An intensive 4-month investigation by County and local law enforcement agencies dubbed “Operation High Life” resulted in 9 arrests this week, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Friday evening. While the accused are all connected to an Ocean Township-based heroin trafficking network, the investigation focused on addressing the flow of heroin into the […]

A 23-year-old Asbury Park man has been charged in the Dec. 20 double shooting along the 1000 block of Summerfield Avenue that claimed the life of local football star Jamal Small, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a news release. Diquan “Gudda” Speights has been charged with first degree murder, first degree […]

Although a ballistics’ test on the bullet that grazed 8-year-old Cassie Jones’ forehead during the Nov. 4 shootout between 20-year-old suspect Dante Allen and second year police officer Terence McGhee was inconclusive, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said it is the opinion of his office that the projectile came from the police officer’s […]

A Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office investigation into the non-fatal shooting of a 20-year-old city resident and an 8-year-old female bystander, hit by a stray bullet inside her home, found that the Asbury Park Police Officers did not use excessive deadly force in their handling of the incident, according to news release issued Wednesday afternoon by […]

A former Ocean Grove business owner and resident has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Tuesday. Peter Tumblety, 58, now living in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, was charged with third degree endangering the welfare of a child for the possession of child pornography, according to […]

Crime in Asbury Park is at the lowest point since 1979, according to Uniform Crime Reporting data, Acting Police Chief Anthony Salerno said. The report is a compilation of data of all major crimes, including murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault, rape, etc. Salerno said the 91-member Police Department will look to continue and grow crime prevention […]

The year began and ended with the violent death of former Asbury Park football players.  Below, a recap of 2015 violent crimes in the city, according to news statements the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office led by Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni: -JAN 5 Asbury Park police responded to a 911 call around 9:58 p.m. in response […]

A Monmouth County grand jury returned a 42-count indictment Monday against former Asbury Park Housing Authority Executive Director Mark W. Holmes, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a written news release. Holmes, 54, of Lawrence Township [Mercer County] is charged with 38 counts of official misconduct, 22 of them are second degree crimes and […]

One man is dead and another is in stable condition following gunfire Sunday afternoon along Summerfield Avenue, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. City resident Jamal Small, 24, was pronounced deceased at 2:51 p.m. at a nearby hospital, Gramiccioni said. No one has been arrested in connection with the homicide at this time, he said. […]

A Long Branch man was arrested Tuesday for the 2006 murder of 21-year-old city resident Jakeema Kelly, found along a sidewalk on Dewitt Avenue, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Joey Johnson, 35, taken into custody at his place of employment in Freehold by Prosecutor’s Office detectives and Asbury Park Police, with assistance […]