Man Charged with Heroin Distribution After Police Find Drugs, Ammo During Traffic Stop

BRICK-On Feb 8, 2018, at approximately 11:00pm, the Brick Township Drug Enforcement Unit stopped a vehicle in the area of Lowes Home Improvement on Route 70 in Brick Township. After a brief…

AG: Jersey Elementary School Teacher Hid Camera in Boys Bathroom

From the Office of the Attorney General TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a former Vineland elementary school teacher who was a stage manager for a summer theater camp was…

Toms River Lawyer Stole a Young Boy’s Inheritance After His Father Died, Now He’s Going to Jail

by Peter Aseltine TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a lawyer from Ocean County who formerly practiced in Jersey City was convicted at trial today on charges that he stole…

Toms River Man Blew Up Electrical Transformer, Led Police on Chase

On Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at 5:07 a.m., the Lacey Township Police Department responded to the Lacey Business Park, located on Challenger Way in Forked River in reference to a power outage.…

Brick’s Million Dollar Healthcare Fraud Gets 5 Years in Prison

ttorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) announced that a former Brick Township employee today was sentenced to five years in state prison for stealing…

Burglars Caught on Doorbell Cam Captured

Two real-life grinches who have been accused of robbing homes in Jackson might be spending their Christmas behind bars, barring pre-trial release through New Jersey bail reform, that is. by Jackson Police…

Fatal Crash Reported in Manchester

Submitted by Manchester PD On Monday, December 11, 2017, at approximately 11:48 am, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of mile marker 41 along Route 70 in…

Dog Perished in Manchester Fire

by Tod Malland, MPD On Wednesday morning, December 6, 2017, at approximately 4:50 AM, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department, along with several local fire companies, responded to the report…

Police: Toms River Hockey “Neo-Nazi” Just an Upset Fan

TOMS RIVER-Police here investigated a report of an out of control hockey nazi showing players of a Jewish faith-based hockey team his swastika tattoo and making obscene gestures. The incident happened Saturday…

AG: Public Official Charged After Diverting Public Funds to Personal Charity

TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that Kevin Bannon, former executive director of the Mercer County Park Commission, was indicted today on charges that he used his official position to…

Police: Woman Dead After Car Struck Tree

Manchester Twp NJ – On Saturday, October 28, 2017, at approximately 6:33 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Lacey Road and Lake Road in the…

Terrorism Task Force Raid Yields Bombs, Rifle in Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY-An investigation conducted by the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigations Joint Terrorism Task Force and Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office resulted in…

Man Charged with Sexual Assault of Child

by Al DellaFave, OCPO TOMS RIVER-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced the arrest yesterday of ISTVAN MEHESZ, 58, of Monmouth Avenue, Lakewood, NJ. In a joint investigation conducted by Ocean County…

Former Jackson Township Business Administrator Torres Guilty on Political Corruption Charges

TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that Paterson Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres pleaded guilty today to a criminal conspiracy charge for directing that city employees perform work at a private…

Police: Flamethrower, bomb-making tools, guns found at Jersey Shore area biker gang home

GUNS, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS CACHE DISCOVERED 30 guns, flamethrower, silencers, 1000s of rounds of ammunition, bomb-making materials seized A scene out of the television series Sons of Anarchy unfolded this week at…

Howell Police Make Arrests in Two Month Long Crack Distribution Case

On 08/30/17, members of Howell Township Police Crime Suppression Unit (Captain Thomas Rizzo #237, Detective Sergeant Jack Headley #242, K9 Sergeant Nick Bondarew #250, Detective Terrence Hurley #192, and Detective Mike Pavlick…

Four From Howell, Jackson Charged after Drug Bust

by NJSP HOWELL– The New Jersey State Police have arrested Darnell Williams, 34, of Jackson, N.J., and Joseph Cottrell, 50, of Howell, N.J. for multiple drug related offenses and seized more than…

Two of Three Accused Heroin Traffickers Caught in Jackson Already Released from Jail

TOMS RIVER-Two of three suspected heroin distributors caught by an Ocean County SWAT team just over 24 hours ago have already been released from jail under New Jersey’s reckless Bail Reform Act.…

Ocean County Law Enforcement Effort Thwarts Heroin Delivery From Trenton Dealers

Jackson Police Department Release JACKSON-On Tuesday August 1, 2017, Jackson Police Detectives received information in reference to suspects who were reportedly going to be delivering a quantity of heroin to a location…

Father of star pitcher Jason Groome arrested on drug, weapon charges in Barnegat

TOMS RIVER — The father of Boston Red Sox minor league pitcher Jason Groome was arrested on drug and weapons charges on July 10 the Ocean County Prosecutors office said in a…

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