The fourth suspect in a heroin sale witnessed Thursday at a Route 35 located parking lot has been apprehended, Ocean Township Police Department announced in a written news statement. Yasmine Sherin, 25, of Long Branch was arrested Monday and charged with heroin possession, possession with intent to distribute, and possession of prescription legend drugs. Previously […]

A joint investigation into a threat against a local police officer’s life led to the arrest of three men Friday, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Sgt. Michael Casey said. Salik Hinton, 28, of Neptune was charged with possession of a defaced firearm, being a certain person prohibited from being in possession of a firearm, unlawful […]

A summons for an open alcohol container in a motor vehicle led to the drug and handgun possession arrest of a man attempting to thwart the charges, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Sgt. Michael Casey said. The vehicle’s driver, Noemi Sanchez, 39, of Neptune City was arrested on an Eatontown warrant but passenger  Tyshawn Downey, […]

Two Neptune men and an Oakhurst woman were arrested Tuesday on heroin possession and other drug related charges after a motor vehicle stop and subsequent investigation yielded the confiscation of 50 bags of heroin, Ocean Township Police officials said. Detectives Michael Melody and Jesse Orbach conducted the traffic stop near 6:25 p.m. at the Towne […]

A 48-year-old Wall woman was remanded to Monmouth County Jail on drug and outstanding warrant charges following a motor vehicle stop along Route 66 Tuesday, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Kevin Faller said. Vicki Blanche was charged with possession of heroin, possession of a prescription drug [without a prescription], operating a motor vehicle […]

Three adults and a 16-year-old are facing various drug charges after police executed a search warrant Tuesday at their Melville Street home. The warrant was issued following a two-month investigation led by the department’s Criminal Investigation Bureau, said Ocean Township Police Det. Lt. Kevin L. Faller. Detectives, who arrived near 8:51 a.m. Tuesday, allegedly found […]

An Asbury Park woman and a Long Branch man were caught with crack cocaine, marijuana and prescription drugs in their possession Friday after their car was pulled over near the Asbury Park circle, according to Ocean Township police. Police observed a 2001 Mazda being “operated erratically” through the circle around 1:00 a.m. on Jan. 9 […]

The Asbury Park Police Department and Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office collaborated on an investigation earlier this month that led them to locate $69,000-worth of heroin, some methadone pills and cash in a safe in the city, Asbury Park Police Captain Anthony Salerno said today. The investigation began when a city police officer stopped Vince Jackson, […]

The city’s overall violent crime rate dropped to its lowest point in 10 years in 2012, although the rate of confirmed shootings was twice as high as it had been two years ago. Police Chief Mark Kinmon [pictured above, right, at a prior council meeting] shared these statistics and more in his annual public safety […]