A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted suspended Neptune Township Police Officer Philip Seidle on charges of first degree murder, second degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose and second degree endangering the welfare of a child, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Tuesday. Seidle was taken into custody June 16 […]

A 20-year-old man turned a gun on himself after shooting a 30-year-old male victim Thursday afternoon at a residence near Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, according to a Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office news release. Both men, residents of Asbury Park, remain in critical condition at an area hospital, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Charles Webster […]

The Asbury Park Police Department charged arrested and charged a Neptune man Friday night with the stabbing of a 25-year-old city man, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Monday. Anthony J. Butts, 21, is charged with first-degree attempted murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a […]

This weekend’s Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office gun buyback program yielded 428 weapons that resulted in over $30,000 pay out, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Monday afternoon. The program, held in Asbury Park and Keansburg, was a success, he said. “There was an overwhelming response to the gun buyback program this year,” Gramiccioni […]

The falling death of Santander resident Jay Bernstein has been ruled accidental and the investigation is now closed, according to authorities. Bernstein [shown at right] fell from the ninth floor of the Santander building where he lived on Nov. 23 of last year. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His death has been listed as ‘accidental’ […]

Police are investigating a Sunday night incident of shots fired in Asbury Park that may be connected with a man who later checked himself into a local hospital with a gunshot wound. A call of shots fired on the first block of DeWitt Avenue was received at approximately 9:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Charles Webster, […]

A pre-trial status conference is scheduled for May 5 as the domestic violence case against Assistant City Manager James Famularo moves toward trial, according to a spokesman from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Francis J. Vernoia will preside over the conference, Charles Webster, spokesman for the prosecutor’s Office, said in […]

A shooting incident has occurred in Neptune Township, police have confirmed. At least two individuals were shot in the area of Monroe Avenue and Whitesville Road of before 9 p.m. Monday, said Charles Webster, public information officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Neither appears to have sustained injuries that were life-threatening, he said. No […]

A 19-year-old Asbury resident was shot near the intersection of Myrtle and West Lake avenues Monday, said Charles Webster, spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The victim was taken to nearby hospital after is in currently in surgery, he said. Further information about the extend of the teen’s injuries has not been released as of 11:20 […]

A city man who suffered a nonfatal gunshot wound showed up at the Asbury Park Fire Department headquarters on Main Street Tuesday, according to a spokesman from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Around 1 a.m., a 20-year-old resident walked into the station, located on the northwest corner of Main Street and Asbury Avenue, and reported he […]