Jackson Township “Cat” Thieves Arrested
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Sunday, Jackson Police officers arrested two Browns Mills men for stealing a catalytic converter from a vehicle on Monmouth Road. …
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Four Males in Ski Masks Stole Gas and Robbed Cars in Jackson, Police Say
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police in Jackson are reporting a Mother’s Day crime spree by four black males wearing ski masks driving a blue Audi, …
High Winds, Fallen Trees Force Closure of Route 571 in Jackson
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – If you intend to drive down Route 571 in Jackson, the Jackson Police Department wants to make the community aware of …
Agudath Israel Issues GOTV Call to Arms to Jackson Orthodox Jews in GOP Takeover
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Avi Schnall, the Director of Agudath Israel of America’s New Jersey Chapter on Thursday issued a get out the vote message to …
Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Armed Drug Trafficking
Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Vershaun Lamar Puzie (33, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a firearm …
Jacksonville Sexual Predator Sentenced To 35 Years For Using Hidden Camera To Produce And Possess Child Sexual Abuse Videos And Images
Jacksonville, Florida – Chief United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced James Thomas Butler II (41, Jacksonville) to 35 years in federal prison …
Jacksonville Methamphetamine Dealers Sentenced To Federal Prison
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced three Jacksonville men to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute …
Retired Jacksonville School Teacher Pleads Guilty To Possessing Videos And Images Depicting The Sexual Abuse Of Children
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Michael Paul Gillis (64, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to possessing computer media containing images …
Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Use A 9-Year-Old Child To Produce Photos Of Sexual Abuse
Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Tadd Andrew Melton (33, Jacksonville) today pleaded guilty to attempted production of child sex abuse …
Suspect Who Went on Rampage in Lakewood and Jackson Will Remain in Jail Until Trial
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Dion Marsh, 27, of Manchester, will remain remanded in the Ocean County Jail until his trial. Marsh went on a violent …
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing His Twin’s Identity To Obtain Veterans Benefits
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan today sentenced Wayne Bowen (64, Jacksonville) to two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft. …
Jackson Handyman Arrested for Exposing Himself to Child While Working At Her Home
JACKSON, NJ – A handyman from Jackson has been arrested by the police after it was reported by a homeowner that he had forcibly touched …
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Videos Over The Internet
Jacksonville, Florida – Chief United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Michael Lee Aurandt (51, Jacksonville) to 12 years in federal prison for …
Jacksonville Man Pleaded Guilty to Student Aid Fraud and Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Offense
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Jacksonville man pleaded guilty yesterday to using identities of family members, drug addicts and homeless people to steal over a quarter …
Prosecutor Seeking 5 Year Sentence for Jackson Township Heroin Dealer
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Cory Winston, 31, of Jackson, pled guilty before the Honorable Rochelle Gizinski, J.S.C., to Possession of more than One-Half Ounce but …
Former Jacksonville Resident Sentenced To 3 Years In Federal Prison For Travel Scam
Jacksonville, Florida – Senior U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger today sentenced Juan Carlos Arteaga (58, Conroe, TX) to 3 years in federal prison for …
Jackson Township Says State Should Pay to Bus Children to Private Schools
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Council is demanding the State of New Jersey pay to bus roughly 2,700 private school children who live …
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson to Retire From PSEG Board of Directors
In addition, the company has expanded the number of seats on the PSEG Board of Directors to 11, and has elected Jamie M. Gentoso, global …
Owner Of Jacksonville Tax Preparation Business Convicted Of Tax Fraud
Jacksonville, Florida – A federal jury has found Ali Akhenaten (formerly known as Darryl Oliver) guilty of five counts of tax fraud. Akhenaten faces a …
Government Censorship as Jackson Twp. Shuts Down Public Commenting on Facebook Page
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Township of Jackson has shut down comments by residents on its official Facebook page. That move comes just days after …
Jackson Township Officials Condemn Anti-Semitic Attack Against Orthodox Jews
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The township of Jackson, which is under federal investigation by the Department of Justice for civil rights violations against Orthodox Jews …
Suspect Promised Blood Bath for the Real Devils before Going on Violent Rampage in Lakewood and Jackson
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Dion Marsh, a 27-year-old who grew up in Jackson and now lives in Manchester, told his family, “it’s going to be …
Police Unable to Pursue Mercedes Stolen in Jackson Under New Murphy Anti-Pursuit Law
JACKSON, NJ – A Mercedes stolen in Jackson headed north along the New Jersey Turnpike on its way to its final destination, Newark. It’s where …
81-Year-Old Man on Scooter Killed in Jackson Crash
JACKSON, NJ – An 81-year-old man riding a motorized disability scooter in the area of Jackson Mills Road and Harmony Road was struck and killed …
Do you know him? Jackson Police Seek Public’s Help to Solve Apartment Arson Case
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Police Department has issued a video surveillance still photo of a person who is suspected to be the arsonist …
Defiant Lakewood Man Refused to Obey Jackson Police After Rummaging Through Commercial Dumpster
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Lakewood man, Simcha Labovitz, 26, was accused of stealing items from a dumpster on a construction site and when ordered …
Self Storage Facility Approved at Busy Jackson Intersection
JACKSON, NJ – Years ago, it was hailed as the “Future home of County Line Hardware”, the business owned by Jackson Councilman Marty Flemming. When …
Jackson Township to Conduct Street Light Audit
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Following the lead of nearby Toms River, which approved a township-wide street light inventory and audit, the Jackson Township Council will …
Jackson Township Signals Demolition of Historic Rova Farms Building
JACKSON, NJ – After sitting neglected for nearly 20 years, Jackson Township purchased Rova Farms in 2019, a historic vacation retreat for 20th century Russian …
This Hate Needs to Stop: Jackson Mayor Condemns Attacks on Orthodox Jews
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina met on Sunday with members of the Lakewood Township government, including Mayor Raymond Coles and Deputy Mayor …
Teen Vandals Damage Jackson Veterans Memorial
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A group of teens vandalized the Jackson Memorial Veterans Garden during the week, causing extensive damage to the memorial commemorating veterans …
Jackson Police Department Crime Blotter – April 5-9
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Police Department has released a series of police reports filed between April 5th and 9th. The reports were …
Obstructed License Plate Traffic Stop Turns into Arrest for Multiple Warrants in Jackson
JACKSON, NJ – A woman pulled over by the Jackson Township Police Department last Monday was found to have had multiple arrest warrants. After being …
Department of Justice Investigating Friday’s Attacks against Orthodox Jews in Lakewood, Jackson
LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Department of Justice has joined the investigation after attacks against Orthodox Jews living in Lakewood, and Jackson Township turned into a …
Suspect May Have Targeted Orthodox Jews in Violent Crime Spree Through Lakewood and Jackson
JACKSON, NJ – A violent crime spree that started near Martin Luther King Boulevard in Lakewood and ended a few miles away in Jackson. Police …
‘We’ve made it’: historic Supreme Court pick Jackson lauded at White House
By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON -Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday celebrated her historic confirmation as the first Black woman to serve on …
Jackson Police Say Arson Behind Fire at Pine View Apartments
JACKSON, NJ – A fire that was attempted in the stairwell of an apartment building on County Line Road is now being investigated as a …
Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court
By Lawrence Hurley, Andrew Chung and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON -Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the first Black woman to …
Biden, Jackson to deliver remarks after Jackson’s Senate confirmation to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden and Ketanji Brown Jackson will deliver remarks on Friday on the latter’s Senate confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, …
U.S. Senate eyes Thursday vote on top court nominee Jackson -Schumer
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate should wrap up debate over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson by Thursday, clearing the way for a final …
Jackson Adventure Crossing Developer Asking for another variance to build 6-story parking garage
It was billed originally as a sports megaplex filled with a major indoor golf simulator, outdoor and indoor ice skating centers, and indoor sports area, …
Deadly Jackson fire caused by kerosene heater, deemed accidental
JACKSON, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that the fatal structure fire that occurred on Lehigh Boulevard in Jackson Township on April …
Does your Optimum service suck? Jackson is fighting back
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – For a long time, customers of Altice’s Optimum broadband internet service have been experiencing unsatisfactory performance issues and the township is …