who was on trial for killing her wife in Brick Township in May has been found guilty of murder after a nearly three-week jury trial. Mayra…
Toms River Lawyer Involved in Council Spying Case Pushes to Quash Discovery in Township Bias Discrimination Suit
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The law office of Kevin Riordan, the lawyer who allegedly washed several thousands of dollars in campaign funds from the Ocean County GOP as a third-party intermediary during…
Brick Police Chief Speaks At Rotary Club Meeting to Foster Community Relations
by Brick Township Police Department Chief Riccio was invited to a Rotary Club meeting to present on current law enforcement issues, the latest developments in community policing here in Brick, and field…
Town Brief: Ducey Hires Two New Cops in Brick
by Brick Township BRICK, NJ – Mayor Ducey and Chief Riccio swore in two new police officers, Michael Delaney Jr. and Nicholas Malvasio. Michael Delaney Jr. has been a SLEO I with…