A joint investigation has been launched into the Tuesday afternoon shooting outside Kennedy Fried Chicken and Pizza, located at 1400 Main Street, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a written news statement. An unidentified male victim sustained non life threatening injury to the leg, according to the report. Asbury Park Police Department responded […]

An Asbury Park man pleaded guilty Friday to charges of armed robbery and kidnapping in connection to November 2016 Neptune Township and Asbury Park crimes, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced via a written statement Tuesday afternoon. Hakiem K. Wadud, 24, of Asbury Park, pleaded guilty to first degree armed robbery and first degree […]

An Asbury Park man has pleaded guilty to firing into a crowd of people and injuring a 15-year-girl in the leg during a city block party last year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Tuesday. Josiphiah Fowlkes, 23, of Washington Avenue was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a handgun for unlawful purpose, and […]

An Asbury Park man was arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with the Sunday afternoon shooting of a 24-year-old man along Ridge Avenue, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has announced. Trey Lentz, 21, of Asbury Park, is charged with first degree attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon […]

A Monmouth County grand jury has returned an indictment against an 18-year-old Asbury Park man charged in connection with gunshots being fired in the area of Prospect and Mattison avenues back in February, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Wednesday via a written news statement. Dyquan P. Young, 18, is charged with the second […]

A Neptune man was sentenced to eight years for drug and weapon possession, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced via a news statement. Salik Hinton, 29, of Neptune, was charged with the third degree crime of possessing a controlled dangerous substance, second degree unlawfully possessing a handgun, and the second degree crime of being […]

An Asbury Park man was sentenced to 12 years for a March 2013 murder, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni has announced. Dominique Moore, 25, pled guilty in January to first degree aggravated manslaughter, officials said. Moore admitted to using a loaded 9mm handgun to kill 23-year-old Daniel Graves, also of Asbury Park on Jan 10, […]

An investigation conducted by the Ocean Township Police Department with aid from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit has led to the luring and child endangerment arrest of a Massachusetts man, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Thursday afternoon.   Michael Camacho [at right], 55, formerly of Lake Como and most recently […]

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 […]