An 18-year-old man was faces second degree attempted murder charges in relation to the stabbing of a 28-year-old city resident Tuesday, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Charles Webster said. Chyrod Freeman, 18, of Asbury Park was arrested and charged with second degree attempted murder and other weapons offenses, Webster said. Asbury Park Police responded near […]

The Monmouth County Driving While Intoxicated [DWI] Task Force will conduct a checkpoint to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, task force coordinator Chief Michael W. Palmer of the Brielle Police Department said. The checkpoint will be run from 11 p.m. Friday through 3 a.m. Saturday along Route 71 [Main Street] in […]

Labor Day, as its name suggests, is a day of rest for laborers. It’s origins date back to 1882 as a mission to honor the American Labor Movement. Today, the holiday is celebrated as a long weekend that unofficially punctuates the end of summer, especially for tourists communities like Asbury Park and the wider Jersey Shore […]

Police officials have announced the closing of railroad crossing this week in Asbury Park and Interlaken. The Asbury Park Police Department has issued an advisory alerting motorists and travelers that the Springwood Avenue railroad crossing will close Thursday for one week. The crossing is nearest to the city’s transportation center, located on Main St and Springwood Avenue. A part […]

The Asbury Park Police Department has issued an alert for resident and business owners to be on notice that individuals are posing as utility and IRS officials to unlawfully solicit money. The alert comes as a result of an uptick in scam reports, according to the advisory issued Wednesday afternoon. Scammers, identifying themselves as NJAWC […]

The Asbury Park Police Department continues to investigate an armed robbery near 10:18 a.m. Monday at the Country Farms convenience store located along the 1100 block of Main Street at Fourth Avenue. Police spokesman Patrolman Michael Casey said no one was injured but the suspect remains at large. “The actor presented a weapon to the […]

Repeated false alarm calls answered by the Asbury Park Police and Fire departments will come with an incremental penalty fee beginning in August, city officials announced Tuesday. A new law was created to incentivize property owners to correct repeated false alarms calls in order to save taxpayer money spent on emergency responses, according to a […]

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 […]

Domestic violence policy changes and disciplinary action recommendations for two Asbury Park Police officers are the result of a Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office internal affairs investigation into the June 6, 2015 murder of Tamara Seidle. While the investigation found no actions by law enforcement could have prevented Seidle’s death, it did reveal a lack of […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Executive session discussions pertaining […]