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Berkeley man, 21, accused of causing havoc on Garden State Parkway: NJ State Police
TINTON FALLS - A 21-year-old Berkeley man was responsible for multiple hit-and-run crashes on the Garden State Parkway on Wednesday, before attacking a construction worker after abandoning his vehicle, according to the New Jersey State Police. Jonathan Ferro, of the Bayville section of Berkeley, was charged with three counts of assault by auto,...
Child in Critical Condition After Near-Drowning in South Seaside Park Pool
SOUTH SEASIDE PARK, N.J. — A four-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition after an accidental submersion in a swimming pool on Friday afternoon. The incident, which occurred around…
Authorities Investigate Swatting Incident In Ocean County
POINT PLEASANT – Point Pleasant Police are working to identify the individual who reported a false violent crime Thursday morning. Police were called to a home on Jaehnel Parkway around 9 a.m. after receiving a report that a “violent crime” was happening inside the home, Capt. Christopher Leonhardt said.
Drunk Lacey Twp. Motorcyclist Wasn't Wearing Helmet In Overnight Whiting Crash, Police Say
Charles Hicks, 54, was charged with suspicion of driving while intoxicated, the Manchester Township Police Department said in a news release. The crash happened near the intersection of Wranglebrook Road and Canton Drive on Thursday, Aug. 29. Officers responded to a report of an injured motorcyclist at around 3:24 a.m....
Brick Township Man Who Had 157 Cats At Home Indicted, Prosecutors Say
A grand jury indicted 56-year-old Jeffrey Finlay on Wednesday, Aug. 28 for 149 counts of animal cruelty, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Finlay called Brick police to help remove the animals from his house on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Officers found about 157 cats and three dogs at the Mantoloking Road home.
Asbury Park man indicted in murder of Brick man
TOMS RIVER — Eric Manzanares, 24, of Asbury Park, has been indicted by a grand jury sitting in Ocean County on the charges of murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and possession of a high capacity ammunition magazine and two counts of being a certain person not to possess a weapon.
Point Boro police respond to false swatting call
POINT PLEASANT — Police officers of the Point Pleasant Borough Police Department responded to a false alarm of a “violent crime” earlier this morning. At approximately 9 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, officers from the Point Pleasant Police Department responded to a residence located on the 200 block of Jaehnel Parkway following a report of a violent crime occurring inside the home.
Target Employee Arrested for Inappropriate Behavior in Monmouth County Store Location
According to Wall Township Police Department, David I. Sutton, 20, of Lakewood, was taken into custody by Patrolman Shane Roland on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, on charges of harassment, invasion of privacy, and obstructing the course of justice. Patrolman Roland's inquiry at the Target Department Store, located at 1825 State Highway 35, led to this arrest when management notified the police department. Target employee Sutton was caught pointing his phone up a female customer's skirt. When the police arrived, Sutton ran away and was caught after a foot chase. After processing, Sutton was given a summons and released.
Man Identified In Deadly Shooting At NJ Transit Station In Long Branch
James Hailey, 43, was killed in the shooting, a Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office spokesperson said on Thursday, Aug. 29. Long Branch police responded to the train station's platform at around 7:39 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26. Officers found Hailey and he was rushed to a nearby hospital. He was pronounced...
Multiple vehicle crashes in Wall over weekend
WALL TOWNSHIP — Wall Township police announced on social media Monday details of three separate car crashes that occurred over the weekend, Aug. 24 and Aug. 25, all of which led to an investigation or arrest by the department. ALLENWOOD CIRCLE CRASH On Sunday, Aug. 25, Ptl. Fred Sprengel was on Allaire Road when he observed a 2022 BMW M4 traveling westbound at an extremely high rate of speed, police said.
Motorcyclist In Critical Condition After Route 70 Crash
MANCHESTER – A motorcyclist was severely injured after a crash Tuesday afternoon on Route 70 in Manchester Township, police said. Around 3:57 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of State Highway 70 and Beckerville Road regarding a crash involving a motorcycle and a car. The motorcyclist was traveling west...
Dad dies after rescuing 2 of his kids from Pennsylvania river
DELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa. (AP) — A New Jersey man vacationing with his family in Pennsylvania drowned in the Delaware River while rescuing two of his children who were struggling in the water, authorities said. Baruch Ber Ziemba, 39, of Lakewood, was visiting the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation...
Monmouth County DWI Task Force reveals locations of its sobriety checkpoints this weekend
At least two sobriety checkpoints are planned at the Jersey Shore this Labor Day weekend, according to the Monmouth County DWI Task Force. The first one will be tonight in Marlboro. The checkpoint will be in place on Route 9 in the township from 9 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday. ...
Jackson, NJ cops get a citizen citation from a young resident
For 10 years I've been with you in the morning and highlighting the great work of our local, county, and state police officers. For 10 years we've been countering the nasty narrative of the click-bait media which has put cops in a negative light for doing their job. We have policies that work against our officers and Attorney General and a governor who push anti-police narratives and have directly contributed to the dramatic drop in recruiting and respect among young people in our society.
Grand jury indicts NJ man on charges of killing mom, 29, in jealous rage
WALL — A grand jury has returned an indictment against a man charged with stabbing his girlfriend multiple times with a machete. Alex Williams, 24, of Wall, repeatedly hacked Brianna Greenwood in the parking lot of the Glen Oaks apartment complex off Allenwood Road on May 23, causing "multiple significant injuries," according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago.
1 killed in Monmouth County crash, cops say
A passenger in a vehicle was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Freehold Township, authorities said. The crash took place on Wemrock Road at 2:24 p.m., State Police said in their daily fatal crash report. No one else was seriously injured and the investigation is ongoing, Freehold Township...
Public rallies for beach access rights announced in wake of controversial surfer arrest
BELMAR — In the wake of a controversial arrest of a surfer on Belmar beach, calls for change to beach badge regulations have started to take form online. Petitions and calls for change in state regulations have quickly gained traction in the days following the Aug. 20 arrest of a surfer on Belmar beach, which had sparked outrage online after a video of the arrest showed a special officer putting his arm around the neck of the surfer before bringing him to the sand to cuff and arrest him (see related story here).
Belmar officials seek ‘further clarity’ in surfer’s arrest
BELMAR — The Belmar mayor and council have released an official statement regarding the controversial arrest of a surfer on Belmar beach on Aug. 20, stating that they are “consulting additional State resources to provide further clarity” regarding the law. In a Facebook video of the incident, which was recorded and posted by an observer last week, the surfer, identified as Liam Mahoney, 28, of Junction City, California, is shown to be restrained by two special officers of the police department before one officer, Class II Special Officer Ryan Braswell, puts his arm around Mahoney’s neck and brings him to the sand to cuff and arrest him.
Suspect charged in fatal pedestrian accident
FREEHOLD — Jose Rodriguez-Jimenez, 40, of Red Bank, has been charged in connection with leaving the scene of an accident that left a pedestrian dead in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced in a release on Aug. 23. The pedestrian was identified as Mariano Codallos-Tepepa, 23, of Brick Township.
Addonizio claims stolen identity in Patch spotlight mishap
WALL TOWNSHIP — During the Wall Township Board of Education’s (BOE) retreat on Tuesday, Aug. 27, board member Ralph Addonizio promptly addressed a misattribution in an online Patch news article that incorrectly identified him as the person who submitted a teacher spotlight for former Wall High School teacher Julie Rizzitello. The Patch article, which was posted online last Thursday, Aug.
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