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Crash Backs Up Traffic For 2+ Miles On Garden State Parkway In Holmdel
The state Department of Transportation reported the crash in Holmdel at 2:17 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3. The wreck happened in the parkway's northbound express lanes near exit 116, which is for the PNC Bank Arts Center. An NJDOT camera at milepost 115.9 showed a damaged red vehicle in the...
Monmouth County DWI Task Force adding checkpoint, more patrols over Fourth of July weekend
WALL - A drunken driving checkpoint will be set up on Route 138 on Friday night to screen motorists for their sobriety, according to the Monmouth County DWI Task Force. All westbound motor vehicles on the state highway will be diverted onto Maxwell Drive from 10 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday. Wall Police officers will be working alongside task force members during the four-hour operation, said Allenhurst Police Chief Michael Schneider, task force coordinator.
Local Firefighter Charged For Forging Training Certificates
WEST LONG BRANCH – A West Long Branch firefighter has been charged with allegedly forging certificates and destroying official records, officials said. Ronald Guidetti, 61, of Long Branch is charged with third-degree False Uttering, third-degree Forgery, and fourth-degree Falsifying or Tampering with Records. Concerns were raised over the validity...
Prosecutor: NJ man killed his own 80-year-old grandmother
A 34-year-old Perth Amboy man has been charged with murder, after his elderly grandmother was found killed in her own home, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced Monday evening. Raymond Maldonado has also been charged with fourth-degree contempt, for violation of a restraining order. The body of 80-year-old Awilda Verrette...
Bridgeton Man Arrested and Charged for Fatal Accident on Route 1 in April
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Authorities have arrested and charged a Bridgeton man in connection to a fatal accident on Route 1 in April, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Joseph Vega, age 43, was arrested by authorities in Georgia for causing the accident which resulted in the death of three people. The crash occurred on Friday, April 12. Authorities say that a tractor trailer had struck a van at the intersection. The van then struck two other vehicles and the tractor trailer caught fire. The van also caught fire, resulting in the deaths of three passengers:...
Victim shot 14 times, now NJ man sentenced for role in attempted robbery
A Middlesex County man is headed to prison for his role in an attempted robbery in New Brunswick where the victim was shot 14 times. 23-year-old Jonathan Rosales of New Brunswick previously pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery and attempted Hobbs Act robbery.
Point Pleasant Beach police enforcing strict rules, including curfew, to deter rowdy teenagers in NJ
As many get ready to celebrate the Fourth of July, New Jersey authorities will be enforcing a curfew for teenagers in Point Pleasant Beach.Under the town's ordinances, anyone under the age of 18 is not permitted to hang out between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on streets, sidewalks, highways, boardwalks or other public places without an adult. Sitting and standing on railing along the beach boardwalk is also prohibited.The Point Pleasant Beach Police Department says that violators will be arrested, while their parents could face a fine of up to $2,000.Recently, there has been an increase in incidents involving teenagers...
NJ shore town enforcing huge fine for parents of uncooperative teens
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — This Ocean County borough is taking its 10 p.m. curfew seriously, starting now. Ahead of July 4, the Point Pleasant Beach Police Department is warning residents on Facebook that it'll be enforcing several ordinances regarding the "ongoing issue of unaccompanied juveniles in town." And it's...
Wall Police Make Multiple DWI, DUI Arrests
WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ—The Wall Township Police Department reported several incidents involving driving while intoxicated (DWI) and drug possession over the past week, resulting in multiple arrests across various locations in…
Pride Flag Vandalism Leads to 2 Arrests in Bradley Beach
BRADLEY BEACH - In the early morning hours of June 16th, witnesses reported seeing Evan Frederick, 31, of Bradley Beach and Ann Healy, 48, of Avon, cutting down an LGBTQ Pride flag in Riley Park in Bradley Beach. According to police, the pair then threw the flag in the trash outside a local bar. Police were called, and the two were detained and questioned. Initially, both Healy and Frederick denied their involvement. However, they both eventually admitted to this action and were placed under arrest. For this incident, Healy and Frederick were each charged with one count...
Warning from officials: Teens better behave in Point Pleasant Beach or parents could face a fine
The no loitering rules have always been in place, but given a recent uptick in incidents around the state, Point Pleasant Beach leaders were not taking chances heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
RED BANK: FAMILY DISPLACED BY CONDO FIRE
A drone view shows the scene of the Ambassador Drive fire. A family escaped uninjured but were displaced from their home after a fire broke out in the basement and caused “heavy damage” to their townhome in the Elkridge complex on Ambassador Drive Tuesday night, officials and neighbors said.
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