New York Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Exotic African Cats

WASHINGTON – A New York man pleaded guilty today to violating the Lacey Act and the U.S. Animal Welfare Act based on his trafficking of African wild cats in interstate commerce. According…

April 28, 2021

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Manchester man charged for leaving the scene of a fatal accident

Jersey Shore News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News·Police Blotter

MANCHESTER, NJ – Kevin Noonan, 62, of Manchester, was charged with Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Death, as well as Operating a Motor Vehicle with a…

April 16, 2021

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Quinn, Crea to face a primary election challenge

New Jersey News·Ocean County News

TOMS RIVER, NJ – For the first time in a long time, the Ocean County GOP is being challenged at the county commissioner level. Incumbent Republican Gary Quinn, most recently in the…

April 6, 2021

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Bait store owner guilty of selling illegal bait

Police Blotter

MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI – Joshua Jerome Moak, 36, of Moss Point, Mississippi, who operated a business known as “Moak’s Minnows” in Jackson County, pled guilty today to violating the federal Lacey Act,…

March 25, 2021

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Last member of large Virginia meth trafficking operation gets 14 years in federal prison

Police Blotter·Virginia News

ABINGDON, VA – James Sebastian, a member of a conspiracy that trafficked methamphetamine from the West coast into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon to 168 months…

February 25, 2021

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Four charged for Mississippi turkey massacre

Police Blotter

JACKSON, MISS – Kenneth R. Britt, Jr., 51, of Wesson, Tony Grant Smith, 26, of Wesson, Barney Leon Bairfield, III, 28, of Brookhaven, and Dustin Corey Treadway, 28, of Brookhaven, were sentenced…

February 25, 2021

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Oyster Company and 12 Others Indicted for Illegally Harvesting Raw Oysters

Police Blotter

LAFAYETTE, LA – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a Cameron Parish company and 12 individuals with illegal harvesting and…

February 22, 2021

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Bobbie Jo Crea Launches “Commissioner” Logo, Except She’s Not A Commissioner and Might Not Be One

Ocean County News

LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ – 72-year-old Bobbie Jo Crea was recently endorsed by the Ocean County screening committee to run for the seat of Ocean County Commissioner in November of 2021, but…

February 18, 2021

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Wrongful Termination, Harassment Suit Against Ocean County Bridge Supervisor Postponed Again

Featured News·Government News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A lawsuit filed by former Ocean County Bridge Department employee Ellen Ganapoulos against Bridge Supervisor Michael Reina has been rescheduled for June 10th because of the ongoing COVID-19…

February 8, 2021

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Republican Committee Endorses 72-Year-Old Bobby Jo Crea to Run For Ocean County Commissioner in 2021

Ocean County News

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – Bobbie Jo Crea, 72, a councilwoman in Little Egg Harbor was given the endorsement by Ocean County Chairman GOP Frank Holman to run for the office of Ocean…

February 7, 2021

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Rite-Aid Expanding Free COVID-19 Testing Sites in New Jersey, New York, Pennsyvlania

Business News·Featured News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Rite Aid today announced it is expanding its no-charge COVID-19 testing capabilities with 317 additional drive-through testing site locations opening across New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania on…

February 4, 2021

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Two Virginia Men Sentenced for Unlawfully Transporting Waterfowl into the United States from Canada

Police Blotter

BISMARK, NORTH DAKOTA – United States Attorney Drew Wrigley announced, on February 1, 2021, United States Magistrate Judge Clare Hochhalter sentenced Larry Gene Childers, Jr., age 52 of Seaford, VA, on an…

February 2, 2021

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Little Egg Harbor Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Luring Children

New Jersey News·Ocean County News·Police Blotter

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Joshua A. Rauter, 33, of Little Egg Harbor is now in Ocean County Jail after being sentenced to three years in prison for luring young children. He will…

February 2, 2021

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Monkey Whisperer Charged for Witness Tampering

Georgia News·Police Blotter

TAMPA, FL – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Jimmy Wayne Hammonds, also known as “the Monkey Whisperer” (57, Parrish), with conspiracy, trafficking, and submitting…

January 21, 2021

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Tiger King didn’t get Trump Pardon but man who bought snakes from “Cobra King” did

Government News

President Donald J. Trump did not pardon Joe Exotic, but another man who deals in exotic animals did get pardoned. Robert Bowker – President Trump granted a full pardon to Robert Bowker.…

January 20, 2021

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Who did Trump Pardon? Here is the full list of Trump’s Pardons on His Last Full Day in Office

Home fire false alarm a reminder to residents to clean dryer vents

Community News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News·Police Blotter

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Lacey Township Police Department officers and the Lanoka Harbor Fire Department responded to a call of a possible home fire last Monday that turned out to be a…

January 14, 2021

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Three Charged With Trafficking Short-eared Owls

Police Blotter

SAN JUAN, PR – A federal grand jury charged three men with conspiracy to engage in the illicit trade of migratory birds; selling, offering to sell and bartering migratory birds (Migratory Bird…

January 14, 2021

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Off Duty Manchester Police Officer Locates Endangered, Missing 78-Year-Old Man

New Jersey News·Ocean County News

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Manchester Police Department said tonight the search for a missing 78-year-old man ended happily. An exhaustive nine-hour search for a missing, endangered 78-year-old male-ended successfully when he…

January 14, 2021

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Ocean County parks now accepting Christmas trees

Community News·New Jersey News

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Parks Department is now accepting Christmas trees for disposal. Ocean County residents are being encouraged to make recycling their Christmas trees part of their holiday…

January 1, 2021

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