Coffee With A Cop will return from 9 am to noon Dec 12 at Kula Cafe on Springwood Avenue. First launched in Hawthorne, Calif. in 2011, the event became a national occurrence in 2016 when the Honolulu Police Department began hosting meetups, thereby making Coffee with a Cop an event in all 50 States. The […]

A juvenile, reported missing since Sunday, was found safe and sound, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Ptl. Michael Casey said. Officials issued a missing person alert Wednesday to help locate 14-year-old America Rice, described as 5’ 2” black female with a light brown complexion, brown eyes, and red/auburn hair. Casey said the investigating detective reported […]

Asbury Park Police and Fire departments assisted in an emergency evacuation of residents in the area of Langford Street and Mattison Avenue Tuesday night.  The evacuation was sparked by the reported 7:39 p.m. natural gas leak caused by contractors working in the area, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Patrolman Michael Casey said. “Contractors working at […]

Asbury Park Police have arrested the infamous JMACK graffitist tagging venues throughout the city, department spokesman Michael Casey announced Thursday morning. Vernon Williams, 51, also known as ‘Jodi Mack’ or ‘JMACK’ of Bradley Beach was arrested Wednesday following an investigation led by Det. Joseph Spallina. Williams used spray paint or paint markers to tag the […]

The Asbury Park Police Department continues to investigate an armed robbery near 10:18 a.m. Monday at the Country Farms convenience store located along the 1100 block of Main Street at Fourth Avenue. Police spokesman Patrolman Michael Casey said no one was injured but the suspect remains at large. “The actor presented a weapon to the […]

Two Neptune teens were charged with unlawful possession of a weapon near 6 p.m. Friday following a tip to the Asbury Park Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, according to a news release from spokesman Michael Casey. The 15-year-old boys were taken into custody outside a Washington Avenue home, Casey said. From the news release: They […]

There were no serious injuries sustained in the Friday morning three car accident at Fourth and Grand avenues, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Michael Casey said. Joseph Kahn, 33, of Lakewood was charged with careless driving following the near 9:50 a.m. crash. The onsite investigation found that Kahn, traveling east on Fourth Avenue, when he […]

A Middletown woman, identified as 46-year-old Maria Ortiz, was transported to an area hospital after her vehicle crashed into a telephone pole and then rolled on its side close to Deal Lake, Asbury Park Police Department Spokesman Michael Casey said. Ortiz, from the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, was traveling [west] along Deal Lake Drive, Fire Department […]

The initial call to Asbury Park Police Department regarding the Thursday afternoon vandalism of a vehicle was reported as a large fight involving juveniles, Asbury Park Police spokesman Michael Casey said. “Upon police arrival, no fight was observed and juveniles were dispersing from the area,” Casey said. What followed was the report from a resident […]

Tuesday Nixle alerts by the Asbury Park Police Department to report suspicious activity are a part of an ongoing effort to share security and protection tips with the public, police department spokesman Michael Casey said. But the municipality’s web server went off line early Tuesday. “The whole server is down,” Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn said. Emails […]