A jury returned guilty verdicts Wednesday on a majority of the charges a 16-year Asbury Park Police Department veteran and two street gang members faced during a 5-month long trial, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced written statement. “One corrupt cop and two bad gang members are going to prison,” Gramiccioni said. “Today’s verdict […]

A nine month long investigation prompted by a spike in shootings in Long Branch, Asbury Park and Neptune Township, has led to the arrest of 29 people, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni has announced. In what the office is calling Operation Lights Out, the crime sweep included arrests for everything from racketeering and drug distribution […]

A suspended Asbury Park police officer and his sister pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection to a health insurance fraud scheme, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Tuesday afternoon. Alix Antoine, 38, a suspended 12-year veteran of the Asbury Park Police Department and his 44-year-old sister, Patricia Louis, also known as Patricia Antoine, pleaded guilty […]

The Bail Reform and Speedy Trial Act, enacted on Jan 1, has resulted in significant changes to the criminal justice system, according to news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The new law eliminates the cash bail system to a risk-assessment model based on a defendant’s danger to the community and risk of flight. […]

Ocean Township Police have charged a 48-year-old Asbury Park man in connection with a spate of burglaries that occurred over the weekend in the Wanamassa section, according to a news release. Neidel Pacheco III was charged with three counts of burglary, theft and criminal mischief, officials said. The arrest was based on footage police officers […]

A joint investigation into the Saturday night shooting of a male gunshot victim located by Asbury Park Police Police is ongoing, according to a news statement from Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J.  Gramiccioni. Police responded near 9:51 p.m. Saturday to reports that one of two victims sustained gunshot wounds near Myrtle and Stratford avenues. Moments […]

An Asbury Park man was found guilty Wednesday of the 2013 murder of Thomas Sudano Jr, 36, of Brick, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Friday. Jahmir K. Bouie, 21, of Atlantic Avenue in Asbury Park was charged with second degree robbery, first degree felony murder, and first degree murder, according to a news […]

A criminal investigation led to the arrest of six people at a local motel Wednesday evening, Ocean Township Police Department announced in a written news release. Five people were charged with cocaine possession after detectives observed narcotics activity at a Super 8 Motel room on Route 35, officials said. They include Karim S. Taylor, 34 […]

In a Thursday morning news briefing outlining the results of an internal review of the law enforcement response to the brutal killing of Tamara Seidle on June 16, 2015, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni further outlined details of the findings. The report concludes that although deadly force could not have reasonably been used against […]

An Ocean Township man arrested Thursday for shoplifting at a Family Dollar store on Route 35 was taken back into custody after police spotted him attempting to burglarize a Deal Road home. David Shank, 30, taken into custody near 7:30 p.m., was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a news release […]