Ocean Township Police Officer Charged With Theft, Forgery
FREEHOLD – An 18-year veteran Ocean Township police officer has been charged Monday with theft and forgery related to a rental property he owned in …
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WALL TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED IN KILLING OF INFANT
Murder Charges Related to Death of His 6-Week-Old Daughter FREEHOLD – A Wall Township man was arrested and charged today with murder and related offenses …
Oceanport Man Arrested For Over $150K Theft
FREEHOLD – A former office administrator of a pain management center in Wall Township is under arrest after stealing over $150,000 from the business, announced …
Former Affordable Housing Alliance Employee Pleads Guilty to Over $400K in Theft
FREEHOLD – A former Director of Administration with the Affordable Housing Alliance in Neptune has pleaded guilty to stealing over $400,000 from the business, announced …
Aggravated AssaultAttempted MurderCertain Persons Not to Have WeaponsPossession of a Weapon for an Unlawful PurposeUnlawful Possession of a WeaponWeapons Offenses
Freehold Boro Man Convicted of Shooting Two Men Gets 70 Years
FREEHOLD – Citing a litany of reasons for his decision, a Monmouth County judge sentenced a Freehold Borough man to a total of 70 years …
Group Indicted For Defrauding Elderly Family Member Of Over $1 Million
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County grand jury has returned an indictment against five people who stole more than $1.4 million from an elderly family member …
Two Cold Case Homicides Result in Arrests After 25 Years
FREEHOLD – Three persons have been charged in two separate homicides that had remained unsolved for 25 years, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. …
Attempted MurderCertain Persons Not to Have WeaponsMurderReceiving Stolen PropertyUncategorizedWeapons Offenses
Four Indicted for Asbury Park Summer 2019 Shootings
Men Responsible for Murder of 23-year-old Asbury Park Man This Past Summer FREEHOLD – Four men are named in a 17-count Indictment charging them each …
Long Branch Teen Indicted for 2017 Murder of His Family
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County grand jury returned a 5-count indictment against 18-year-old Scott Kologi for charges in connection with the New Year’s Eve 2017 …
Howell Township Business Owner Sentenced to 3 Years for Sex Crimes
FREEHOLD – A 53-year old male business owner in Howell was sentenced on Friday morning to three years New Jersey State Prison for inappropriately touching …
Wall Township Man Charged With Attempted Endangering and Sending Obscenity to Minors
FREEHOLD – A Wall Township man was arrested for sending sexually explicit messages to what he thought was a 14-year-old boy and requesting nude photographs …
Monmouth Probation Officer Indicted on Sexual Assault, Witness Tampering And Other Charges
FREEHOLD – An Ocean County Grand Jury has returned a seventeen-count Indictment against a Monmouth County Probation Officer, charging him with multiple offenses including sexual …
Massive THC Bust After Yearlong Investigation
One of New Jersey’s Largest THC/Marijuana Edible Seizures; Illegal Products Manufactured in Manalapan, Monmouth Airport Facilities FREEHOLD – A yearlong investigation by the Monmouth County …
Man Sentenced to 19-Year Prison Term For Crimes Against Special Needs Victim
FREEHOLD – A Tinton Falls man was sentenced to an aggregate 19 years in a New Jersey State Prison following his October conviction for retaliating …
Neptune Teens Plead Guilty in Newborn Killing
FREEHOLD – Two teens have pleaded guilty in connection with a March 2019 infanticide in Neptune Township, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Jada …
Former Asbury Park VFW Quartermaster Charged with Forgery and Theft
A former Asbury Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) member has been charged with stealing over $21,000 from the organization between December 2013 and February …
Pedestrian Dies In Aberdeen Motor Vehicle Collision
FREEHOLD – A female pedestrian has died as the result of a collision with a motor vehicle Thursday evening in Aberdeen, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor …
Ocean Township Man Charged in Missing Woman’s Death
Roommate Charged with the Murder of Jacquelin Terrulli FREEHOLD– An Ocean Township man has been charged with the murder of Jacquelin Terrulli, 65, who went …
Two Asbury Park Police Officers Facing Additional Charges
FREEHOLD – A suspended Asbury Park police officer and one former special law enforcement officer are now facing additional charges relating to two separate vandalism …
Belmar Man Arrested For June Hit and Run Motor Vehicle Collision
FREEHOLD – A Belmar man has been arrested as the result of a June motor vehicle collision that left two victims injured, announced Monmouth County …
Long Branch Man Convicted in Animal Cruelty Case
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County jury has delivered a guilty verdict for a Long Branch man who locked an 8-month-old pit bull dog in a …
Woman Guilty of Fatal Hazlet Pedestrian Collision
Driver was Using Cellular Phone When Fatal Crash Occurred FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County jury returned a guilty verdict today against a 50-year-old Keansburg woman …
Long Branch Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Stabbing of 16-Year-Old Girl
FREEHOLD – The ex-boyfriend of 16-year-old Madison Wells has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing her in Long Branch last year, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher …
Man to Serve 30-Year Prison Term for Child Sexual Assault
FREEHOLD – An Asbury Park man was sentenced to 30 years in a New Jersey state prison following his August conviction for the aggravated sexual …
Juvenile Facing Adult Charges for 2017 Murder of His Family
FREEHOLD – Earlier this week a judge ruled that a Long Branch teenager charged in the December 31, 2017 shooting death of his mother, father, …
FREEHOLD MAN FACING CHARGES FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORN
FREEHOLD – A Freehold Township man is facing a charge of possession of child pornography, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. John Ozbilgen, 29, …
Disappearance of Stephanie Parze
This case remains active and ongoing. Our investigation to this point has not given us any reason to believe that there is any danger to …
Prosecutor’s Office Prepared For Election Day Issues
FREEHOLD – Representatives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office will be available to assist voters with questions of fraudulent voting, illegal voting and voter intimidation, …
Man Guilty of Crimes Against Special Needs Victim
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County jury sitting in the courtroom of Superior Court Judge Vincent N. Falcetano returned a guilty verdict for a Tinton Falls …
LAKEWOOD MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF MAN FOUND IN ROADWAY
FREEHOLD – A Lakewood man is charged with the murder of another man whose body was found lying in the roadway in Howell early Friday …
OFFICIALS TOUT “GROWTH THROUGH OPPORTUNITY” PROGRAM
Law Enforcement Partnership Kickstarts Job Program for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is the anchor for a …
KEANSBURG MAN GUILTY IN KEYPORT SHOOTING DEATH
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County jury has convicted a Keansburg man of the 2018 fatal shooting of 20-year-old Evan Smutz inside his Center Street apartment …
DEATH OF LAKEWOOD MAN FOUND ON ROAD IN HOWELL RULED HOMICIDE
FREEHOLD – A man found deceased in the roadway of Hurley Pond Road in Howell early Friday morning has been identified and his death ruled …
PAIR ARRESTED AFTER SHOT FIRED IN TINTON FALLS
County Emergency Response Team Activated for Freehold Apprehension FREEHOLD – An attempted armed burglary in Tinton Falls evolved into a shots fired incident when the …
Attempted MurderPossession of a Weapon for an Unlawful PurposeUnlawful Possession of a WeaponWeapons Offenses
FREEHOLD BORO MAN FOUND GUILTY OF SHOOTING TWO MEN
FREEHOLD – A trial jury convicted a Freehold Boro man, finding him guilty of first degree Attempted Murder and related charges for the 2014 shooting …
HOWELL BUSINESS OWNER PLEADS GUILTY TO SEX CRIMES
FREEHOLD – A business owner in Howell pleaded guilty Friday morning to inappropriately touching several victims who were both customers and employees at his store, …
JUDGE ORDERS NEPTUNE MAN HELD IN JAIL TO AWAIT TRIAL
Neptune Township Man Accused of Stalking, Burglary, Cyber-Harassment of Women FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County Superior Court judge has ordered a Neptune Township man held …
Man Charged in Manalapan Shooting Death
Jackson Man Facing Charges Related to Weekend Shooting in Manalapan FREEHOLD – A Jackson man has been arrested and charged for the shooting death of …
Man Facing Charges After Tinton Falls Standoff
FREEHOLD – A 38-year-old man surrendered after a five-and-a-half-hour standoff with police. The man barricaded himself inside his former residence, causing damage, and refused to …
Hazlet Attorney Arrested For Stealing $285,000 From Clients
FREEHOLD – A Hazlet attorney has been arrested for stealing $285,000 from his clients, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Steven H. Salami, 44, …
Officials Seeking Public’s Help Finding Missing Ocean Township Woman
Law enforcement officials seeking the public’s help in finding Jacquelin Terrulli FREEHOLD – Law enforcement officials are asking the public to come forward with any …
SOUTH AMBOY WOMAN GETS 5 YEARS FOR NEARLY $140K THEFT
FREEHOLD – A South Amboy woman was sentenced to five years in a New Jersey state prison and ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution after …
1 DEAD, 1 INJURED AFTER SHOTS FIRED IN NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP
FREEHOLD –- One man died and another was injured after shots were fired in the 1000 block of Corlies Avenue in Neptune Township Friday evening, …
OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING FIRE THAT ENGULFED OCEAN TOWNSHIP HOME, ONE RESIDENT STILL MISSING
Law enforcement officials seeking the public’s help in finding missing female resident FREEHOLD – Law enforcement officials are investigating the cause of a fire that …
Three Men Indicted For Distribution Of Child Sexual Abuse Materials
FREEHOLD –On Monday a Monmouth County Grand Jury returned three Indictments charging three men with the distribution of child sexual abuse materials. The Indictments were …
FIVE CHARGED IN GUN-RELATED INCIDENTS IN ASBURY
Four Facing Charges Related to June 14 Murder on Atlantic Avenue ASBURY PARK – Five men responsible for at least one murder and a separate …
MANALAPAN MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TEEN
Accused is Manalapan BOE Member, VP & Chaplain at First Aid Squad FREEHOLD – An active member of the Manalapan Township community was arrested earlier …
Two Asbury Park Police Officers Facing Charges
FREEHOLD – Two Asbury Park police officers are facing multiple charges relating to two separate vandalism incidents, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Asbury …
NJ Transit Officer Arrested After Belmar Altercation
FREEHOLD – An off-duty New Jersey Transit police officer was arrested following an altercation with several individuals in Belmar early Friday morning, announced Monmouth County …
Westampton Man Charged In Scheme To Lure Child
FREEHOLD – A Westampton Township man was arrested for luring and endangering the welfare of a child, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Karl …
Manalapan Man Arrested For Distribution of Child Pornography
FREEHOLD – A Manalapan man was arrested for distribution of child sexual assault images, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Eton Ronberg, 49, of …
Two Men Charged After Two Men Shot Inside Vehicle
FREEHOLD –- Two men are in custody after two other men were shot while sitting inside a vehicle after another vehicle pulled up alongside them …
Bloomfield Man Sentenced to 25 Years For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Toddler
FREEHOLD – A Bloomfield man was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years in a New Jersey State Prison on charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault and …
Red Bank Man Sentenced to 13 Years For Fatal Stabbing
FREEHOLD – A Red Bank man has been sentenced to thirteen years in connection with the 2018 homicide of a 26-year old male in the …
Bookkeeper Charged with Theft of $673K from Employer
FREEHOLD – A 30-year employee of an Eatontown-based manufacturing business has been arrested for stealing over $600,000 from her employer over a two-year period, announced …
Brick Man Admits Discarding Dead Body In Wall Township
FREEHOLD – A Brick man pleaded guilty Friday morning to discarding a dead body in Wall Township, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Edward …
Police Seek Assistance in Fatal Shooting of Asbury Park Man
FREEHOLD – An Asbury Park man was fatally shot last night in the 700 block of Sewell Avenue, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. …
Juvenile Perishes in Neptune Township Fire
FREEHOLD – A 17-year-old male died in a fire shortly before midnight in Neptune Township, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Neptune Township Police, …
Bayonne Man Indicted for 2017 Holmdel Home Invasion Attack
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned a seven-count Indictment charging a Bayonne man for his role in the 2017 Holmdel home invasion …
Asbury Park Man Sentenced to 18 Years Prison for Attempted Murder of Police Officer
FREEHOLD – An Asbury Park man charged with shooting at a city police officer in 2015 was sentenced to 18 years in state prison today, …
Accused Colts Neck Family Killer Indicted For Fraud
Grand jury indicts Caneiro brother for Insurance fraud FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County grand jury has returned an indictment against the brother of a Colts …
More Charges Added for Suspended Deal Police Officer
New Charges Link Deal Officer to Ocean Township Officer Charged in February FREEHOLD – Suspended Deal Police Officer Joseph Ammaturo is facing additional charges related …
Juvenile Facing Gun Charge After Boardwalk Shooting
FREEHOLD – A 16-year-old juvenile is in custody following a shots fired incident on the boardwalk in Asbury Park last night leaving two people injured, …
Neptune Man Gets 20-Year Prison Term for 2016 Killing at VFW
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County Superior Court judge sentenced a Neptune Township man to 20 years in state prison for his role in the April …
Long Branch Man Gets 30-Year Prison Term for 2017 Shooting
FREEHOLD – A Long Branch man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2017 shooting death of another city man, announced Monmouth County …
Prosecutor Launches New Domestic Violence Pilot Program
New Program Highlights Past Strangulation as a Red Flag for Future Homicides FREEHOLD – One out of every four women will experience some form of …
Neptune City Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison in Murder of Missing Teen Sarah Stern
FREEHOLD – A Neptune City man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection with the murder of 19 year old Sarah Stern, …
20-Year Sentence for Asbury Park Woman Who Killed Neighbor
FREEHOLD – An Asbury Park woman was sentenced to 20 years in a New Jersey state prison for fatally stabbing her 23-year-old new neighbor in …
Howell Man Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Child
FREEHOLD – A Howell Township man was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting a juvenile family member, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Didier Perez …
Neptune Man Used Social Media to Stalk and Harass Women
Neptune Township Man Accused of Stalking, Burglary, Cyber-Harassment FREEHOLD – A Neptune Township man is in the county jail facing charges of stalking, burglary and …
Ocean Township Man Arrested for Luring, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Sending Obscenity to Minors
Law Enforcement Officials Seeking Additional Victims to Come Forward FREEHOLD – An Ocean Township man was arrested for luring and endangering the welfare of a …
Oakhurst Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
Convicted of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting a Girl over a 10-Year Period FREEHOLD – An Ocean Township man convicted of sexually assaulting a girl over a …
Neptune City Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Murder of Missing Teen Sarah Stern
FREEHOLD – A Neptune City man has been sentenced to life without parole in connection with the murder of 19 year old Sarah Stern, who …
Two Arrested For Eatontown Attempted Murder
FREEHOLD – Two individuals have been arrested in connection with a stabbing Wednesday morning in Eatontown, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Casey Ern, …
Former Fitness Club Bookkeeper Indicted For Theft
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County grand jury has returned an 11-count indictment against a former bookkeeper for The Atlantic Club who stole more than $223,000 …
Police Officer Admits to Impersonation While On Duty
FREEHOLD – A suspended Neptune Township police sergeant has forfeited his post and future public employment after pleading guilty yesterday to Impersonation/Identify Theft, announced Monmouth …
Keansburg Man Facing Charges After Shooting Incident
FREEHOLD – A Keansburg man is facing criminal charges following a shooting incident in Keansburg late Saturday night, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. …
Asbury Park Man Receives Life Sentence Plus 40 Years For Felony Murder, Robbery and Other Charges
Byrd receives life sentence plus 40 years for 2009 Murder of Jonelle Melton FREEHOLD – An Asbury Park man was sentenced to a life in …
Pedestrian Dies in Howell Motor Vehicle Collision
FREEHOLD – A male pedestrian has died as the result of a collision with a motor vehicle Tuesday evening in Howell Township, announced Monmouth County …
TWO MEN, JUVENILE CHARGED AFTER SHOOTOUT INCIDENT
FREEHOLD – Two men and a juvenile are charged with attempted murder and other offenses following an exchange of gunfire in the 300 block of …
Motorcycle Rider Dies In Neptune Motor Vehicle Collision
FREEHOLD – A motorcycle rider has died as the result of a collision with a construction vehicle Monday morning in Neptune Township, announced Monmouth County …
Neighbor Sentenced To Life For Murder, Sex Assault of Girl
Keansburg Man Receives Life Sentence for 2017 Murder of 11-Year-Old Girl FREEHOLD – The upstairs neighbor of 11-year-old Abbiegail Smith has received a life sentence …
Asbury Park Man Receives Life Sentence Plus 20 Years For Felony Murder, Robbery And Other Charges
Jean-Baptiste receives life sentence plus 20 years in connection with 2009 Murder FREEHOLD – An Asbury Park man was sentenced to a life in prison …
Keansburg Man Receives Life Sentence For Felony Murder and Other Charges
Spraulding receives life sentence in connection with 2009 Murder of Jonelle Melton FREEHOLD – A Keansburg man was sentenced to a life sentence for his …
One Motorcycle Rider Dies, One Injured In Aberdeen Motor Vehicle Collision
FREEHOLD – A male motorcycle rider has been injured and a female passenger has died as the result of striking a motor vehicle Wednesday evening …
Camden County Man Convicted of Raping Co-Worker
FREEHOLD – A Camden County man was convicted of the 2015 rape of a co-worker at a residence for disabled adults, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor …
Neptune City Man Arrested For Possession Of Child Sexual Assault Images
FREEHOLD – A Neptune City man was arrested for possession of child sexual assault images, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Ernst Roberts, 62, …
EYE DOCTOR EMPLOYEE ADMITS $75K THEFT
FREEHOLD – A Middlesex County woman pleaded guilty Monday morning to stealing more than $75,000 over a 17-month period from the ophthalmology office where she …
Two Motorcycle Riders Die From Injuries Suffered In Motor Vehicle Collision
FREEHOLD – A male and female riding a motorcycle died as the result of striking a motor vehicle Saturday evening in Rumson, announced Monmouth County …
Law Enforcement Officials Seeking Witnesses in Howell Animal Cruelty Case of Injured Cat
FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office SPCA Division and Howell Police Department are seeking the public’s help in a potential animal cruelty case, announced …
OFFICER CHARGED WITH SEXUAL CONTACT WITH INMATE AT JAIL
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County corrections officer is charged with engaging in sexual contact with an inmate at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, announced Monmouth …
ASBURY PARK MAN GUILTY OF SHOOTING AT CITY POLICE OFFICER
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County jury returned a guilty verdict for an Asbury Park man charged with shooting at a city police officer in 2015, …
ARREST MADE IN 2017 HOLMDEL HOME INVASION ATTACK
FREEHOLD – Investigators have made an arrest of one of two suspects sought in the 2017 Holmdel home invasion robbery of David Cantin and his …
Neptune Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal 2016 Shooting At VFW
FREEHOLD – A Neptune Township man has pleaded guilty to a charge of first degree Aggravated Manslaughter for his role in the fatal April 2016 …
Oakhurst Man Charged With Attempted Murder, Weapons Charges
Oakhurst man turns himself in after shots fired incident on Easter Sunday. FREEHOLD – An Ocean Township man has been charged with Attempted Murder and …
Bloomfield Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Sexual Assault of Toddler
FREEHOLD – A Bloomfield man has pleaded guilty to charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault and Possession of Child Sexual Assault Images for incidents that occurred …
Howell Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Two Attempted Robberies and Attempted Burglary
FREEHOLD – A Howell man was sentenced to fifteen years on charges of attempted armed robbery and attempted burglary in connection with incidents in Howell …
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole for 2013 Double Murder
FREEHOLD – Carlos I. Menjivar, 26, of 45 North Fifth Ave. in Long Branch, was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without the possibility …
BAYSHORE HEROIN NETWORK DISMANTLED
Investigation Results with 32 Charged, 4 Remain at-Large FREEHOLD – A 16-month narcotics trafficking investigation including multiple county and local law enforcement agencies dubbed “Operation …
Teens Arrested For Infant Death
FREEHOLD – Two teens have been arrested in connection with an infanticide in Neptune Township, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Jada M. McClain, …