A Broward County, Fla., judge has determined Karon Council of Neptune will be held without bail for his connection in the shooting death of a 10-year-old Asbury Park boy. Council made a first appearance Monday afternoon but will return Tuesday on the matter of extradition. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced Sunday night that the 18-year-old […]

Police are seeking an 18-year-old Neptune Township man charged Friday for the shooting death of 10-year-old boy Yovanni Banos-Merino, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a written statement. “We are seeking the public’s assistance in helping us locate the second individual involved in this horrible crime,” Gramiccioni said. A 16-year-old Neptune Township boy […]

A GoFundMe page has been created to help fund the funeral services for 10-year-old Yovanni Banos-Merino, the victim of a Wednesday night’s shooting at a Ridge Avenue home.  The boy’s mother Lilia Merino, 38, also sustained injuries but was treated and released from Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune Township, officials have said. The […]

The victims of the Wednesday night shooting in Asbury Park were identified by Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni via a written statement Friday. Yovanni Banos-Merino, 10, died from a gunshot wound he sustained Wednesday evening at his Ridge Avenue home, officials said. His mother, Lilia Merino, 38, also sustained injuries but was treated and […]

A Neptune Township teen was arrested and charged Thursday for his role in the shooting death of a child and wounding of the victim’s mother in Asbury Park overnight, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. The juvenile is charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession […]

Gov. Phil Murphy made a return to Asbury Park Sunday, attending the morning worship service at St. Stephen Episcopal AME Zion Church on Springwood Avenue. “I’m here today to do much more than worship with you,” the Middletown resident said. “I am here today to say thank you, among other things, to this community for […]

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has released the names of two gunshot victims found in Neptune Friday afternoon. Neptune Township Police department who responded near 4:30 p.m. Friday to the 500 block of Sayre Street found inside a gray 2004 Acura MDX the driver, Frantz Paraison  37, of Neptune and passenger, Shaezeel Collins, 37, of […]

The day after a 15-year-old girl was shot in the leg on Washington Avenue in Asbury Park, authorities have arrested and charged a male neighbor with the crime, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Friday evening. Josiphiah Fowlkes, 22, of Washington Avenue is charged with first degree attempted murder, two counts of the second […]

Over 1,000 people packed Living Word Christian Church on Route 35 in Neptune City Saturday to attend the funeral of Jamal Brian Small. Family, friends, and pastors, who spoke during the service, called him ‘Smalls,’ a lifelong nickname. Small, 24, died Dec. 20. He was a victim of gun violence. The 2010 Asbury Park High […]

Funeral services for Asbury Park High School graduate and star football player Jamar Small, 24, will be held Jan 2, according to community leaders. Small died after sustaining gunfire wounds Sunday afternoon along Summerfield Avenue, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a written statement. A second victim sustained nonlife threatening wounds. Community […]