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Office of the Monmouth County Prosecutor

Raymond S. Santiago


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FORMER MCCI OFFICER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS FOR DRUG CONSPIRACY

Mark Spivey, May 27, 2023

FREEHOLD – A former Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) Officer has been sentenced to five years in state prison for conspiring to smuggle drugs into …

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ASBURY PARK WOMAN ADMITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR TODDLER’S FATAL OVERDOSE

Mark Spivey, May 25, 2023

FREEHOLD – An Asbury Park woman has admitted to being responsible for the death of her 2-year-old son due to a drug overdose earlier this …

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MAN CHARGED FOR PRACTICING LAW WITHOUT A LICENSE IN MONMOUTH COUNTY

Mark Spivey, May 25, 2023

FREEHOLD – A Middlesex County man has been criminally charged with repeatedly practicing law in Monmouth County without a license, Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor …

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Teen Charged In Connection With 2022 Freehold Township Fatal MVC

Chris Swendeman, May 24, 2023

FREEHOLD – A teenager has been charged in connection with a motor-vehicle collision that claimed the life of two juveniles and injured two others in …

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PAIR SENTENCED FOR 2019 MACHETE SLAYING IN HOWELL

Mark Spivey, May 18, 2023

FREEHOLD – Two relatives responsible for the 2019 machete killing of an Ocean County man in Howell have been sentenced, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. …

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Company CFO and CPA Sentenced to Two Years’ Probation For Theft

Chris Swendeman, May 17, 2023

FREEHOLD – A CPA who had previously been the Chief Financial Officer of a Matawan-based financial services technology company has been sentenced to two years’ …

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ASBURY PARK RESIDENT INDICTED FOR TORTURING, KILLING PET CAT

Mark Spivey, May 15, 2023

FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against the Asbury Park man charged with torturing and killing his pet cat earlier …

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MCPO, SPCA, NEPTUNE POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPECTED NEGLECT OF SEVERELY EMACIATED PUPPY

Mark Spivey, May 10, 2023

FREEHOLD – Investigators are seeking assistance from the public in determining who may be responsible for the neglect of a severely emaciated puppy left on …

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Tinton Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Endangering the Welfare of a Child

Chris Swendeman, May 9, 2023

FREEHOLD – A Tinton Falls man has pled guilty in connection with endangering the welfare of a minor at The Boondocks Fishery in Red Bank, …

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ASBURY PARK MAN SENTENCED TO 17+ YEARS FOR SEX CRIMES AGAINST TWO JUVENILES

Mark Spivey, May 8, 2023

FREEHOLD – A local man who sexually abused two juvenile siblings over the course of several years and was convicted at trial last fall has …

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Naloxone Deployments Since June 5, 2014Saving Lives

Year Naloxone Deployments Overdose Deaths(Post-Naloxone)
2023 247* 13**
2022 1128* 87**
2021 918 71**
2020 899 87**
2019 466 190**
2018 553 216
2017 499 44**
2016 401 42**
2015 230 24**
2014 97 12**
*latest data available
**Overdose Deaths when naloxone was deployed, but victim was not revived
(Does not Include all Overdose Deaths. Only Deaths that Occurred When Naloxone was Deployed)

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Year Overdose Deaths Heroin Opiates Highway Fatalities Homicides
2023 35 21* 12 2
2022 143* 139* 64 20
2021 160* 160* 37* 4
2020 174* 174* 33 2
2019 183 7 36 13
2018 215 3 29 16
2017 172 152 43 13
2016 164 150 50 7
2015 122 107 47 9
2014 104 100 47 6
2013 83 77 43 9
2012 88 68 27 13
*latest data available
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