CRIME & SAFETY
Angel Garcia-Rodriguez Of Lakewood Sentenced
Angel Garcia-Rodriguez, 26, of Lakewood, was sentenced on Friday, May 3 to five years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. He pleaded guilty on Friday, Mar. 8 to leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in a death. Lakewood police responded...
The Christopher Gregor trial in Toms River NJ: What we know
The criminal trial of a Barnegat father who stands accused of endangering and ultimately murdering his 6-year-old son got underway this past week. The case, before state Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan, has already become one of the most high-profile in Ocean County in years, with the proceedings even being carried by Court TV. ...
CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Toms River Police Arrest Masked Suspect Walking Around Jewish Neighborhood with Baseball Bat, Window-Breaker Tool [UPDATED]
Watch as a Toms River Police officer patrolling a Jewish neighborhood last night spots a masked man walking around with a baseball bat, and immediately orders him to the ground. “I do nothing,” the man is heard saying before the metal bat is thrown away and he’s placed in cuffs....
Toms River police chief takes township to court over his unpaid suspension
TOMS RIVER - Police Chief Mitch Little has sued the township in Ocean County Superior Court, saying he was improperly suspended for two days last month without a necessary hearing. The lawsuit asks for the charges against the chief to be dismissed. Little was suspended without pay on April 16...
Real-Life Example Pops Up At Police Presentation On Scams
BARNEGAT – A recent presentation by the Barnegat Police Department on how to identify and avoid scams proved to be more than just informative. For a local resident, it was the realization that she was likely in the middle of being targeted by one. As she listened to the...
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