A 16-year-old juvenile is in custody following a ‘shots fired’ incident on the Asbury Park boardwalk following the Fourth of July firework’s display, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. The incident left two people injured. One victim, a 55-year-old female and an employee of a nearby business on the boardwalk, sustained a non-life-threatening wound […]

An Asbury Park man was sentenced Monday to 16 years for the December 2015 shooting death of a city man, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a written news statement. Diquan Speights, 23, was sentenced by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley. Speights pleaded guilty in February to killing Jamal Small […]

An Asbury Park man was found guilty Wednesday of sexual assault charges stemming from a 2014 involving an 11-year-old girl, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Saturday. Didier Villagra, 37, of Asbury Park, was found guilty of first degree aggravated sexual assault, second degree sexual assault, and second degree endangering the welfare of a […]

A Monmouth County grand jury returned a 13-count indictment against a young couple charged with the robbery and murder of Trupal Patel, 29, of Brick, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Patel’s body was discovered on the side of the road in Shark River Park on Feb 22, Monmouth County […]

A joint murder investigation is underway pertaining to the 32-year-old city resident found lying on the ground in the 700 block of Third Avenue Friday night, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Acting Police Chief Anthony Salerno confirmed the homicide occurred Friday night. Asbury Park Police who responded to a 911 call near 8:02 p.m., […]

An Asbury Park man was sentenced Friday to a 55-year prison sentence in connection to the July 2013 death of Brick Township man, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said vian a news release. Jahmir Bouie, 21, of Atlantic Avenue must serve 85 percent of the sentence before being eligible for parole under the No […]

An Asbury Park man was found guilty Wednesday of the 2013 murder of Thomas Sudano Jr, 36, of Brick, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Friday. Jahmir K. Bouie, 21, of Atlantic Avenue in Asbury Park was charged with second degree robbery, first degree felony murder, and first degree murder, according to a news […]

Former Neptune Township Police Sgt. Philip Seidle was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for the brutal killing of his estranged wife last year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Thursday. The sentence for one count of first degree aggravated manslaughter by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley is subject to […]

Domestic violence policy changes and disciplinary action recommendations for two Asbury Park Police officers are the result of a Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office internal affairs investigation into the June 6, 2015 murder of Tamara Seidle. While the investigation found no actions by law enforcement could have prevented Seidle’s death, it did reveal a lack of […]

An Asbury Park daycare and pre-school owner pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges related to fraudulent contracts, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in news release. Sylvia B. Brodrick, 59, of Shadow Lawn Drive in Ocean Township’s Oakhurst section, pleaded guilty to two counts of a second degree charge that she made false material representations in […]