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Asbury Park

Ocean TWP Man Pleads Guilty To 2017 Manslaughter/Robbery

Villani, 22, Admits To Planning Robbery That Led To 29 Yr Old Brick Man's Death with Girlfriend

By Michelle Gladden


An Ocean Township man pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated manslaughter and armed robbery in connection with the 2017 killing of Trupal Patel, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has announced. Joseph Villani, 22, pleaded guilty on Friday to the first degree aggravated manslaughter charge, second degree conspiracy to commit armed robbery, first degree armed […]

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Jan 05, 2019
Asbury Park

City man charged with robbing woman at gunpoint

Man later fled into an occupied home when police located him

By Jill Bartlett


An Asbury Park resident is accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint and later entering a random residence to hide after police located him. Abybakr Shabazz, 20, of Dewitt Avenue, allegedly approached a female victim early Monday morning with a small caliber handgun and demanded money in the 10 block of Ridge Avenue, according to […]

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Apr 01, 2014