Police officers from the Ocean Township Police Department are now outfitted with body worn cameras, officials announced Friday. The department received 36 body worn cameras last month under a Justice Assistance Grant [JAG] Grant administered via the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, according to a news release. The cameras were […]

A 3 a.m. Sunday armed robbery call to the Wanamassa neighborhood led the arrest of four township residents and the ongoing search for two other suspects in connection to the crime, Ocean Township Police Department announced in Wednesday afternoon news release. Officials are seeking the public’s help locating township resident Marcus Blackmon 19, [shown at left […]

Nine Jackson residents were charged during the investigation of a reported assault at a South Lincoln Avenue home Sunday where an underage drinking party was underway, according to an Ocean Township Police Department news release. When responding Officer Christopher Brady arrived on the scene near 2:06 a.m., he found a 19-year old male with injuries consistent with […]

The Ocean Township Police Department has released an update concerning its missing person investigation for Wanamassa resident Ross DeRose. Officials said the 59-year-old’s car was found in York, Maine, but he has not been seen in the area. Last seen over a week ago, DeRose is described as a 5’9” white male, weighing 170 pounds […]

The Ocean Township Police Department has issued a missing person alert for a 59-year-old resident last seen Monday morning. According to the alert, there has been no contact with Wanamassa resident Ross DeRose [at right] since Monday evening. DeRose is described as a 5’9” white male , weighing 170 pounds with brown eyes, according to […]

An 85-year-old bicycle riders collision Wednesday morning with an Ocean Township Sanitation truck remains under investigation, police officials announced Thursday afternoon. According to a news release, Ronald Dunn of Long Branch was traversing eastbound on Park Avenue at approximately 9:26 a.m. The sanitation truck, operated by Gualberto Santiago was turning left to continue travel north […]

A Wall township woman was charged with crack cocaine possession following a routine motor vehicle violation stop Wednesday, according to a news release from the Ocean Township Police Department. Elizabeth Ganning, 30, was identified as a suspended license driver and to be wanted on warrants from the by the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Department and Ocean […]

The Ocean Township Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a pending investigation. According to an advisory issued Monday afternoon, the need to identify alert was done in order to ‘further the investigation.’ Department Spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia said if an arrest is made, the details of the […]

Two 51-year-old Neptune men charged with the ATM and alcohol burglaries at Langosta Lounge and Lightly Salted on the Asbury Park boardwalk are facing multiple burglary and drug charges out of Ocean Township, police officials announced Tuesday via a news release. Following his October arrested in Asbury Park by Detective Michael Legg, Aaron Hearon was […]

Asbury Park and Ocean Township police departments have issued advisories warning of the resurgence of a scam involving individuals purporting to be representatives of Jersey Central Power and Light [JCP&L] . “In this widespread scam, which frequently targets small businesses, a telephone caller poses as an electric utility company employee,” Ocean Township Police officials said. […]