Mary’s Place by the Sea has announced the return of their end of season Oceanfront Bash. The Fourth annual event will take place from 6 to 11 p.m. Oct 6 at Buona Sera Palazzo in Ocean Township organizers said. “Wonderful food, music, fun and – probably the most important thing – a mission where we […]

A Tuesday evening motor vehicle stop resulted in the heroin possession arrest of a Barnegat woman, Ocean Township Police announced in a written statement. Patrolman Ryan Krug conducted the motor vehicle stop at 10:50 p.m. after observing a moving violation along Route 66, officials said. During the investigation, a passenger gave him a false name […]

An Eatontown man was arrested on child endangerment charges after police received a tip that he knowingly gave a 13- year-old female family member edible marijuana, Ocean Township Police Department announced Thursday afternoon. Eric Morales, 32, of Eatontown was charged with child endangerment, distribution and possession of marijuana, officials said in a written news release. […]

The Ocean Township Police Department are seeking the public’s help in identifying a male suspect accused of harassing a woman in Louis Weltz Park on Monday. At approximately 5:22 pm police responded to the park, located on West Park Ave in reference to a suspicious male, officials said in a written news release. “A female […]

A 75-year-old township resident arrested Saturday in relation to threats he made to Mayor Christopher Siciliano via social media has apologized.  “I did receive a sincere apology form the man, which I accept,” Siciliano said. “It’s time to move on.” Officials said they received  information that a township resident threatened to “burn the mayor’s house […]

Patrol officers prompted to investigate a stopped running vehicle sitting at green traffic signal arrested its driver for drug possession, DWI, and multiple vehicle violations, according to an Ocean Township Police Department news statement. Ryan Monaghan, 32, of Manasquan, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and other drug offences, driving while intoxicated, […]

Ocean Township Police are in search of suspects involved with a July 3 incident involving a female victim being struck in the face by a pellet. Officers who responded near 10:55 p.m. to a Mallard Lane address learned the woman was sitting in the rear of her property when struck. The area was checked yielding […]

The Ocean Township Police Department made three more arrests this week for solicitation, officials said. The prostitution charges are among 13 arrest of this kind made in May and June alone. “Ocean Township takes a proactive approach to these types of arrests,” department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R Torchia said. On Monday, Angela Jordan, 34, […]

A Long Branch man was charged with burglary after police responded to an alarm at Speedway Gas Station on Route 35, police officials said.  Rasul Amin Muhammad, 58 of Long Branch was charged with two counts of burglary, theft, criminal mischief, and possession of burglar tools. Patrols responding near 4:45 a.m., observed a vehicle leaving […]

A Neptune City woman was arrested Tuesday evening after police found her in Asbury Park. Christine Howland, 44, was charged with shoplifting, being a defiant trespasser, and possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Officials said Det Michael Legg and Sgt Greg Tongring located Howland, who was the accused in a previous shoplifting investigation, near […]