A suspect has been arrested and charged with a shooting Wednesday night in the area of Mattison and Dewitt avenues, according to Detective Captain Anthony Salerno. James Scott, 24, of Asbury Park has been charged with attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Salerno said. Bail […]

An Asbury Park man is one of three suspects who remain at-large as wanted fugitives in connection with the bust of an alleged $1 million-a-week gambling operation, according to a news release issued today by acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. The suspect is Nuno C. Oliveira, 38, of Asbury Park, described as a […]

An Asbury Park man was sentenced today to 18 years in state prison after he was found guilty last month of weapons offenses, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a prepared release. From the release: Dawud Greene, 27, was sentenced Friday to 15 years in a New Jersey state prison by Monmouth […]

Police arrested a man yesterday after receiving a call of shots fired in the 100 block of Atkins Avenue, between Mattison and Springwood avenues, Asbury Park Police Captain Anthony Salerno said. The police received a call that shots were fired at 9 a.m., Salerno said. Police responded and found a victim who had been struck, […]

Police apprehended a man who was in possession of a handgun following a report of shots fired on May 17, but they found that he was not involved in that incident. “He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time when the shots were fired,” Police Captain Anthony Salerno said. Police Officer William […]

Two men were shot on Saturday night in the area of Monroe and Ridge avenues, said Charles Webster, public information officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The Asbury Park Police Department at about 11:20 p.m. on May 11 received a report of shots fired in that area, Webster said. They responded to find two […]

An independent hearing officer has upheld city officials’ decision to suspend assistant city manager James Famularo without pay following an incident with the police that took place almost a year ago. Police responded to a domestic violence 9-1-1 call at Famularo’s home shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, June 17, 2012, Police Chief Mark Kinmon […]

Community leader Brother John Muhammad today called a press conference outside the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office to talk about voter suppression and intimidation in the city. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office [MCPO] is currently investigating the city council election voting process after Stephania Warren, the campaign manager for the AP Out Front election ticket, wrote […]

A local man was charged with attempted murder and related weapons offenses for the March shooting of a man in Neptune Township, acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has announced. Eli Dennis, 23, of Washington Avenue in Asbury Park, was charged on Friday with attempted murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, […]

Investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office executed a search warrant on Saturday afternoon at the Asbury Park campaign headquarters of the A-Team election ticket, according to a source with knowledge of the events. The investigators appeared to be “looking for ballots” at the Asbury Avenue premises, the source said. The Prosecutor’s Office has been investigating […]