An analysis done to address complaints about a spate in gunfire was completed this week by the city. Manager Michael Capabianco said a police statistician worked for the past few weeks to aggregate the incident reports in order to determine whether gunfire is on the rise. The result: 23 shots were fired this year versus […]

A 23-year-old Asbury Park man was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, according to an Ocean Township Police Department news release. Eddy Vilus was found to be in possession of a loaded .380 Ruger semiautomatic pistol, officials said. The weapon’s serial number had been scratched off beyond recognition. Vilus also was charged with possession […]

Court hearings are pending for seven residents, a Long Branch woman and 16-year-old juvenile arrested over the weekend in relation to drug related offenses and other charges, according to a news release from the Ocean Township Police Department. The arrests were the result of a search warrant executed at a Monmouth Road home as part […]

A township resident was arrested early Wednesday morning after police found him hiding inside the closed Amboy Bank on Route 35, according to a news release from Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia. Jonathan Lyle, 26, was charged with burglary, criminal mischief, and possession of burglary tools. From the news release: […]

An Ocean Township man arrested Thursday for shoplifting at a Family Dollar store on Route 35 was taken back into custody after police spotted him attempting to burglarize a Deal Road home. David Shank, 30, taken into custody near 7:30 p.m., was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a news release […]

An Ocean Grove man was charged Monday with invasion of privacy following the investigation into an April 30 incident at the local Target, according to Ocean Township Police spokesman Timothy R. Torchia. Julius G. Reynolds, 56, was arrested near 1:10 p.m. Monday following an investigation by Detective Michael Melody and Detective Michael Acquaviva of the […]

Two Neptune teens were charged with unlawful possession of a weapon near 6 p.m. Friday following a tip to the Asbury Park Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, according to a news release from spokesman Michael Casey. The 15-year-old boys were taken into custody outside a Washington Avenue home, Casey said. From the news release: They […]

A 36-year-old Neptune man attempting to cross Route 66 in front of ongoing traffic tried to discard 20 bags of heroin as police officials approached, according to news release issued by Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R Torchia. According to the written statement, Shawn Moore was observed near 7:57 p.m. Monday by […]

Ocean Township Police Department is asking the public’s help in identifying an unknown suspect in crime. An image of suspect below was captured via a store’s video surveillance footage. The Police Department has not released the details of the crime but asked that anyone recognizing the suspect contact case Detective Jeffrey Malone at (732) 531-1428. […]

A 25-year-old Eatontown man has died following a single car crash along Route 35 early Tuesday morning, according to a news release from Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Kevin Faller. Preliminary investigation found that Malik J. Edwards lost control of his 1995 Ford Mustang, Faller said. Police were called at approximately 1:52 a.m. […]