Five men, ranging from 25 to 31-years of age, were hospitalized following a drive-by shooting incidents Saturday night, according to a news release from Charles Webster, spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Asbury Park Police Department responded to a report of shots fired around 11:31 p.m. Saturday in the area of Atlantic and Monmouth […]

An Asbury Park man was sentenced to 12 years for a March 2013 murder, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni has announced. Dominique Moore, 25, pled guilty in January to first degree aggravated manslaughter, officials said. Moore admitted to using a loaded 9mm handgun to kill 23-year-old Daniel Graves, also of Asbury Park on Jan 10, […]

Winter will not go gently as the sun crosses the celestial equator. The consolidation of a pair of low pressure systems culminating in major coastal storm Toby late Tuesday into Wednesday has prompted local advisories of schedule changes and closures. According to the Asbury Park Police Department, this will mean mixed precipitation today and tonight, […]

Herline Valcin, 29, realized a 15-year-long dream Thursday when she was sworn into duty; becoming Asbury Park’s first female Haitian native to serve on its 91-member police force. The 1.4 square mile community is known for its sizeable Haitian population. “I just wanted to give back to my community and to try to make a […]

The 44-year-old wig wearing thief from Phoenix has picked up additional charges from Ocean Township Police Department, officials announced Tuesday. Brooke B. Slade is a suspected member of the Felony Lane gang, a group that commits ‘smash and grab’ type vehicle burglaries from parking lots, department spokesman Det Lt Timothy Torchia said. She was charged […]

A Broward County, Fla., judge has determined Karon Council of Neptune will be held without bail for his connection in the shooting death of a 10-year-old Asbury Park boy. Council made a first appearance Monday afternoon but will return Tuesday on the matter of extradition. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced Sunday night that the 18-year-old […]

Police are seeking an 18-year-old Neptune Township man charged Friday for the shooting death of 10-year-old boy Yovanni Banos-Merino, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a written statement. “We are seeking the public’s assistance in helping us locate the second individual involved in this horrible crime,” Gramiccioni said. A 16-year-old Neptune Township boy […]

A 10-year old child was fatally shot and and his 39-year old mother injured in a late Wednesday night shooting along the 400 block of Ridge Avenue, according to reports from  News 12 New Jersey and CBS News.   Police are searching for two suspects said to have fled the scene on foot. The gunfire […]

Asbury Park Police Department has charged a 26-year-old man with the Sunday afternoon stabbing incident in Railroad Plaza, Deputy Chief David Kelso announced in a news statement. Eddie Laboy of Neptune has been charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose [a knife] and unlawful possession of a weapon, Department Spokesman Sgt. […]

An Asbury Park teen has been arrested in connection with shots fired Sunday in the vicinity of Prospect and Mattison avenues, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a written statement. Dyquan P. Young, 18, is charged with second degree possession of a firearm for unlawful, and the third degree crimes of hindering the […]