The ringleader for an Asbury Park-based violent criminal street gang was sentenced Friday to 17 years by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced via a written statement. Altyreek Leonard, 24, of Asbury Park was a part of the Operation Dead End arrests, which in the 2014 snared […]

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 motor vehicle stop led to the arrest of three people on gun and drug possession charges, and a contempt of court charge, Allenhurst Police Department has announced. Kareem Whitley, 22, of Asbury Park, Juwaun Boggs, 20, of Freehold Borough, and Marquita Morgan, 26, of Newark were all charged with possession of a weapon for […]

A four-year long joint investigation into the January 2013 murder of a 23-year-old city man, gunned down after leaving a local pizzeria, ended with the arrest of Dominique Moore, 25, of Asbury Park, according to a Monmouth County Prosecutor’s news release. Moore was charged with first degree murder and second degree possession of a weapon […]