Major Crimes Unit

Asbury Park

Fourth Man Charged In Thanksgiving Eve Murder

Prosecutor's Office: Sanders, 33, Faces 30 Years To Life For Murder

By Michelle Gladden


Vernon L. Sanders, 33, of Brick is the fourth person charged in a Thanksgiving Eve shooting death of Denzel Morgan-Hicks, 27, of Barnegat, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced via social media Thursday. Sanders is charged with first degree conspiracy, first degree murder, second degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, second degree […]

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Sep 07, 2018
Asbury Park

Mother’s March For Justice 25 Years After Daughter’s Murder

Dees: I am not only marching for my child, I am marching for all the other murdered children

By Michelle Gladden


City resident Penny Dees has spent the past 25 years commemorating her child’s life by walking the likely route the 12-year-old took before she was found bleeding from a gunshot to the head at 2:44 a.m. May 2, 1992. She never walks alone. The annual Justice For Quiana march is held on the first Saturday […]

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May 07, 2017