Border Patrol Agents Disrupt Meth Smuggling Attempt
INDIO, CA – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle methamphetamine Saturday night. The incident occurred about 10 p.m., when agents encountered…
In New Jersey, People Are Using COVID-19 As a Weapon Against Police, Each Other
Leave it to some residents of New Jersey to use the COVID-19 pandemic as a weapon against police officers and each other. Reports are streaming in daily from police departments statewide as…
ICE Director Says Sanctuary Politicians Like Murphy, Grewal Should be Charged With Crimes
WASHGINTON, D.C.-Could politicians like Phil Murphy and Gurbir Grewal soon be facing criminal charges for their advancement of sanctuary state directives in New Jersey? According to Acting ICE Director Thomas Homan, the…
6 Years For Screwdriver Assault
A Seaside Heights man has been sentenced to six and half years after assaulting a woman with a screwdriver at a Toms River motel in 2014. Steen Tarpley pleaded guilty to aggravated…
OC Prosecutors Honor Man for Helping ID Suspect
In a ceremony Tuesday the Ocean County Prosecutors Office honored the owner of an area auto body shop for his role in cracking a hit-and-run case. Alan Picker, owner of All Time…
Woman Nabbed With 1,000 Heroin Doses
Last week the Berkeley Township Detective Bureau along with investigators from the Ocean County Prosecutors Office’s Major Crimes Unit responded to a Grenada Street address for a narcotics distribution investigation. This area…
Flags At Half Staff for Fallen Officer
The governor’s office on Saturday ordered flags flown at half staff at all state buildings following the tragic death of a Jackson Township native and Port Authority officer. Officer Earmonn Mautone died…
Arrest in Lakewood Shooting
An arrest has been made following a shooting last Thursday in Lakewood, according to local police. Tom Greene, a 44-year-old resident of Lakewood, was taken into custody the same day police say…
Weekly Blotter: Berkeley Township PD – Dec. 17, 2015 to Jan. 2, 2016
The weekly blotter from the Berkeley Township Police Department: Fire Investigation – On December 17th at 6:17 p.m. a township garbage truck caught fire at the Municipal Garage. Patrolman D.J. Williams was…
Surprise Takedown at Toms River Bus Terminal
On Thursday the Ocean County Prosecutors Office arrested a Pittsgrove man for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old female in Manchester. Dennis Myers, 36, was investigated following a report from the victim. She informed…
Woman Spits At, Punches Officer During DUI Arrest
A Toms River woman has been charged with assaulting a police officer after she allegedly punched and spit on a Lacey Township police officer during a traffic stop. Laura Metzger, 35, was…
Late Night Theft at Auto Dealership
Police in Lacey Township are trying to find the person or persons responsible for stealing 14 catalytic converters from beneath automobiles at a local car dealership and repair shop. Last Tuesday the…
3 Arrests in Christmas Eve Slaying
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Lakewood Township Police Chief Robert Lawson announced Tuesday arrests in the death of Miguel Rivera of Lakewood, found dead in his home on Christmas Eve.…
6 Years for Toms River Brothel Scheme
Brick resident and reputed mobster Anthony Stango has been sentenced to serve six years in federal prison following a plea deal with the U.S. Attorneys Office. He was arrested earlier this year…
Several Injured in New Years Crash
A New Years morning crash along Route 1 hospitalized at least six people and left two Ocean County teens in critical condition, according to NJ.com. A seventh passenger was treated and released.…
Man Indicted in March Attack
Multiple media outlets are reporting the indictment of a Brick Township man arrested in March, covered in blood and suspected of attempted murder. Christopher Dalzell was indicted by an Ocean County grand…
Missing Girl Found in Brick
A 15-year-old girl missing since the day after Christmas has been safely found in Brick Township – a half hour from where she’d last been seen, in Barnegat. Dessie MacHugh was last…
Man Found Sleeping in Car with Arsenal
Police in Brick Township rousted a man found sleeping in his car Wednesday night, only to discover a cache of high-powered weapons and ammunition inside the vehicle. Antonio Perez of Elkhart, Indiana…