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Authorities Investigating Shooting in Toms River
Authorities are investigating a shooting in Toms River this afternoon, TLS has learned. Police received multiple calls about the shooting, which occurred in the Whitesville area of the Township. Multiple casings were reportedly located, though there are no current reports of anyone struck by the gunfire. Toms River’s Detective Bureau...
Man Imprisoned For Ocean County Drug Overdose Death
BERKELEY – A Trenton man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after providing drugs that led to a man’s death, officials said. Ryan Thompson, 35, previously pled guilty to Manslaughter in connection with the death of a 55-year-old man in Berkeley Township. This sentence will be...
Hundreds of people, few witnesses: Mystery of Toms River hookah lounge murder
TOMS RIVER — Top Tier Hookah lounge had reached capacity with more than 100 revelers inside when two men dressed in black tried to enter the club but were turned away. It was late summer 2022, and nightlife was still in full swing along the Shore and in outlying towns as people put...
'I really wish I was the one who was killed': Realtor cut out of will insists on innocence as she's locked away forever for shooting dad and girlfriend in mouth
A realtor convicted of stabbing her father and his girlfriend dozens of times, shooting both in the mouth in 2021 after being cut out of a will, insisted on her innocence at sentencing. The post ‘I really wish I was the one who was killed’: Realtor cut out of will insists on innocence as she’s locked away forever for shooting dad and girlfriend in mouth first appeared on Law & Crime.
Ocean County Woman Injured After Striking Traffic Sign, Tree
MANCHESTER – A Township woman has been hospitalized after her vehicle struck a traffic sign then crashed into a tree, causing the vehicle to catch fire, police said. According to police, a 2008 silver Jeep Liberty was traveling south on Hope Chapel Road at around 2:45 p.m. on Saturday near Ridge Avenue. The Jeep crossed the double yellow center line, left the roadway, then struck a traffic sign. The Jeep continued to travel south and impacted a tree where it came to a stop in the northbound shoulder of Hope Chapel Road.
Man who drowned at Jersey Shore beach identified by family
The family of a man who drowned last weekend in Spring Lake identified him in a GoFundMe fundraiser that seeks to send his body back to his native Ecuador. Wilmer Lalvay, 23, of Belleville, drowned May 4 off a beach near St. Clair Avenue in the Monmouth County town. If...
Apartment With Hoarding Conditions Catches Fire In Toms River: Investigators
Pleasant Plains volunteer firefighters responded to the fire at the North Pointe Hollow condominium complex at around 1 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, the Toms River Bureau of Fire Prevention said in a news release. Crews arrived and found a fire in the bathroom of a first-floor apartment. There were...
Ryan Gunsauls Of Union Beach Arrested
Ryan Gunsauls, 32, of Union Beach, was arrested in Hazlet on Friday, May 11, The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office announced his arrest in a news release issued Tuesday, May 14. Investigators said one boy told police earlier in May that Gunsauls had been sending him "sexually explicit materials" and asking...
Man Airlifted After Crashing Pickup Into Several Trees In Manchester Township
Manchester Township police responded to the report of an overturned pickup on Horicon Avenue at around 10:35 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14, the department said in a news release. The crash happened on Horicon Avenue, about a half-mile east of County Route 530. Officers found a white 2020 Toyota Tacoma...
Daniel Abbott Of Lakewood Arrested
Daniel Abbott, 48, turned himself in to Wall Township police on Monday, May 13, the department said in a news release. He was charged with fourth-degree assault by auto. Wall police responded to a crash on Lakewood Allenwood Road on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. A 73-year-old Belmar man suffered severe injuries in the wreck.
Ex-Howell police chief Andrew Kudrick pleads guilty to lying about affair with subordinate
FREEHOLD - Retired Howell police chief Andrew Kudrick pleaded guilty Monday to obstruction of justice, admitting he lied to a special counsel about an extramarital affair he was having with a subordinate. Kudrick, 50, appeared before Superior Court Judge Paul X. Escandon and admitted giving false information regarding a relationship with a subordinate,...
Today Marks 17 Years Since Tragic Death of LPD Officer Preslar
Today marks 17 years since the tragic passing of LPD Officer William “Nichie” Preslar, who died in the Line of Duty. He was a six-year veteran who lost his life in a car crash on May 14, 2007, on New Egypt Road in Lakewood while swerving to avoid a deer.
Lakewood Police Officers Go Door-to-Door During Friday Night Power Outage
Many residents in the Raintree neighborhood of Lakewood lost power last night for several hours. Lakewood Police officers went from door to door to ensure all families had what they needed. One resident wrote the following:. ”If you can please give over a major thanks to whomever arranged getting the...
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