Interfaith Neighbors made Christmas come a few days early this year with the gift of a 2013 Ford Explorer to Citizens On Patrol [COP]. The $24,000 vehicle joins COP’s two former police cars, one of which is in severe disrepair. It is the first brand new vehicle COP has ever received. Interfaith purchased it with […]

Some of the suspects arrested in a recent massive heroin sweep had ties to Asbury Park, according to Police Chief Mark Kinmon. “We were involved with the investigation, so we’ve been there from the start by assisting,” Kinmon said. The heroin ring was led mostly by members of factions of the Bloods street gang, Kinmon […]

The city is being outfitted with 18 new police surveillance cameras thanks to a grant from the Department of Justice, Police Chief Mark Kinmon said at the Oct. 3 council meeting. The police department received the technology grant worth $250,000 toward the end of 2011, Kinmon said. The grant program was administered by the state. […]