Driver charged with DUI after crashing into tree

LACEY, NJ – On Saturday, January 8, 2022, at 11:29 p.m., Officers Brian Holt and Michael Hyle responded to Sunrise Boulevard for a one-car motor vehicle accident. Officers discovered that a vehicle…

Ocean County mourns loss of AHS animal advocate icon, Barbara Lathrop

by Sandy Hickman LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – How do you tell a story about a storyteller? It’s hard. In fact, this may be the most difficult story we’ve ever had to tell…

Five New Jersey Lottery Tickets Win $10k

TRENTON, NJ – There were five third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, January 4, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. Those tickets…

Ocean County reports 8,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, setting a new seven-day record

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Health Department has reported 7,884 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases over the past seven days. The department does not publicly release data regarding age groups…

Here’s where you can bring your Christmas Tree for disposal in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER – Ocean County residents are being encouraged to make recycling their Christmas trees part of their holiday cleanup. Most of the trees that are collected go to the Ocean County…

Gille Park bathrooms vandalized

LACEY TWP, NJ – On Sunday, November 28, 2021, at 5:46 pm, Officer Michael Hyle responded to Gille Park for a report of criminal mischief to the bathrooms. Upon arrival, he discovered…

HSI investigation leads to arrests for ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) continues to make the interdiction of wildlife trafficking a global priority by protecting wildlife from poachers and the transnational criminal…

Reptile Dealer Pleads Guilty to Illegally Trafficking Vipers, Gun Charges

VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Florida reptile dealer pleaded guilty to shipping venomous snakes and turtles from his residence in Valdosta as part of “Operation Middleman,” a multi-agency investigation focusing on the trafficking of…

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Trafficking Endangered and Invasive Fish

PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today in the Western District of Pennsylvania to five years’ probation, including 180 days of home detention and 225 hours of community service, for trafficking…

Pot dealer charged after neighbors fed up with traffic at his home based marijuana shop

BAYVILLE, NJ – On October 20th, 2021 Berkeley Detectives assisted by Berkeley Patrol executed 3 court authorized narcotics search warrants in multiple jurisdictions in Ocean County. This investigation was in response to…

Former Postal Worker Sentenced to One Year Probation After Pleading Guilty to Mail Theft from Paulina, La Post Office

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LACEY STEWART, age 34, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana was sentenced on October 13, 2021 to one year probation after pleading guilty…

Woman carjacked at Wawa next-door from police headquarters

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Sunday, October 10, 2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Officers Michael Hyle and Scott Keefe responded to the area of Lacey Road and Arlington Avenue for a report…

Woman charged with DUI after hit and run crash in Bayville

BAYVILLE, NJ – On Saturday, October 2, 2021, at 11:40 p.m., Officers Michael Hyle and Scott Keefe responded to the intersection of Route 9 and Musket Road for a hit and run…

California Man Sentenced for Role in Scheme to Smuggle Endangered and Vulnerable Turtles from the U.S. To China

EUGENE, Ore.— A Chinese national residing in Los Angeles was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a scheme to purchase hundreds of endangered and vulnerable turtles in the U.S.…

SWAT team shuts down Pine Beach cocaine, meth ring, four charged

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 U.S. Border…

Anchorage Businessman Convicted and Sentenced for Walrus Ivory Trafficking and Tax Evasion

ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced today to six months home confinement and more than $400,000 in fines and restitution for illegally trafficking in walrus ivory and failing to report business…

Kodiak Fisherman Sentenced Federal Prison and $1 million Fine for Falsifying Fishing Records

ANCHORAGE – A Kodiak, Alaska, man was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred to six months in federal prison, a $1,000,000 fine, 126 days in a halfway house and 80…

Jersey Shore dog killer pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Lacey Township woman who abandoned and left her dogs to die has been pleaded guilty for her crimes and is facing a year in the Ocean County…

Two Nonagenarians in critical condition after Kia strikes dump truck head on

Manchester Twp, NJ – On Thursday, July 22, 2021, at approximately 12:57 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to Lacey Road in the Whiting section of the township to…

Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Endangered and Invasive Fish

PITTSBURGH, PA – A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty today in the Western District of Pennsylvania for trafficking in endangered and invasive fish in violation of the Lacey Act. Anthony Nguyen, aka JoJo…

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