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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...
Lakewood man charged in collision that hospitalized motorcycle rider for months
WALL−A Lakewood man has been charged with assault by auto in a Nov. 15 crash that kept a 73-year-old Belmar motorcycle rider in a hospital for months. Daniel A. Abbott, 48, turned himself into police Monday following the months-long investigation. One of the factors that led to the charge was a cell phone that Abbott was using when the crash occurred, police said.
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Donna Ongsiako Speaks To CBS's "48 Hours"
Brennan Doyle, now 28 years old, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison for attempted murder and carjacking, according to state Department of Corrections records. He pleaded guilty to the Tuesday, July 7, 2015 stabbing of Donna Ongsiako in her Colts Neck home. In an interview with CBS's "48...
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...
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 Chief, Other Officers Arrive in Washington DC for Annual Police Unity Tour [VIDEO]
The Police Unity Tour – the annual ride for those who died in the line of duty – arrived in Washington DC today. Lakewood Police Chief Greg Meyer along with several other officers joined thousands of officers from across the nation in the Police Unity Tour, which is a four-day bicycle ride starting at Ground Zero in New York City and culminating at the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington DC.
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