Former Deputy Police Chief Anthony Salerno has filed a civil action lawsuit, claiming the City and members of the governing racially discriminated against his advancement. Salerno began service with the Asbury Park Police Department in July 1988. He served as a patrolman prior to advancement in 1995 to the Detective Bureau where he worked on […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be a 4 p.m. closed executive session prior to the 6 p.m. public workshop session and 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular […]

Deputy Chief Anthony Salerno retires May 1 but due to the claiming of unused vacation days, his last day of duty will be Monday. Among his last acts of active service was Monday morning’s advancement of officers who ‘have served with dedication despite one of the lowest pay rate in Monmouth County,’ Salerno said.  His […]

SantaCon’s return to Asbury Park on Saturday is being met with a cautionary welcome by city officials. This will be the fifth year the holiday themed bar crawl will be held in Asbury Park, and given past complaints, City officials are going on the record to ask the thousands who visit to be respectful. Acting […]

The Deal and Ocean Township Police Departments have announced a Holiday Traffic Safety Enforcement Initiative that translates into an increase of patrols in order to crackdown on traffic law violators and drunk drivers. Starting Friday and running through January 1, the initiative will target unsafe vehicle operations and include saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints, according to […]

This month all of the Asbury Park Police Department’s sworn officers will be outfitted with body worn camera, according to Acting Police Chief Anthony Salerno. “In light of the increased tensions between the public and law enforcement nationally, there’s been a huge public cry regarding police brutality and officer conduct,” Salerno [shown below] said in […]

Crime in Asbury Park is at the lowest point since 1979, according to Uniform Crime Reporting data, Acting Police Chief Anthony Salerno said. The report is a compilation of data of all major crimes, including murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault, rape, etc. Salerno said the 91-member Police Department will look to continue and grow crime prevention […]