Bank Robber Caught
POINT PLEASANT-On Sunday April 29, 2018 at approximately 11:15am, Officers of the Point Pleasant Police Department responded to the TD Bank located at 3301 Bridge Avenue, for a report of a bank…
Fatal Crash Reported in Manchester
Submitted by Manchester PD On Monday, December 11, 2017, at approximately 11:48 am, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of mile marker 41 along Route 70 in…
Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Toy Drive Underway
OCEAN COUNTY officials are hoping to make this holiday season the most wonderful time of the year for everyone and are asking for your help. “We are encouraging our citizens to help…
Jury: Corrupt Cop Aided Gang Members in Asbury Park
by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – A jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday afternoon on most of the charges that a former Asbury Park police officer and a pair of criminal street gang…
Are Toms River Republicans Pandering for the Orthodox Jewish Vote?
Photo: Democrat gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy at a recent visit to Lakewood. Political Commentary TOMS RIVER-After a gesture of goodwill was sent by the Toms River Police Department this weekend through a…
Prosecutor’s Office Arrests 32 Gang Members in Operation Lights Out
by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – An investigation launched earlier this year prompted by a spike in shootings in Long Branch, Asbury Park and Neptune Township, resulted in the arrests of members…
Church Signed Defaced by Vandals
BERKELEY-The sign in front of the St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church in Berkeley Township was vandalized earlier this week and police are searching for the perpetrators. Upside down crosses and “Satan Rules”…
Accused Drug Dealer Out on Bail Reform Ankle Bracelet Arrested
An court ordered ankle bracelet placed on a suspected drug dealer wasn’t enough to keep him off the streets of Ocean County this week in Brick. Rashon Brown was arrested again,…
Three Year Old Girl Who Saved Mom's Life with 911 Call Recognized by Law Enforcement
by Brick Police Department BRICK-On February 4, 2016 at approximately 1:30 PM, Monmouth County Sheriff’s Department 911 received a call from a 3 year old girl, calling from her mother‘s cell phone.…
Jackson Council Approves Very Exorbitant $140,000 Bathroom Upgrade for Senior Center
JACKSON-The Jackson Township council approved a very exorbitant $140,000 project paid for through the community development block grant to upgrade the facility’s bathrooms on Tuesday. “Improvements to restroom facilities at the Jackson…
Racial and Religious Tensions Escalate to Violence Around New Jersey Jewish Orthodox Enclave
LAKEWOOD-Over the past year, racial and religious tensions between Lakewood’s predominantly Orthodox Jewish population and residents in surrounding towns have escalated, culminating in violence for the first time this week. As Lakewood…
Editorial: How Jackson Can Strengthen No Knock Laws and Still be a Good Neighbor
Jackson Township, like our neighbors in Howell, Brick and Toms River is experiencing a real estate market boom. That boom is driving the prices of homes upward in the eastern portion of…
Suspected Ocean County Heroin Dealer Arrested Again…Released Again
TOMS RIVER-On January 20th members of the Toms River Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team concluded a month long investigation regarding heroin distribution throughout the Township. As a result of this investigation a…
Man Found Sleeping in Car with Arsenal
Police in Brick Township rousted a man found sleeping in his car Wednesday night, only to discover a cache of high-powered weapons and ammunition inside the vehicle. Antonio Perez of Elkhart, Indiana…