Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced that he will join Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni, Deputy Chief David Kelso and Mayor John Moor in unveiling a new initiative to combat opioid epidemic during Tuesday night’s National Night Out event. The annual law enforcement community support initiative is being moved to Springwood Avenue Park this […]

A Monmouth County Grand Jury returned a 9-count indictment charging two Asbury Park residents in connection to the April death of a 57-year old man at a local senior citizen complex, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a written statement. Knowledge B. Allah 54, was charged with murdering Salah Ali on April 11, […]

The 2016 armed robber and kidnapper captured at the Neptune Wawa has been sentenced to 18 years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a written statement.  Hakiem K. Wadud, 26, of Asbury Park was handed the No Early Release [NERA] sentence by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Ellen Torregrossa-O’Connor. Wadud, who pleaded guilty […]

A Monmouth County grand jury has returned a six-count indictment charging a Neptune Township man and his juvenile co-defendant in the February shooting death of a 10-year-old Asbury Park boy, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has announced. Karon Council, 18, and co-defendant Jah-Del K. Birch, 17, both of Neptune Township, are charged with killing […]

The Monday afternoon blaze that claimed the life of a former Assistant City Manager inside his Park Avenue home has been ruled accidental, according to a news statement from Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. James Famularo, 52, former Asbury Park Assistant City Manager, former Board of Education member, and Asbury Park Housing Authority member, […]

A Neptune Township teen charged with fatally shooting death 10-year-old Yovanni Banos-Merino in Asbury Park back in February will face those charges in an adult court, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has announced. A Superior Court judge has ruled that Jah-Del K. Birch, 17, of Embury Avenue in Neptune Township, now faces adult charges […]

Three Asbury Park men have been charged in connection with the fatal 2017 Thanksgiving Eve shooting that occured along the 100 block of Prospect Avenue, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced in a Wednesday morning news conference held at the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Satellite Office, located on the corner Main Street and Asbury Avenue. Steven […]

A 31-year-old woman who set off a two-hour standoff with law enforcement in Allenhurst last week is in jail and facing a variety of charges, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has announced. Lindsey DiGeronimo of Spier Avenue is charged with the third degree crime of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, third degree possession […]

An unidentified male shooting victim is in stable condition at an area hospital following early Sunday morning reports of shots fired along Langford Street, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced via written statement Monday afternoon. The Asbury Park Police Department responded near 1:11 a.m. Sunday to the area of 100 Langford street, officials said. Officers […]

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [SPCA] law enforcement is now a part of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office jurisdiction, Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a written statement. “Monmouth County residents are not going to notice any changes in the way animal cruelty cases are handled because the new law recognizes […]