The Monmouth County Driving While Intoxicated [DWI] Task Force will conduct a checkpoint to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and or drugs, task force coordinator Chief Michael W. Palmer of the Brielle Police Department said. The checkpoint will be run from 11 a.m. Friday through 3 a.m. Saturday along Route 35, near the […]

An Ocean Grove man was charged Monday with invasion of privacy following the investigation into an April 30 incident at the local Target, according to Ocean Township Police spokesman Timothy R. Torchia. Julius G. Reynolds, 56, was arrested near 1:10 p.m. Monday following an investigation by Detective Michael Melody and Detective Michael Acquaviva of the […]

A suspicious vehicle investigation near 12:50 p.m. Monday led to the arrest of two New York men hired to maintain a Logan Road home, according to a news release from Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia. Nicholas Sanchez, 24, of Staten Island was charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, and possession […]

A Belmar man was charged with possession of the psychedelic drug molly following a traffic stop at the Asbury Park Circle, according to a news release from Ocean Township Police Department. Patrol Officer Gregory Martone conducted a motor vehicle stop near 8:35 p.m. Tuesday that revealed Isaiah M. Hall-Johnson, 26, a passenger in the vehicle, […]

Ocean Township Police Department has issued a snow alert. The slushy wet snow is causing hazardours road conditions, according to officials. “At this time we have been answering calls for wires down, motor vehicle crashes and cars that have run off roadways,” Det. Lt Timothy Torchia said in the news alert. The department is asking […]

A Tuesday morning traffic stop led to the arrest and an Asbury Park man for drug possession and violation of a Final Restraining Order, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy Torchia said. Joseph W. Jasmin, 32, was charged possession of a controlled dangerous substance [believed to be PCP] and the Final Restraining Order […]

A car chase involving a black BMW sedan traveling along Green Grove Road near 1:55 p.m. Friday has led to attempted murder and firearm possession charges for a Manchester man, Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia said. Ocean Township Police Officer Trevor Dickerson was on patrol along West Park Avenue when he observed the vehicle wanted […]

A Jackson woman was arrested Friday at the Asbury Park train station for shoplifting at the Ocean Township Target, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia said. She was subsequently found to be a suspect in five other shoplifting cases. Margaret M. Vannell, 34, is charged with six incidents of shoplifting and one […]

A traffic stop for defective license plate lights led to the drug possession arrest of a 37-year-old Sayerville man, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia said. John “Johnny’ Collador is charged with possession of a prescription legend drug, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, operating a motor vehicle with drugs inside, […]

A collaborative investigation by Monmouth County police departments led to the arrest of a serial burglar, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy Torchia said Wednesday. Tommy Earls, 55, of Neptune, has been charged with over ten residential burglaries, one of which dates back to 2013, and a commercial burglary, Torchia said. The collaborative […]