Police officers from the Ocean Township Police Department are now outfitted with body worn cameras, officials announced Friday. The department received 36 body worn cameras last month under a Justice Assistance Grant [JAG] Grant administered via the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, according to a news release. The cameras were […]

When you walk into Dean’s Natural Food Market from Dec. 12 to 18, it may seem as if thought you’ve entered into a time warp. Staff will be donning the best of 1990s fashion and working against a backdrop of the decade’s music in recognition of the organic and natural food store’s 20th anniversary. Dean […]

The two remaining suspects in the 3 a.m. Sunday armed robbery investigation have been taken into custody, according to a report from the Ocean Township Police Department. The investigation was based on two 17-year-olds report of being robbed by gunpoint of sneakers and a cellular telephone by four men along the 1400 block of Maple […]

A 3 a.m. Sunday armed robbery call to the Wanamassa neighborhood led the arrest of four township residents and the ongoing search for two other suspects in connection to the crime, Ocean Township Police Department announced in Wednesday afternoon news release. Officials are seeking the public’s help locating township resident Marcus Blackmon 19, [shown at left […]

Nine Jackson residents were charged during the investigation of a reported assault at a South Lincoln Avenue home Sunday where an underage drinking party was underway, according to an Ocean Township Police Department news release. When responding Officer Christopher Brady arrived on the scene near 2:06 a.m., he found a 19-year old male with injuries consistent with […]

The Ocean Township Police Department has released an update concerning its missing person investigation for Wanamassa resident Ross DeRose. Officials said the 59-year-old’s car was found in York, Maine, but he has not been seen in the area. Last seen over a week ago, DeRose is described as a 5’9” white male, weighing 170 pounds […]

The Ocean Township Police Department has issued a missing person alert for a 59-year-old resident last seen Monday morning. According to the alert, there has been no contact with Wanamassa resident Ross DeRose [at right] since Monday evening. DeRose is described as a 5’9” white male , weighing 170 pounds with brown eyes, according to […]

Ocean Township Police Department have charged resident Francis “Frank” Ambessi with attempted murder, weapons offenses and assault, according to a news release. The charges stem from Wednesday afternoon’s call of a person who had been stabbed with a knife at a Rubin Lane home, officials said. When police arrived near 3:15 p.m. they found a […]

An 85-year-old bicycle riders collision Wednesday morning with an Ocean Township Sanitation truck remains under investigation, police officials announced Thursday afternoon. According to a news release, Ronald Dunn of Long Branch was traversing eastbound on Park Avenue at approximately 9:26 a.m. The sanitation truck, operated by Gualberto Santiago was turning left to continue travel north […]

A social media post, asking the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a burglary investigation has led to the arrest of a township resident, according to a news release by The Ocean Township Police Department. Robert Gannon, 24, was charged Friday with burglary, theft and criminal mischief. Stolen jewelry was also recovered […]