A mother of three faces DWI and child endangerment charges after police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint at Applebee’s Restaurant on Route 66 Monday, Ocean Township Police Department announced in a written news statement. Stella A Johnson, 36, of Asbury Park was charged with endangering the welfare of children, assault on a police officer, […]

Reported theft investigations this week led to the arrests of two men; one for stealing brass collection plates and the other for scamming an elderly woman out of $7,000. Officials said Robert Cohan, 31, of Lakehurst was charged with theft by deception following his apprehension Friday in Marlboro for a similar crime. Cohan is charged […]

A Monday night car chase led to the cocaine and stolen property possession arrest of a Neptune man, Ocean Township Police Department announced in a written statement.   Frank Cooper, 40, of Neptune was charged with eluding, possession of cocaine, tampering with evidence, loitering with the purpose to obtain drugs, and being in receipt of […]

A 29-year-old Toms River man again landed himself in jail for allegedly burglarizing a Route 35 eatery for the second time within three days, Ocean Township Police Department officials announced in a written statement. Kevin Soloman was charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools, possession of heroin, drug paraphernalia and syringes. Police […]

A Long Branch woman faces drug charges after ingesting heroin in the Ocean Police Department bathroom Monday morning, a department spokesman said in a written news statement. Amy M. Mauer, 36, is charged with possession of heroin, a hypodermic syringe and drug paraphernalia. According to the report, Mauer was at the police department near 10:15 […]

An Eatontown man was arrested on child endangerment charges after police received a tip that he knowingly gave a 13- year-old female family member edible marijuana, Ocean Township Police Department announced Thursday afternoon. Eric Morales, 32, of Eatontown was charged with child endangerment, distribution and possession of marijuana, officials said in a written news release. […]

The Ocean Township Police Department are seeking the public’s help in identifying a male suspect accused of harassing a woman in Louis Weltz Park on Monday. At approximately 5:22 pm police responded to the park, located on West Park Ave in reference to a suspicious male, officials said in a written news release. “A female […]

A 75-year-old township resident arrested Saturday in relation to threats he made to Mayor Christopher Siciliano via social media has apologized.  “I did receive a sincere apology form the man, which I accept,” Siciliano said. “It’s time to move on.” Officials said they received  information that a township resident threatened to “burn the mayor’s house […]

Patrol officers prompted to investigate a stopped running vehicle sitting at green traffic signal arrested its driver for drug possession, DWI, and multiple vehicle violations, according to an Ocean Township Police Department news statement. Ryan Monaghan, 32, of Manasquan, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and other drug offences, driving while intoxicated, […]

Ocean Township Police are in search of suspects involved with a July 3 incident involving a female victim being struck in the face by a pellet. Officers who responded near 10:55 p.m. to a Mallard Lane address learned the woman was sitting in the rear of her property when struck. The area was checked yielding […]