Bronze Star Vietnam Vet Tops Berkeley Republican Council Ticket in 2017

Submitted by Berkeley Township Republicans BERKELEY TWP-On Saturday, January 28, 2017 over 130 members of the Berkeley Township Republican Organization met at the Berkeley Township Elementary School Auditorium to nominate and…

Another Little Egg Harbor Man Facing More Child Sexual Assault Charges

LITTLE EGG HARBOR-Officials today announced additional charges for defendant Milton Cortina, 40, of Little Egg Harbor. Cortina on 1/30/17 was arrested and charged with two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault (1st degree),…

Woman Able to Steal $1 Million From Boss Before Being Caught

MILLSTONE- Virginia DeBerri, 52, of Brick Township, pleaded guilty to second degree theft, acknowledging that she stole more than $1 million dollars from her employer, Foresight Enviroprobe, Inc., over the course of five…

Two Charged for Murder of Missing Belmar Girl

FREEHOLD-Two Neptune City men have been charged in connection with the murder of 19 year-old Sarah Stern, who has been missing since early December, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. The…

Man breaks into house to drink cough syrup, steal vodka, cops say

TOMS RIVER — A 42-year-old man drank cough syrup and stole a bottle of vodka and a laptop after breaking into a house, authorities said. Kevin Laird broke a basement window and…

Five Times Chuck Schumer Didn't Shed a Tear

New York Senator Chuck Schumer woo’d his liberal audience when she, we mean, he shed some crocodile tears over Donald Trump’s enhanced immigration vetting executive order. Even though Schumer called the order…

Matawan man charged for death of bicyclist

Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Darren Lavigne of the South Amboy Police Department said a Matawan man has been charged with causing the death of a bicyclist who died…

Brick, Toms River Residents Identified as Victims of Fatal Parkway Crash

Police identify 2 killed in Parkway crash ABERDEEN — Police have identified the two people killed in a crash on the Garden State Parkway Saturday afternoon. Kyia Fredericks, 25, of Brick, and…

Most NJ Governor Candidates, Governor Christie Silent on Bail Reform Failures in first 30 days

TOMS RIVER-With the apparent breakdown of bail reform in New Jersey in the first 30 days of its existence, New Jersey’s Republican candidates have kept their distance from the topic. After a…

Queens Teen Arrested After Making Threat to Carry Out School Shooting in NJ

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD-A Queens, New York, juvenile taken into police custody Sunday evening poses no threat to the safety of students after posting hoax threats to carry out a shooting…

Report: Homeless Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault Released under Bail Reform Act

FRANKLIN TWP, GLOUCESTER CO.-A homeless man from California, living in New Jersey was arrested in Franklinville by Franklin Township police officers on Tuesday, January 17th. Police charged Lester R. Cook, 23, with…

Man Who Dragged Officer by Car Set Free Under NJ Bail Reform

KEARNY-Kearny police officer Luis Moran was responding to a call from a woman who had her pain medication stolen from her. After pointing out the suspect, 19 year old Wesley Carrion of…

Man Accidentally Killed with Shotgun While Hunting

by Al DellaFave, OCPO BERKELEY TWP-On Saturday January 28, 2017 at 8:46 am, Berkeley Township Police were dispatched to the wooded area of 100 Locker Street following a 9-1-1 call stating a…

Report: One Dead in Jackson Crash

JACKSON-The Jackson Police Department today said 25 year old Shane R. Stewart, a township man has been killed as the result of a single vehicle crash early Saturday morning. The Police Department…

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…

Man Held on Immigration Detainer After Trying to Lure Young Girls Walking Home From School

LONG BRANCH-On January 25th, at approximately 3pm, the Long Branch Police received a call of a possible kidnapping near Prospect Street and Bath Ave. While officers were enroute to this call, another…

Man Released Twice in Week Under NJ Bail Reform Suspect in Another Burglary

NEW BRUNSWICK — Police are looking for a Plainfield man they say broke into a Union County home days after being picked up for another burglary in Middlesex County. The Middlesex County…

Handgun, $50k in Heroin Not Enough to Keep Gang Member in Jail under New Jersey Bail Reform

Bail reform has failed another New Jersey community this week as the South Plainfield Police Department watched a gang member they arrested hours before walk out of court without bail. Omar R.…

Burglar Set Free Twice in One Week Under New Jersey Bail Reform Law

SOUTH PLAINFIELD-The fast revolving door of New Jersey’s new criminal justice system was well oiled last week in South Plainfield where a man was set free twice over a three day span…

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.…

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