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Ocean County Man Arrested for Alcohol-Related Crash

WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Kevin Christian, a 41-year-old Seaside Heights resident, was charged with second- and third-degree Aggravated Assault following a motor-vehicle collision that left a woman and her son injured. The…

June 9, 2023

Former Monmouth County Correctional Officer Sentenced for Smuggling Drugs

FREEHOLD, NJ – A former officer at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI), Bryant Mack, 55, of Shamong, Burlington County, has been handed a five-year prison sentence. The sentencing was announced by…

May 29, 2023

Police Operation Leads to Major Drug Bust in Ocean and Monmouth Counties

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – On Monday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer has announced the arrest of five individuals as a result of an extensive multi-agency investigation into the distribution of cocaine…

May 28, 2023

Middlesex County Man Charged with Unlicensed Practice of Law in Monmouth County

FREEHOLD, NJ – Allen Yusufov, a 37-year-old Monroe Township resident, has been charged with the Unauthorized Practice of Law and Uttering a Forged Instrument, according to the announcement made by Julia Alonso,…

May 26, 2023

Monmouth County man who killed murdered cat facing cruelty charges

HOWELL, NJ – Christopher Sanchez, a 29-year-old resident of Howell Township, has been charged with intentionally killing his pet cat named Lilith, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Sanchez is…

April 5, 2023

Morris Prosecutor stresses dangers of bullying in light of death of teen in Ocean County

MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office is stressing the dangers of bullying with high school students a week after the death of an Ocean County teen who was the victim…

February 17, 2023

Mystery man seen running on video after murder of Monmouth County councilwoman

SAYREVILLE, NJ – It has been one week since Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, 30, was shot at least twelve times and killed inside a car outside her home, and police have not…

February 8, 2023

Female Monmouth jail guard provided inmate with cell phone during romantic relationship

FREEHOLD, NJ – A female jail guard at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution has been charged for providing an inmate she was romantically involved in a cell phone. That phone was provided…

January 26, 2023

Correctional officer smuggled drugs inside bags of chips at Monmouth County Jail

FREEHOLD, NJ – A Shamong man who worked as a correctional officer at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution has pleaded guilty to providing inmates with drugs in chip bags, according to Acting…

November 23, 2022

A cooperative investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Professional Responsibility and Bias Crime Bureau and the MCCI Special Investigations Division revealed that Mack, who had been a corrections officer for 18 years, would smuggle CDS and other contraband into the facility hidden in potato chip bags.

Monmouth County jail guard smuggled drugs to inmates in bags of chips

FREEHOLD, NJ – A Shamong man who worked as a correctional officer at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution has pleaded guilty to providing inmates with drugs in chip bags, according to Acting…

January 26, 2023

A Monmouth County Jury has returned guilty verdicts on the most serious charges against the man who attacked and killed a stranger in Freehold Township four and a half years ago, solely because of the victim’s race, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday.

Monmouth County news photographer was murdered because he was white, suspect admits

FREEHOLD, NJ – Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced today that the death of 56-year-old Jerry Wolkowitz on May 1, 2018 was racially motivated. According to Santiago, Jamil Hubbard, 30,…

November 19, 2022

Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison for Leading Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Fentanyl Analogue

TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 188 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl analogue, U.S. Attorney…

November 4, 2022

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Toms River man charged with four counts of arson in Monmouth County

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Detectives in Wall Township have linked a Toms River man to a fire set at a local business that destroyed six vehicles in September. Harcourt “Paul” S. Ward,…

November 4, 2022

A pair of Virginia residents have been arrested and charged with conspiring to orchestrate an armed home invasion and robbery in Marlboro Township earlier this fall, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Thursday.

Two Virginians charged for home invasion robbery in Monmouth County armed with AK-47

MARLBORO, NJ – Two Virginia residents were arrested and charged for an armed home invasion and robbery that took place in Marlboro on September 24th. Detectives with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office…

February 22, 2023

Ocean County man arrested for killing wife, dumping her body at intersection

OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ – An Ocean County man has been arrested and charged with first degree murder after killing his wife and leaving her body alongside a road in Monmouth County. Prosecutors…

November 1, 2022

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Prosecutor investigating after cops shoot family dog at the Jersey Shore

KEYPORT, NJ – The Keyport Police Department received a call about an aggressive dog in the area of Pine Street. Upon their arrival, officers located the dog in a nearby parking lot…

October 24, 2022

Camden County Assistant Prosecutor Claudia Eiden grew up in Peru until she was 16-years-old, and she was inspired by her mother’s sacrifices which afforded her the opportunity to pursue her career as a prosecutor where she can help victims of crimes.

Monmouth law officer inspired by mother’s sacrifices and struggles

by Donna Weaver Camden, N.J.- Camden County Assistant Prosecutor Claudia Eiden grew up in Peru until she was 16-years-old, and she was inspired by her mother’s sacrifices which afforded her the opportunity…

October 14, 2022

Monmouth County agent recognized for off duty life-saving act on diabetic shock patient

A Monmouth County prosecutor’s office agent was recognized for quick thinking back to save the life of a gas station worker in Danville in September. Agent Gus Amato issued commendation for quick…

February 22, 2023

Monmouth County Man Indicted for Laundering Money for Black Axe in South Africa

NEWARK, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man has been indicted for laundering money on behalf of the Cape Town Zone of Black Axe, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.…

October 7, 2022

Man Found With Girlfriend’s Body in Back Seat Indicted in Monmouth County

FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned a two-count indictment against the Middlesex County resident who was found in Atlantic Highlands with the body of his former girlfriend in the…

September 16, 2022

Monmouth Detectives Investigating Three Unsolved Murders that Happened in 2022

FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County prosecutor’s office is still investigating three unsolved murders that took place within the county in 2022. “As investigations continue into fatal shootings that claimed the lives…

September 13, 2022

Prosecutor’s Office Solves 31-Year-Old Jersey Shore Murder Cold Case, But Suspect Dead for 7 Years

TOMS RIVER, NJ -The Ocean County prosecutor’s office has announced they have solved a 31-year-old Cold Case murder that took place in 1991 in Barnegat. Unfortunately for the victim and their family,…

September 8, 2022

Monmouth County Goes Purple for Overdose Awareness

By Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey’s Office FREEHOLD – A sea of small purple flags will adorn the grass along the front entrance to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office for the rest…

August 17, 2022

Fourteen Arrested in Monmouth County Internet Sting

FREEHOLD, NJ – Fourteen people were arrested so far in 2022 by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit and the Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, the…

August 12, 2022

Prosecutor Adds Bias Crime to List of Charges Against Man Who Harassed Deal Synagogue Members

DEAL, NJ – Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey has added a bias crime charge against Nicholas Skirvin, 44, of Denville, who was also charged with making terroristic threats and shouting anti-Semitic…

July 20, 2022

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