A standing room only crowd turned out Wednesday morning to support the cadre of new Asbury Park Police Department’s officers. Family, friends, current police department members across all ranks, Mayor John Moor, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton, Councilman Jesse Kendle and Fire Department Chief Kevin Keddy were among the attendees. City Clerk Cindy Dye swore in the […]

An analysis done to address complaints about a spate in gunfire was completed this week by the city. Manager Michael Capabianco said a police statistician worked for the past few weeks to aggregate the incident reports in order to determine whether gunfire is on the rise. The result: 23 shots were fired this year versus […]

The Asbury Park Police Department are investigating a two car crash that occurred near 11:47 a.m. Monday in the 600 block of Fifth Avenue, officials said. The incident, which involved a parked car, happened near Emory Street. Asbury Park Fire Department extricated two people from the rolled vehicle and transport them to Jersey Shore University […]

The day after a 15-year-old girl was shot in the leg on Washington Avenue in Asbury Park, authorities have arrested and charged a male neighbor with the crime, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Friday evening. Josiphiah Fowlkes, 22, of Washington Avenue is charged with first degree attempted murder, two counts of the second […]

The teen wounded in a Wednesday night shooting along Washington Avenue was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to written statement from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Asbury Park Police confirmed the 15-year-old female sustained injuries in front of a home on the 1200 block of Washington Avenue.  The local police department […]

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Asbury Park Police Department are investigating a Wednesday night shooting that left a teenage girl wounded, a local police official confirmed The shooting occurred near 11:11 p.m. in front of 1200 block of Washington Avenue, the official said. A 15-year-old female was wounded but no information has been released pertaining […]

A call for equality, awareness, and action is being planned by The National Action Network [NAN] and other community groups and organizations within the Neptune and Asbury Park areas. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN is a civil rights organization that works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. […]

Spring cleaning is upon us all. Rather than discarding those unwanted treasures to the landfill, the city will host a Recycling Marketplace from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the center island in the municipal parking lot at 1 Municipal Plaza along Cookman Avenue. Cancelled last week due to inclement weather, the marketplace is a […]

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 […]

Friday’s stormy weather brought with it high winds and an updated flood warning issued by the Asbury Park Police Department that is expected to remain in place until 8:45 p.m. By 5 p.m. the department issued an advisory that power outages were occurring in the northeast section of town. “JCP&L is expecting the power to […]