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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,...
Sundown Swimmers At Unguarded Ocean Grove Beach Rescued
Rescuers were called to a swimmer in distress near the pier at the Main Avenue beach at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, the ANSWER team said in a Facebook post. The report was quickly upgraded to three swimmers in distress. When emergency crews arrived, they saw the three...
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...
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.
Middletown Man Charged with Robbery, Rape After Officer-Involved Shooting at Calm Spa
LANCASTER, Pa. — A Middletown man was arrested Tuesday night after a violent incident at Calm Spa in Penn Township led to an officer-involved shooting. Christopher Rivera was taken into…
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.
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...
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. ...
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Brick Man Indicted on 149 Counts of Animal Cruelty Charges
Ocean County Prosecutor Brad Billhimer announced that Jeffrey Finlay, 56, of Brick Township, was indicted by a Grand Jury sitting in Ocean County on 149 counts of Animal Cruelty, in connection with events that occurred in Brick Township on May 4, 2023. On May 4, 2023, Officers of the Brick...
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.
When Cars Fly: Alleged intoxicated driver blows through stop sign, launches over berm, lands on deck of Holmdel home.
HOLMDEL, NJ: In a car crash that looked like a haphazard stunt car driver was at the wheel, an alleged drunk driver, Anthony Hernandez, was driving down West Front Street and failed to stop at the intersection with Crawfords Corner-Everett Road, in Holmdel. According to Holmdel Police, the vehicle drove through the intersection and went up a berm before it struck a tree, rolled over and landed on a deck in the backyard of a Holmdel resident.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER A 28-year-old man out of North Plainfield was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated. Hernandez had a complaint of pain in his head and was transported to the hospital for treatment and later released. The passenger in the vehicle sustained no injuries. Along with DWI, Hernandez was charged with multiple other motor vehicle offenses including Reckless Driving, Disregard of a Stop Sign, and Traffic on marked lanes. The incident took place on August 29, at about 10:06 PM For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Bayshore mourning lifelong Hazlet resident, Keyport Police Officer Lt. Gregory Johnson, died suddenly while on vacation with family.
HAZLET/KEYPORT: Many in the Bayshore community are in mourning with the sad news that Gregory W. Johnson, 50, a lifelong resident of Hazlet, passed away suddenly on Monday, while on vacation in Cape May, with his family. Johnson was a Keyport Police Officer. According to his obituary, Johnson, a 1992 graduate of Raritan High School, served his country proudly in the United States Navy from 1995 until 1999. He graduated from Hodges University, Ft. Myers, Florida in 2003, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. Greg worked as a Deputy Sheriff for the Lee County Sheriff’s...
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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