Funeral Arrangements for Captain Earl B. Alexander IV have been finalized, the Deal Police Department announced Sunday afternoon. Visitation will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at The Buckley Funeral Home, 509 Second Ave in Asbury Park. The funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Spirit Church, 705 Second Ave in Asbury […]

A Deal Police Department Captain died Saturday morning following a single car crash along Route 71, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy Torchia said. Ocean Township police responded near 12:33 a.m. to the motor vehicle crash along Route 71 southbound, just north of Perrine Avenue, Torchia said. A preliminary investigation revealed Capt. Earl […]

A 25-year-old Eatontown man has died following a single car crash along Route 35 early Tuesday morning, according to a news release from Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Kevin Faller. Preliminary investigation found that Malik J. Edwards lost control of his 1995 Ford Mustang, Faller said. Police were called at approximately 1:52 a.m. […]

Two armed men entered a Spruce Avenue home near 8:30 p.m. Sunday and pointed black handguns at the home’s occupants, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Kevin Faller said in a news release. No one was injured but the two suspects had already fled the home when officers responded to home for the armed […]

Ocean Township police said the 17-year-old female missing since March 3 has been found. According to a news release Ariel Warren of Ocean Township was known to frequent the Asbury Park and Neptune communities. Police officials provided no details on the teens whereabouts but announced near 4 p.m. Thursday that she was found. For full […]

A 41-year-old township man was charged Monday with child endangerment after his 4-year-old son crashed his car into a building on Rustic Drive, Det. Lt. Kevin L. Faller said in a news release. An investigation led by PO Alisa Martinez and Det. Michael Melody revealed the township resident left his two children, the 4-year-old boy […]

Following yet another overnight incident where unlocked vehicles were opened and entered, Ocean police have again issued a public service announcement reminding drivers to lock their cars Monday night into Tuesday morning unlocked vehicles were entered in the Wanamassa section of town, off the Wickapecko Drive corridor, according to a news release from the Ocean […]

Three individuals were arrested after a Wanamassa resident allegedly saw them testing the locks on car doors in the area and called police. On Thursday, Dec. 18 at 9:43 pm, officers from the Township of Ocean Police Department responded to the area of Wardell Place after a resident observed three subjects trying to open random […]

A man who allegedly robbed a nearby Target store on Halloween tried to throw away a plastic bag that contained heroin and marijuana while in Ocean Township Police Headquarters, according to a news release from township police. On Oct. 31, Ocean police responded to a strong arm robbery at the Target Greatland Store located in […]

The message this holiday season from Ocean Township police is clear: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. From Nov. 28 through Jan. 2, 2015, the Township of Ocean Police Department will conduct a Holiday Traffic Safety Initiative, according to a release issued Tuesday. The goal of the initiative is to target unsafe vehicle operations and […]