The PNC Bank on Sunset Avenue was robbed yesterday and police have made an arrest in connection with the incident, Asbury Park Police Captain Anthony Salerno said today. The bank robbery took place at approximately 12:20 p.m. when a subject entered the bank, produced a written note threatening the teller, and left with money, Salerno […]

From May 16 to 21, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: MAY 16 • A 53-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with defiant trespassing in the 200 block of Fifth Avenue. • A 46-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] at […]

From May 9 to 14, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: MAY 9 • A 35-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with child abuse or neglect and unlawful possession of weapons at police headquarters. • A 23-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with resisting arrest in […]

Two men were shot on Saturday night in the area of Monroe and Ridge avenues, said Charles Webster, public information officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The Asbury Park Police Department at about 11:20 p.m. on May 11 received a report of shots fired in that area, Webster said. They responded to find two […]

From May 1 to 7, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: MAY 1 • An 18-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] at the intersection of Mattison and DeWitt avenues. • A 20-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of […]

A local man was charged with attempted murder and related weapons offenses for the March shooting of a man in Neptune Township, acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has announced. Eli Dennis, 23, of Washington Avenue in Asbury Park, was charged on Friday with attempted murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, […]

The police department is applying for a grant that would enable them to hire five new officers, Police Chief Mark Kinmon [pictured] said at last night’s council meeting. The federal Community-Oriented Policing Services [COPS] grant would help pay the salaries of five officers for three years, Kinmon said, totaling about $1.4 million. The city would […]

From April 24 to 30, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: APRIL 24 • A 30-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice in the 800 block of Langford Street. APRIL 25 • A 20-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled […]

A city man was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree robbery following a seven-day trial stemming from a 2008 incident, according to a prepared release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Virgil Baldwin, 39, of Asbury Park, and Robert King, 37, of Keansburg, were each found guilty of one count of second-degree robbery, according to the […]

From April 17 to 22, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: APRIL 17 • A 25-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with burglary to a motor vehicle and theft of property. • A 31-year-old male from Keansburg was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] and […]