In preparation of Hurricane Jose’s worst, the Asbury Park Department of Public Works employees are building a protective berm along the ocean’s edge, OEM Coordinator Garrett Giberson Jr said. “We have some high surf due to the tides,” Giberson said of current conditions. “We are doing this as a precautionary measure.” The high surf is […]

The Asbury Park Fire Department responded to a 9:30 p.m. Wednesday report of a distressed swimmer off the Fifth Avenue beach, department spokesman Garrett Giberson Jr. said. And while responders arrived within minutes of the call, they could not immediately find a victim, he said. Having confirmed that a victim did enter the ocean, the […]

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 summons for an open alcohol container in a motor vehicle led to the drug and handgun possession arrest of a man attempting to thwart the charges, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Sgt. Michael Casey said. The vehicle’s driver, Noemi Sanchez, 39, of Neptune City was arrested on an Eatontown warrant but passenger  Tyshawn Downey, […]

A self described homeless drifter has been arrested in connection with a Sunday morning burglary at Les Bodega, the convenience store adjacent to the Empress Hotel at 101 Asbury Avenue, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Sgt. Michael Casey said. Ernest Lathon, 39, was charged with obstruction [from an earlier incident], burglary and theft. Police officials […]

An incident outside a Sunday evening sign making gathering in preparation for the Stand Against Hate Rally scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday resulted in an arrest after a 22-year-old man allegedly pepper sprayed a transgender woman, according to witnesses and police. The incident occurred near 7:29 p.m at 1100 Ocean Avenue, Police Department Spokesman Capt. […]

The Asbury Park Police Department has launched a bicycle registration program. “In light of the recent rash of stolen bicycles in the city, the Asbury Park Police Department has launched a free, voluntary online bicycle registration campaign,” Deputy Chief David Kelso said in a written statement. “This campaign will allow city residents to voluntarily register […]

The Asbury Park Police Department has made several arrests in connection to a spate of paintball shootings, Deputy Chief David Kelso said. “The City has seen an increase in paintball incidents between 8/23 and 8/30,” Kelso said. “During that one week period, the City of Asbury Park Police Department has made 10  arrests in regards […]

No injuries were reported in a Wednesday afternoon blaze that broke out in the bedroom of a home on Prospect Avenue, fire department spokesman Garrett Giberson Jr said. When firefighters responded to the estimated 4:25 p.m. call, they found heavy smoke conditions emitting from the single family home, Giberson said. The fire was contained and […]

[Correction: An early version of this story said the fire occurred 11 p.m Wednesday instead of Tuesday]. The family displaced by by Tuesday night fire say they will stay with family until they can find more permanent shelter. The nine member family returned Wednesday to gather personal belongings and begin the process of remediation at […]