Two Asbury Park police officers are facing multiple charges relating to two separate vandalism incidents, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced Wednesday. Officer Stephen Martinsen, 29, of Asbury Park, and Class II Special Officer Thomas Dowling, 26, of Asbury Park, are charged with two counts each of third-degree conspiracy, two counts each of third-degree possession […]

The Asbury Park Police Department has partnered with the CFC Loud N Clear Foundation to adopt the R.I.S.E. [Recovery, Intervention, Support, and Education] Crisis Intervention Team program. The CFC Loud N Clear Foundation is a New Jersey registered 501c3 nonprofit Recovery Community Organization providing a model relapse prevention program that supports addiction recovery through peer-driven […]

Asbury Park saw a 13 percent drop in crime last year, according to an annual report compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigations [FBI]. The national Uniform Crime Report, launched in 1929, is a measurement to standardize crime per municipality. It outlines aggregated statistics on everything from violent crimes to property offenses, such as arson, […]

Three Jersey Shore residents are charged with weapons possession following a Wednesday evening motor vehicle stop but one suspect, considered to be dangerous, remains at large, Chief David Kelso has announced in a written news statement. Imirrah Bouie, a 20 year old female from Asbury Park; Nailah Hines, a 19 year old female from Neptune […]

A group of over 100 residents turned out for Wednesday night’s City Council meeting to address alleged police abuse against a young man belonging to one of the city’s most prominent families. Rev Nicolle Harris shared the incident via a social media post, saying: “This past Tuesday night [Nov 20], the young man pictured here […]