Ocean Township Police are reporting 13 vehicles were affected as a result of bad gasoline distributed Wednesday at the Wanamassa Sunoco, located on Route 35, at Sunset Avenue. “On April 18th the police department fielded numerous calls for reports that vehicles suffered malfunctions after refueling at the Wanamassa Sunoco,” Department Spokesman Det Lt Timothy Torchia […]

Six area teens face drug possession charges following a Tuesday night traffic stop, according to a written news release from the Ocean Township Police Department. Township residents Jordan Jernigan, 18, Antonio Badillo, 18, Jasher Pena, 18, Fhelipe Magalhaes, 19, and Middletown residents Emily Valente, 18 and a 17-year-old female juvenile were charged with drug possession […]

A mother who left her sleeping child in the car while she shopped was arrested Friday after police located her inside Burlington Coat Factory on Route 66, Ocean Township Police Department announced via a news statement. Humu Koroma, 33, of Neptune was charged with endangering the welfare of minor. Officials said they responded near 5:35 […]

A 34-year-old resident observed burglarizing a vehicle in a liquor store parking lot was remanded to Monmouth County Jail, according to a news release from the Ocean Township Police Department. Javar J. Johnson, a 34-year-old township resident was charged with burglary and theft. Officials said detectives were in the area of Save Rite Liquors on […]

Winter will not go gently as the sun crosses the celestial equator. The consolidation of a pair of low pressure systems culminating in major coastal storm Toby late Tuesday into Wednesday has prompted local advisories of schedule changes and closures. According to the Asbury Park Police Department, this will mean mixed precipitation today and tonight, […]

A man who attempted to forcibly steal a drone from the Target on Route 66 was apprehended in the store’s parking lot, according to a news release from the Ocean Township Police Department. Junior Manasse 29, of Long Branch was charged with robbery, possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, […]

An investigation conducted by the Ocean Township Police Department with aid from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit has led to the luring and child endangerment arrest of a Massachusetts man, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Thursday afternoon.   Michael Camacho [at right], 55, formerly of Lake Como and most recently […]

The 44-year-old wig wearing thief from Phoenix has picked up additional charges from Ocean Township Police Department, officials announced Tuesday. Brooke B. Slade is a suspected member of the Felony Lane gang, a group that commits ‘smash and grab’ type vehicle burglaries from parking lots, department spokesman Det Lt Timothy Torchia said. She was charged […]

Heroin Possession Arrests Two men were charged with heroin possession following a motor vehicle stop Thursday, according to a news statement by Ocean Township Police Department. Francis A Mosco, 48, of Brick and Richard S Budnicki, 27, of Lanoka Harbour were charged with possession of heroin and hypodermic syringes, and discarding a syringe during the […]

An ongoing investigation into prostitution at the ABC Spa on Rt. 35 has yielded a number of arrest, Ocean Township Police Department announced in a written statement. In Sook Kim, 47, of Palisades Park was charged with promoting and engaging in prostitution and maintaining a house of prostitution. Meihua Cui, 39, of Flushing, NY, was […]