Man Who Pushed State Trooper Out of Moving Vehicle During Car Jacking Gets 10 Years in Prison

TRENTON-A a Newark man was sentenced to prison on Friday for a violent crime spree in which he seriously injured a State Police detective when the detective tried to stop him from…

New Jersey Bail Reform Is Not What New Jersey Voted for in 2014

In November of 2014, New Jersey voters overwhelmingly supported an election ballot referendum that allowed the state to amend the constitution to allow for a more comprehensive pretrial system for criminal justice cases.…

How New Jersey Bail Reform Act Put Some Ocean County Children at Possible Risk

TRENTON-Law enforcement agencies in Ocean County are shocked and upset this week after New Jersey’s bail reform law has put a man who police say offered a video game console to a child…

Lacey Township Police Department/Ocean County Sheriff’s Police Explorer Program Monthly Update

by Chief Michael DiBella, Lacey PD LACEY-On December 7th, 2016, I announced Lacey Township Police Department’s partnership with the Ocean County Sheriff to bring our young adults the most advanced police explorer program available. The recent partnership…

Toms River Officials: 75% of beach dunes lost in Nor'easter

A news release has been published by the Township of Toms River. It reads: The Township Department of Public Works and Engineering have been monitoring conditions at our beaches following last night’s nor’easter.…

After Officer Nearly Struck, Department Reiterates Commitment to Enforce "Move Over" law

JACKSON-The Jackson Police Department says it will be taking violations of New Jersey’s “Move Over” law very seriously. Ocean County has recently installed warning signs along County Line Road in the…

A Variety of January Shows / February Valentine & Scout Day Special Events at Novins Planetarium at Ocean County College

TOMS RIVER – Enjoy a celestial experience at the Robert J. Novins Planetarium (Bldg #13) on the Ocean County College Main Campus, College Drive, Toms River, NJ. Please park in Parking Lot…

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The Evolution of the Public Notice

by Phil Stilton TRENTON-Like everything in life, nothing stays the same forever. Aspects of society come and go. Some become prominent and mainstream while others fade away into obscurity. Yet, others evolve…

If Public Notice Law Passes, Gannett Could Pay Dearly for Nearly 20 Year Old Miscalculation

by Phil Stilton NEPTUNE-The Asbury Park Press was once a national leader in online news delivery. It was 1995, then publisher, Jules Plangere Jr., an aging newspaper man had a vision, along…

Gangwise – Tools for Teens and Adults

The Ocean County Library will offer four upcoming Gang Awareness Programs throughout the county for teens, parents, educators, clergy and other concerned adults about the growing menace of gangs in our communities.…

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…

Ocean County to Begin First Road Overlay Project of 2016

TOMS RIVER – Ocean County is expected to repair more than five miles of roadway under its first road overlay contract of 2016. The Board of Chosen Freeholders on Feb. 17 is…

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – January 26th, 2016 thru February 2nd, 2016

Weekly Police Blotter January 26th thru February 2nd, 2016 . . Warrant Arrest – On Monday, February 1, 2016, at 10:13 p.m., Officer Scott Keefe was on patrol when he observed 32-year-old Paul.…

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – January 19th thru 25th, 2016

Weekly Police Blotter January 19th thru 25th, 2016 . . Extortion via the Internet – On Monday, January 25, 2016, at 12:41 p.m., Lacey Township Police responded to a Lanoka Harbor address…

Weather Emergency Update – Lacey Township Police Department – Early Sunday Morning, January 24, 2016 at 1 a.m.

Weather Emergency Update (Early Sunday Morning, 1/24/16) – The winds have diminished and the storm system is pulling away from the coast with trailing snow bands leaving some additional snow accumulation. The…

How a Grisly Murder Shaped Toms River's No-Knock Ordinance

TOMS RIVER-It was a sunny and warm June morning in 2004 when criminal investigators were canvassing the Dover Township neighborhoods around Chestnut Street that would eventually lead to Toms River’s enacting of a…

Years After Tobacco Deals Sold, SEC Says Rating Agencies Still Conflicted

by Cezary Podkul In our story last month about credit rating agencies and tobacco bonds, we detailed numerous instances in which bankers pressured Standard & Poor’s, Fitch and Moody’s to give favorable…

GILL-WEINBERG BILLS INCREASING OVERSIGHT OF SURPLUS MILITARY EQUIPMENT PROGRAM IN NJ CLEAR ASSEMBLY PANEL

TRENTON – Two bills sponsored by Senator Nia H. Gill and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg that would increase transparency and oversight of the federal Department of Defense 1033 program in…

Hotter Than Lava

by Julia Angwin and Abbie Nehring FB.init({ appId : ‘229862657130557’, // App ID status : true, // check login status cookie : true, // enable cookies to allow the server to access…

Judge Orders NYPD to Release Records on X-ray Vans

by Michael Grabell A state judge has ordered the New York City Police Department to release records on a secretive program that uses unmarked vans equipped with X-ray machines to detect bombs.…

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