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 […]

The first person to be federally prosecuted under a program for serious gun crime offenders is being made an example of through an advertising campaign paid for by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Two billboards, one in Asbury Park on Fourth Avenue between Memorial Drive and Main Street and one in Neptune on Rt. 35 South, […]

Shakri Prince was picked up by Asbury Park police and officers from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Saturday, according to Charles Webster, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office. Prince , 20, of Willow Drive in Ocean Township, was one of 31 defendants named in Operation Dead End, a multi-agency police dragnet that honed in on criminal activity […]

A twenty one year old city man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the August shooting death of 20-year-old Tyrell Howard, according to a news release from Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. After his arrest on Sunday, Bryan Burford was charged with Murder, Possession of a Firearm for an […]

Local law enforcement have ramped up their efforts in response to the recent uptick in gun violence within Asbury Park. Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni [shown above, at far right] held a press conference Wednesday to outline the concentrated efforts made by his office, Asbury Park Police, Neptune Police and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s office. […]

Monmouth County officials announced their involvement in a national crime prevention program at Tuesday’s National Night Out celebration in Asbury Park. The Monmouth County Crime Stoppers program aims to enable county residents who may be hesitant to contact local police officials about a possible crime with a way to do so anonymously. Asbury has one […]

A city man was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree robbery following a seven-day trial stemming from a 2008 incident, according to a prepared release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Virgil Baldwin, 39, of Asbury Park, and Robert King, 37, of Keansburg, were each found guilty of one count of second-degree robbery, according to the […]

The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office today unveiled a program that will enable residents to give law enforcement officials anonymous tips through text message. Officials announced the program through a press conference in Freehold. “In an effort to fight crime continuously and effectively in Monmouth County, we need the public’s input when it comes to reporting suspicious […]

A city man has been indicted for the 2011 murder of RyeKill Agostini, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a press release yesterday. The indictment handed up by a Monmouth County Grand Jury charges Gregory Hopson Jr., 25, with “first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful […]