The police department is applying for a grant that would enable them to hire five new officers, Police Chief Mark Kinmon [pictured] said at last night’s council meeting. The federal Community-Oriented Policing Services [COPS] grant would help pay the salaries of five officers for three years, Kinmon said, totaling about $1.4 million. The city would […]

A city man was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree robbery following a seven-day trial stemming from a 2008 incident, according to a prepared release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Virgil Baldwin, 39, of Asbury Park, and Robert King, 37, of Keansburg, were each found guilty of one count of second-degree robbery, according to the […]

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has released the names of the two victims of last night’s shooting. One of the men has died, while the other remains in the hospital. Orlando Rowe, 30, of Bridgeport, Conn., was pronounced dead due to multiple gunshot wounds at 9 p.m., about 90 minutes after the shooting occurred, said […]

Two men were shot in the 1400 block of Mattison Avenue last night, according to an official with knowledge of the situation. One man was a 23-year-old from Freehold and the other was a 30-year-old from Bridgeport, Conn., the official said. The 1400 block of Mattison Avenue is a dead end that extends past Dewitt […]

The Asbury Park Police Department and Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office collaborated on an investigation earlier this month that led them to locate $69,000-worth of heroin, some methadone pills and cash in a safe in the city, Asbury Park Police Captain Anthony Salerno said today. The investigation began when a city police officer stopped Vince Jackson, […]

The victim of a shooting was found on a porch in Asbury Park early Sunday morning, according to Charles Webster, the communications officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. An Asbury Park police officer was patrolling the area of the 1500 block of Sewall Avenue, between Prospect and Ridge avenues, when he heard shots fired, […]

A man was shot in Neptune last night, several blocks from Asbury Park’s western border. The Neptune Township police responded to the corner of Monroe Avenue and George Street after receiving multiple 9-1-1 calls at 8:58 p.m. on March 24, said Charles Webster, public information officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Police found a 22-year-old male […]

A city man has been indicted for the 2011 murder of RyeKill Agostini, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a press release yesterday. The indictment handed up by a Monmouth County Grand Jury charges Gregory Hopson Jr., 25, with “first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful […]

Neptune resident Daniel Graves, 23, was shot and killed near Bangs and Dewitt avenues last night around 8:20 p.m., according to a report from NJ.com. From NJ.com: When police arrived at the scene they found Graves lying on the ground, and medics transported him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:57 p.m., […]

As a result of an investigation into two shooting incidents last Tuesday night, a local man has been arrested for possession of a handgun, Asbury Park Police Captain Anthony Salerno said today. Bruce Rice, 29, of Elizabeth Avenue in Asbury Park, was arrested and charged with possession of a handgun “as a direct result of […]