The Find My iPad App helped Ocean Township Police capture an attempted serial burglary suspect, according to a news statement. John Reid Jr, 39, of Neptune is charged with two counts of attempted burglary, one count of burglary, and one count of theft, officials said. The arrest is related to burglary attempts that occurred during […]

A Former Porta Asbury Park employee has been charged in with the ongoing theft of beer kegs, Police Department Spokesman Sgt. Michael Casey announced in a written statement. Ryan Kircher, 35, of Neptune City, is charged the third degree theft of property for stealing 38 empty kegs valued at $5,700 from the rear of the […]

Mark W. Holmes Sr, the former Executive Director of the Asbury Park Housing Authority [APHA], has been sentenced to five years for stealing more than $90,000 from the organization between 2008 and 2011, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Friday. Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Ellen Torregrossa-O’Connor imposed the sentence, which includes paying $35,000 […]

Asbury Park Police have confirmed the apprehension a 43-year-old woman they believe to be the wig wearing thief wanted in multiple jurisdictions, including Toms River and Wall. “We aren’t 100 percent sure but we strongly believe that it is the same person,” department spokesman Sgt. Michael Casey. Casey said, Toms River and Wall police came […]

Burglary & Theft Arrest The Asbury Park Police Department arrested a 37-year-old city resident in connection to the burglary at a Seventh Avenue home, Deputy Chief David Kelso said. Jackie Small, was charged with burglary and the theft of up to $500 worth of tools from a home in the 600 block, department spokesman Sgt. […]

Motor Vehicle Stop Leads To Resident’s Incarceration: Woman, 20, Arrested on Drug Possession and Credit Card Theft An Ocean Township resident landed in Monmouth County Jail Wednesday after a follow up investigation into drug possession and credit card theft found during a motor vehicle stop last week, Ocean Township Police Department officials said. Briana Ogle, 20, […]

An Asbury Park man was arrested Wednesday for shoplifting after a witness saw him place eyeglasses in a potato chip bag, according to a news release from Ocean Township police. Imhotep Muhammad, 50, was allegedly spotted by an employee of the Eye Diagnostic and Surgery Center placing several pairs of eyeglasses in the chip bag in an […]

A man was arrested and charged with burglary this week after he allegedly removed an officer’s belongings from a police car at 7-Eleven. Michael Thomas McGuirl, 30, of Colonia, allegedly removed the officer’s material from his car while it was parked at the Main Street convenient story during the midnight shift on Aug. 11, Asbury […]