Background Checks for Elected Officials in Another Shore Town After Councilman’s Arrest

SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS-Spring Lake Heights Borough Councilman Robert Merriken is in hot water after an arrest captured on a police officer’s body cam landed the elected official in jail on CDS charges in…

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Registered Ocean County Sex Offender Charged After Harassing Young Girls in Howell Target, TJ Maxx Stores

by Christian Antunez HOWELL-On May 9, 2018, Howell Township Police Department arrested 62-year old David F. Hohsfield of Columbus Avenue in Whiting and charged him with eight counts of harassment. The arrest…

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Fort Dix Prison Inmate Used Cell Phone to Download Video and Photos of Child Sexual Abuse

A Virginia Beach, Virginia, man today admitted possessing images and videos of child sexual abuse while imprisoned at Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix for a previous offense involving the transportation of child…

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Video: Route 37 Motorcycle Crash Highlights State of Disrepair on Route 37

TOMS RIVER-A motorcycle crash on Route 37 on Saturday highlighted the dangers of potholes on one of the shore’s most traveled summer highways. This week, the New Jersey Department of Transportation announced…

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Two Charged After Impersonating Fed-Ex Employees, Stealing Packages

WARETOWN-On May 8th, 2018 at approximately 12:00 pm, the Ocean Township Police Department received a report of a suspicious motor vehicle occupied by two males at the end of Bryant Road in…

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Toms River Trader Convicted for Stealing Over $400k from Investors

TRENTON –Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that an Ocean County man was convicted at trial of stealing over $400,000 from investors by depositing their funds into a securities trading company he…

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Toms River Council Ordinance Protects North Dover Land Tract from Overdevelopment

TOMS RIVER-A large 50 acre land tract in the heart of the North Dover section of the township has been changed to limit the density of construction should it be be developed…

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Jackson Firefighters Save Ducklings from Storm Drain

JACKSON-Jackson firefighters responded to a call for assistance after a resident reported hearing sounds coming from a sewer drain. On Sunday morning, May 6th, firefighters from Stations 55 and 54 were dispatched…

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Monmouth Medical Center Leadership Participates in Asbury Park Music and Film Festival

J Tango, the Vice President of Operations at Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus and Amy Hariegel are a local acoustic duo who play a variety of music styles from originals to your…

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Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore “Serial Shooter” Now in Custody

FREEHOLD-NBC reports today, “A serial shooter who has been terrorizing a New Jersey county, opening fire at least three times at random in the last few weeks and killing a woman, is…

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Law Firm Gets $2.5m Verdict for Howell Crash Victim

HOWELL-Levinson Axelrod Attorney Kathleen DiGiovanni recently secured a $2.5 million jury verdict in an underinsured motorist (UIM) case against Allstate on behalf of a car crash victim who suffered serious injuries when his vehicle sustained two…

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Would Legalized Marijuana Affect Insurance Claims and Road Safety in New Jersey?

by Francis M. Smith, Esq. TRENTON-New Jersey’s recently elected Governor Phil Murphy is expected to legalize recreational marijuana, giving rise to questions on road safety and accident rates. Identifying the impact of marijuana intoxication…

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Woman Pleads Guilty on Manslaughter Charges for Pool Drowning

by Al DellaFave, OCPO POINT PLEASANT-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced today the guilty plea of Jelani Webster, 19, of Trenton, in connection with the drowning death of Anijyah Price, 23,…

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School Superintendent Caught Pooping Daily on Rival School Football Field and Track

HOLMDEL-When Holmdel school officials began noticing droppings of human feces in the area of their track and football field, they probably never expected the source of the human waste would be that…

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Royal Train Rides Makes Pitch to Operate on Seaside Heights Boardwalk

SEASIDE HEIGHTS-It’s not exactly Wildwood’s tram car system, but Royal Train Rides, Inc., a company out of Belleville is trying to get their trains on the right track on the boardwalk in…

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Smash and Grab Burglars Strike Three Shore Towns

FREEHOLD-Cars in Freehold, Wall and Howell had their windows smashed and items stolen in what police suspect might be the work of a nationwide theft ring known as the Felony Lane Gang,…

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Judge: Texting Shopper Who Fell Can Sue

CAMDEN-A judge said a woman who slipped and fell on a hanger while walking and texting has grounds to sue the Joint Base MDL Exchange store, according to the Courier-Post. The incident…

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Man Wanted for Check Cashing Armed Robbery

The Howell Township Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect in an armed robbery that occurred at “The Check Cashing Station” located at 5995 Route 9 in Howell…

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Fed-Ex Truck Involved in Manchester Crash

Manchester Twp NJ – On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at approximately 08:55 am, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Ridgeway Road and Torry Avenue in the…

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Three Car Crash Under Investigation in Manchester

Manchester Twp NJ – On Monday, April 30, 2018, at approximately 11:24 am, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Commonwealth and Northampton Boulevards in the Pine…

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