A 24-year-old city resident remains hospitalized following gunshot wounds sustained at Frederick Douglas Apartments Sunday, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Spokesman Charles Webster. The Asbury Park Police Department responded near 8:28 p.m. to the Prospect Avenue located apartment complex for the report of a shooting, Webster said. “Upon their arrival, patrol officers found a […]

A personal dream was fully realized Thursday morning when Matthew Brown became the newest member of the Asbury Park Police Department. The 24-year-old Neptune City native, said he set the personal goal during high school. “My uncle was a police officer and he was a [U.S.] Marine vet,” he said. “I looked up to him […]

An internal alert near 10:31 p.m. on Nov. 4 by Asbury Park Police Department advising Deal Police of a possible home burglary has led to the arrest of two area residents. Kenneth Burke, 46, of Asbury Park and Timothy Foote, 38, of Ocean were charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal trespass and theft, […]

Well over 300 turned out for the Asbury Park Police Department’s Community Relations Unit sponsored Halloween Trick or Treat event held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday. Held in conjunction with The Jersey Shore Dream Center and Alphabets Preschool Center, who decorated Council Chambers in all its holiday glory, there were glow sticks, a plethora […]

Community Halloween The Asbury Park Police Department has partnered with The Jersey Shore Dream Center and Alphabets Preschool Center to host a community-wide Trick or Treat event. Kids age 12 and younger can visit Council Chambers from 5 to 7 p.m. A Monday night curfew is in place: 9:30 p.m. for ages 13 and under […]

The question of police oversight was addressed during Wednesday night’s Regular City Council meeting. Raised during the public portion of the meeting by resident Randy Thompson, Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn responded by saying, “If you are talking about police oversight, I think we have done a number of things.” Quinn outlined the governing body’s approval […]

A 33-year-old Neptune man immediately was apprehended in connection with throwing a throwing a 31-year-old Asbury Park woman through the window of a Main Street business, according to Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Ptl. Michael Casey. Radon Harris was charged with aggravated assault and remanded to Monmouth County Jail in lieu of a cash only […]

Area police department’s will be taking place in the 12th Annual Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Pill Take-Back Day. Aimed at providing a safe, anonymous and convenient disposal of potentially dangerous controlled substances, collection drives are being held in Asbury Park, Deal, Allenhurst, Neptune and Ocean Township police departments. The pill take back is a […]

Asbury Park and Ocean Township police departments have issued advisories warning of the resurgence of a scam involving individuals purporting to be representatives of Jersey Central Power and Light [JCP&L] . “In this widespread scam, which frequently targets small businesses, a telephone caller poses as an electric utility company employee,” Ocean Township Police officials said. […]

Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Asbury Park Police Department officials are conducting an investigation into bones found at the former Sixth Avenue home of a known serial killer, city officials confirmed. The remains are not believed to be human, according the Monmouth County Prosecutor Office spokesman Charles Webster. The remains were discovered by a contractor […]