A township resident who officials say tried to rob an Ocean Township man by gunpoint inside his apartment complex has been remanded to Monmouth County Jail. Lawrence C. Moton, 29, is charged with robbery, possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon, aggravated assault, possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Ocean Township […]

Ocean Township police are asking the public’s help in locating resident Ricardo D. Stridiron [at right below], who is wanted in connection with a Wednesday night home burglary investigation. Officers responded near 10:20 p.m. Wednesday to a home located between Larchwood Ave and Norwood Ave for a burglar alarm investigation, according to a news release. […]

Ocean Township Police Department have charged resident Francis “Frank” Ambessi with attempted murder, weapons offenses and assault, according to a news release. The charges stem from Wednesday afternoon’s call of a person who had been stabbed with a knife at a Rubin Lane home, officials said. When police arrived near 3:15 p.m. they found a […]

The Ocean Township Police Department is asking the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a pending case. “Typically we issues these posts when we have no further leads to explore and we have been unsuccessful with identifying the person(s) in the photos,” Department spokesman Dt. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia said in a written statement. […]

Ocean Township Police are hoping the public will help them capture four black men suspected of robbing an AT&T store on Route 35. According a news release, officers were dispatched at approximately 8:49 p.m. Tuesday in reference to an armed robbery. From the news release: Upon arrival officers located two store employees who claimed that […]

A motor vehicle stop along Rustic Drive in the Middlebrook apartment complex near 5:05 p.m. Thursday resulted in drug and paraphernalia possession arrests for three Jersey Shore men, according to news release issued by the Ocean Township Police Department. The driver, Jason Stewart, 34, of Bayville, was operating the motor vehicle with a suspended license, […]

An Ocean Township man arrested Thursday for shoplifting at a Family Dollar store on Route 35 was taken back into custody after police spotted him attempting to burglarize a Deal Road home. David Shank, 30, taken into custody near 7:30 p.m., was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a news release […]

A 36-year-old Neptune man attempting to cross Route 66 in front of ongoing traffic tried to discard 20 bags of heroin as police officials approached, according to news release issued by Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R Torchia. According to the written statement, Shawn Moore was observed near 7:57 p.m. Monday by […]

A team of assessors will examine all aspects of the Ocean Township Police Department next month. A part of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police [NJSACOP] accreditation process, the assessors will investigate the over 50 member police force’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services, Chief Steven R. Peters said in […]

A Valentine’s Day blaze that destroyed a two-story home on Hartshorne Road remains under investigation. It also resulted in the arrest of the homeowner Sunday night after he did not obey orders to stay out of the active fire scene, according to Ocean Township Police spokesman Det. Lt. Torchia. The near 7:58 p.m. fire appears […]