The distressed swimmer rescued off the Deal Lake Drive beach Wednesday afternoon has died, Asbury Park Deputy Police Chief David Kelso has confirmed. “The family decided to have the victim removed from life support this morning at 6:40 .m.,” Kelso said. The City’s police and fire departments responded near 3:11 p.m. Wednesday to a report of […]

High Voltage Café is the latest victim in a spate of burglaries occurring in Asbury Park. Officers were called to the Asbury Park boardwalk venue, located at 800 Ocean Ave, near 6:27 a.m. Wednesday, Asbury Park Police Department Spokesman Sgt. Michael Casey said. “Entry was gained through a broken glass door on the boardwalk,” Casey […]

The Asbury Park Fire Department pulled a distressed swimmer to shore Wednesday afternoon, department spokesman Garrett Giberson Jr. said. Firefighters, trained in water rescue, responded to a 3:11 p.m. report of two distressed swimmers in the surf off the Deal Lake Drive beach,Giberson said. Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Sgt Michael Casey has identified the […]

Asbury Park Police Department has filed charges against four people in connection to a spate of burglaries across the city, Deputy Police Chief David Kelso said. Detectives conducting investigation into a total of eight breaking and entering incidents have charged the following: Michael T Upshar, 52, with a last known address on Washington Avenue, is […]

The Asbury Park Police Department has made several arrests in connection to a spate of paintball shootings, Deputy Chief David Kelso said. “The City has seen an increase in paintball incidents between 8/23 and 8/30,” Kelso said. “During that one week period, the City of Asbury Park Police Department has made 10  arrests in regards […]

An estimated 500 residents turned out for Tuesday night’s National Night Out event hosted by the City and the Asbury Park Police Department. “I think it’s one our most attended [Night Out] events in recent years, Police Department head Deputy Chief David Kelso said. Masters of ceremony was Pastor Lyddale Akins of Triumphant Life Church […]

A standing room only crowd turned out Wednesday morning to support the cadre of new Asbury Park Police Department’s officers. Family, friends, current police department members across all ranks, Mayor John Moor, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton, Councilman Jesse Kendle and Fire Department Chief Kevin Keddy were among the attendees. City Clerk Cindy Dye swore in the […]

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 […]