A Tuesday night noise complaint led to the underage alcohol drinking charges of eight college age students, Ocean Township Police Department has announced. Andrew J. Stock 20, of Danbury, Ct, Noah Goldberg, 20, of Columbus, Anthony Melfa, 19, of Rutherford, and Arben Djombalic, 19, of Milford were charged with providing a place for underage people […]

Six area residents were arrested for drug related activity along West Park Avenue last week, Ocean Township Police Department announced in a Tuesday afternoon news statement. Department spokesman Det. Lt Timothy Torchia said the criminal investigation bureau made the arrests between June 18 to 22 in the area of a local post office, bank and […]

A 17-year-old female resident and 20-year-old man were arrested Tuesday night in connection with an armed robbery at Middlebrook Apartment Complex on Deal Road, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia announced via a written statement. The female juvenile was charged with conspiracy to commit a robbery, and township resident Royal M. […]

A 24-year-old woman was arrested Monday evening for aggravated assault of a police officer following police response to a reported dispute at the Continental Garden Apartments on Willow Drive, Det. Lt. Timothy Torchia announced in a news release. Township Resident Samantha Swasey was also charged with resisting arrest, obstruction and simple assault, according to the […]

The Ocean Township Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a pending investigation. According to an advisory issued Monday afternoon, the need to identify alert was done in order to ‘further the investigation.’ Department Spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia said if an arrest is made, the details of the […]

A motor vehicle violation Monday led to a heroin possession and a warrant arrest, according to a news release from Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia of the Ocean Township Police Department. Passengers Benjamin Small, 67, of Asbury Park was charged with heroin possession and Charles A Rouse Jr, 59, of Orange was remanded into custody […]

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 […]

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 […]

A Tuesday morning traffic stop led to the arrest and an Asbury Park man for drug possession and violation of a Final Restraining Order, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy Torchia said. Joseph W. Jasmin, 32, was charged possession of a controlled dangerous substance [believed to be PCP] and the Final Restraining Order […]

A Jackson woman was arrested Friday at the Asbury Park train station for shoplifting at the Ocean Township Target, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia said. She was subsequently found to be a suspect in five other shoplifting cases. Margaret M. Vannell, 34, is charged with six incidents of shoplifting and one […]