An 8-year-old girl was grazed by a stray bullet during a police-involved shooting along Springwood Avenue Wednesday evening, according to law enforcement. Those at the scene said the girl was sitting in her home watching television when she was struck by the bullet. First Assistant Prosecutor Marc LeMieux told NJ.Com the officer involved was Terrance […]

Asbury Park Police Department has been named a recipient of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant [JAG]. The $52,746 federal grant will be utilized for the city’s e-citation program, Acting Police Chief Anthony Salerno said. “The computerized program is used for issuing traffic and parking summonses,” Salerno said. “It is […]

A near 3 p.m. fire quickly ravaged through a home on Bergh Street near Second Avenue, according to witnesses. “The smoke started coming out the left side, ” said Asbury resident Carl Harrison, who placed a 911 emergency call on behalf of the homeowners. “I think that’s where the kitchen is. It came up quickly […]

The Asbury Park Police Department charged seven people in connection with a Thursday night fight that left one officer with minor injuries as he tried to disperse the crowd, Acting Police Chief Anthony Salerno said. Officers responded to a report of a large crowd near 11:20 p.m. along the 10 block of Borden Avenue, Salerno […]

The Asbury Park Police Department is investigating two stabbing cases that occurred over the weekend, Acting Chief Anthony Salerno said. The first case was reported near 12:30 a.m. Sunday when police Sgt. Kamil Warraich was flagged down by a passerby. The person said someone was bleeding within the 1100 block of Ocean Avenue along the […]

A city resident was captured and arrested in relation to an attack of a 34-year-old female Wednesday afternoon. At close to 1:25 p.m. Asbury Park Police responded to a call at the Asbury Gardens on Atlantic Avenue. Police determined that city resident Willie Johnson Jr, 44, and a 34-year-old female resident were involved in an […]

A Freehold Borough man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in a New Jersey state prison for the 2013 shooting of two men in Asbury Park, that left one man dead and another wounded, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Jamar Walker, 32, who pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and aggravated assalult in April, must […]

The Asbury Park Police Department has issued a change in traffic pattern alert for the additional STOP sign at the intersection of Sunset Avenue and Memorial Drive. The new stop sign was implemented as part of an agreement with NJ Transit to shift the Sunset Avenue Bridge repair detour route entering and exiting the city […]

A 56-year-old crossing guard sustained a broken tibia and head injuries after being struck by a car early Tuesday morning, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Michael Casey said. The accident occurred at Third Avenue and Pine Street. Casey said the victim was admitted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. The driver, a 22-year-old resident, […]

The Asbury Park Police Department said the 79-year-old woman missing since Feb. 2 was found in Lakewood. Police officials said the woman, Annie Cody, was found in Lakewood by the Lakewood Police Department. She was transported to Kimball Medical Center for evaluation. Cody was last seen on Asbury Avenue on foot and using a walker for […]