Monmouth County Prosecutor - Page 6 of 30

Prosecutor: Travel Ball Team Coach Stole $14,000 from Program

We’ve all had bad coaches. We all remember the story of the Bad News Bears when washed up ballplayer Morris Buttermaker took to coaching a baseball team, the Bears in exchange for…

February 12, 2020

Gang Violence in Ocean County? Suspect in Latest Shooting Arrested in Lakewood

JACKSON-Gang and drug-related public shootings are on the rise in Ocean County with the latest incident occurring in Jackson Township in a public shopping center parking lot early Sunday morning. One suspect…

December 31, 2019

Feds Arrest Monmouth Man With Illegal Gun Stockpile Connected to Jersey City Shooting

NEWARK, N.J. – A Monmouth County man has been charged with being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. The weapon in question was…

December 16, 2019

Prosecutor: One of Two South Toms River Gunmen Still At-Large

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and South Toms River Police Chief William Kosh announced today that two individuals have been charged in connection with the shootings that occurred in South Toms…

September 6, 2019

Another Shooting Reported in Monmouth County

FREEHOLD –- Two men are in custody after two other men were shot while sitting inside a vehicle after another vehicle pulled up alongside them and began firing, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor…

August 3, 2019

Woman Who Forgot Child in Car to Die Charged by Prosecutor’s Office

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Chaya Shurkin, 25, of Lakewood, has been charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a(2) — a crime of…

June 17, 2019

Outgoing O.C. Prosecutor Coronato Speaks Before Congress

WASHINGTON, DC-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato, facing the end of the line of his term at the hands of Governor Phil Murphy this week testified before congress about New Jersey’s drug epidemic.…

September 7, 2018

Woman, Dog Dead in Monmouth County Fire

FREEHOLD- An 18-year old Middletown woman was killed in a residential fire early Tuesday morning, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Aubree Larusso, 18, of Middletown, was found deceased in a bedroom…

July 18, 2018

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…

May 10, 2018

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…

May 4, 2018

Ocean County Prosecutor Coronato Announces One of Largest Drug Ring Busts in Ocean County History

Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced today the culmination of a cooperative multi-jurisdictional narcotics investigation conducted by the Prosecutor’s Special Operations Group, US Drug Enforcement Administration Ocean/Monmouth High Intensity Drug Trafficking…

March 9, 2018

Police: Bomb Threat at Prosecutor’s Office Traced to 48 Year Old Woman

FREEHOLD – Investigators have charged a Long Branch woman with calling in a false bomb threat to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday. The 48-year old woman now faces a 10-year…

January 23, 2018

Prosecutor: Jackson Man Among Nine Arrested in Freehold Drug Ring Bust

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – Nine members of a Freehold Borough cocaine distribution ring were arrested yesterday, after a nine-month investigation. The group was moving approximately one-third of a kilogram of…

December 18, 2017

Bail Reform Report: More than Half of Suspects Requested to be Detained by Prosecutor’s Office Released by Judge During Pretrial Hearing

FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has compiled statistics for the first nine months of the 2017 calendar year relating to the Bail Reform and Speedy Trial Act that went into…

October 5, 2017

Prosecutor’s Office Arrests 32 Gang Members in Operation Lights Out

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – An investigation launched earlier this year prompted by a spike in shootings in Long Branch, Asbury Park and Neptune Township, resulted in the arrests of members…

September 13, 2017

Prosecutor: Former Youth Soccer Treasurer Stole $457,000 from Program

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County grand jury returned a 14-count indictment charging the former treasurer of the Freehold Soccer League with stealing about $457,000 from the volunteer organization…

September 15, 2017

Judge: Ocean County Corruption Lawsuit to Proceed

FREEHOLD – A judge Friday rejected a motion by Ocean County to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former detective in the county prosecutor’s office who alleges county-wide corruption, according to a…

April 3, 2017

Monmouth County Releases January Bail Reform Figures

Originally published by Donna Weaver, MCPO Want to know how many arrests have been made in Monmouth County since the Bail Reform and Speedy Trial Act went into effect on January 1,…

February 10, 2017

Ocean County Drug Deaths Soared by 43% in 2016

Despite best efforts to combat the drug epidemic that plagues Ocean County, drug overdoses soared in 2016 to 205 possible cases by the end of the year. According to the Ocean County…

January 9, 2017

Monmouth man charged with attempted murder of Eatontown cops in court today

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD-An Eatontown man charged with the attempted murder of Eatontown police officers, during an armed robbery last month will have a first appearance in court today, announced Monmouth…

January 6, 2017

Prosecutor: Jackson Woman Indicted for Causing Miscarriage of Pregnant Woman During Robbery

ASBURY PARK-The Asbury Park Police Department arrested Margaret M. Vannell, 34, of Liverpool Court on aggravated assault charges during a January 11th incident where Vannell assaulted another individual. Monmouth County Prosecutors announced Vannell’s…

February 24, 2016

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Prosecutor: Travel Ball Team Coach Stole $14,000 from Program

Gang Violence in Ocean County? Suspect in Latest Shooting Arrested in Lakewood

Feds Arrest Monmouth Man With Illegal Gun Stockpile Connected to Jersey City Shooting

Prosecutor: One of Two South Toms River Gunmen Still At-Large

Another Shooting Reported in Monmouth County

Woman Who Forgot Child in Car to Die Charged by Prosecutor’s Office

Outgoing O.C. Prosecutor Coronato Speaks Before Congress

Woman, Dog Dead in Monmouth County Fire

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

Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore “Serial Shooter” Now in Custody

Ocean County Prosecutor Coronato Announces One of Largest Drug Ring Busts in Ocean County History

Police: Bomb Threat at Prosecutor’s Office Traced to 48 Year Old Woman

Prosecutor: Jackson Man Among Nine Arrested in Freehold Drug Ring Bust

Bail Reform Report: More than Half of Suspects Requested to be Detained by Prosecutor’s Office Released by Judge During Pretrial Hearing

Prosecutor’s Office Arrests 32 Gang Members in Operation Lights Out

Prosecutor: Former Youth Soccer Treasurer Stole $457,000 from Program

Judge: Ocean County Corruption Lawsuit to Proceed

Monmouth County Releases January Bail Reform Figures

Ocean County Drug Deaths Soared by 43% in 2016

Monmouth man charged with attempted murder of Eatontown cops in court today

Prosecutor: Jackson Woman Indicted for Causing Miscarriage of Pregnant Woman During Robbery

Two Brick Men Indicted in Monmouth County Sweep of Child Abusers

Father Sentenced to 45 Years for Child Abuse of Daughter

Former Jackson Resident Living in Florida Indicted for 2022 Fatal Collision in Howell

New Jersey Youth Soccer Coach Admits to Sexual Offenses

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