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Dealer Charged After Fentanyl, Heroin Mix Killed Ocean County Man: Prosecutors
A Monmouth County man is accused of giving a mix of heroin and fentanyl that killed a man in Ocean County on the day after Christmas, authorities said. James Liu, 30, of Ocean Township, was charged with strict liability drug-induced death, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The charges come after a 33-year-old Berkeley Township man died of an overdose on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Berkeley Township police responded to a report of an unresponsive man. When officers arrived, they found he was already dead and investigators said Liu sold him the…
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Fentanyl, Opioids Stolen By Jersey Shore Healthcare Worker: Police
An Ocean County healthcare worker is accused of stealing fentanyl and another opioid from a medical facility, authorities said. Lauren Scholz, 37, of Brick Township, is facing several drug-related charges, Brick Township police announced on Monday, Jan. 29. She works at the Vascular Institute at Atlantic Medical Imaging on Jack Martin Boulevard. Police said they received an anonymous tip about a female healthcare worker stealing narcotics from the hospital on Thursday, Jan. 25. Officers went to the hospital to talk with management on Friday, Jan. 26. Investigators said 100 flip-top vials c…
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Gunman Killed In Confrontation With Manchester Township Police
An armed man was shot and killed by police Tuesday night in Manchester Township, authorities confirmed. The officers had responded to a 911 call on Elizabeth Avenue in the Ocean County township shortly before 8:30 p.m. Nov. 6, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Two of them fired their service weapons, fatally wounding, the gunman after finding him nearly 45 minutes later, the attorney general said Wednesday. "A firearm was recovered near the subject," Platkin added. The man's name was being withheld, at least for the time being. State law and his own guidelines require Pla…
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Man Stabbed Both Parents Dead In Blood-Stained Barnegat Home: Cops
A 34-year-old New Jersey man has been charged with murder and related offenses in the stabbing deaths of his parents, authorities said. Police responding to a Lincoln Avenue home around 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, noticed blood on the door of the home and a man, later identified as Michael Mulgrew, walking away, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Moments later, a grisly discovery was made: Mulgrew's mom, Cheryl Mulgrew, 69, and dad, Eugene Mulgrew, 71, had been stabbed to death inside of the home, Billhimer said alongside Barnegat Township Police Chief Keith A. Ge…
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Had Online Sex With Minors, Then Shared It, US Homeland Security Agents Charge
UPDATE: Federal authorities have taken custody of an accused child porn trafficker from the Jersey Shore who they said had online sex with at least two minors he met on a social media app. Ocean County prosecutor’s detectives initially investigated Christopher Budelman, 36, of Brick, leading to an arrest in late September 2022. Following up on a referral from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the prosecutor's investigators learned that Budelman used the Kik Messenger App to upload and share images of child sexual abuse, authorities said at the time. F…
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Arsonist Left Trail Of Blood After Breaking Into Dad's Toms River Home: Prosecutor
A 45-year-old Ocean County man has been charged with breaking into his father's house, stealing a laptop and setting a fire inside the home, authorities said. John Voltolino, Jr., of Toms River, was charged with aggravated arson, burglary, theft, and criminal mischief, in connection with the incidents that occurred on Monday, Sept. 4, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Officers from the Toms River Township Police Department responded to a residence on Sun Valley Road for a report of a burglary. The homeowner reported that his son broke into the re…
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Boy Embedded In Windshield Airlifted, Bergen County Driver Charged: Ocean Prosecutor
An 11-year-old boy was flown to the hospital after he was struck by a 19-year-old Bergen County driver who authorities said tried to flee the Seaside Heights scene on foot. Giancarlos Fernandez, of Hasbrouck Heights, was heading west on Freemont Avenue at a high rate of speed in a 2012 Infinity G37, when he struck the boy riding his bike around 6:50 p.m. on Friday, May 26, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The boy became embedded in the windshield of the vehicle and was eventually thrown to the pavement, police said. The boy was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical…
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Newark Man Admits Assaulting Ex-GF On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Newark man has admitted to assaulting an ex-girlfriend on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Deshaun Porter, 29, of Newark, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and weapons offenses on Tuesday, April 4, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, On Nov. 6, 2020, at 9 a.m., Toms River police were called to an apartment on James Street for a report of a woman being held against her will by Porter, with whom she had been in a relationship, Billhimer said. Porter fled, he said. Police determined that Porter arrived at the apartment at app…
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'Crazy Rescue Ladies' Remain Free From Jail Even After Trying To Get Dogs Back: Prosecutor
Two women who call themselves "Crazy Rescue Ladies" and were found with nearly 180 animals in their Jersey Shore home can remain free from jail pending their trial — but they aren't allowed to visit animal shelters or pet stores, according to a new conditions implemented by an Ocean County judge. Motions filed by the Prosecutor’s Office to revoke the pre-trial release of Aimee Lonczak, 49, and Michele Nycz, 58, both of Brick Township, were denied by Judge Guy P. Ryan on Tuesday, Jan. 31, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The two were charged on Dec. 2, 2022, with …
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Driver Got Out To Look At Victim, 28, In Fatal Jersey Shore Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutor
A driver got out of his vehicle to look at the 28-year-old female pedestrian he struck as she lay in the roadway in Ocean County before driving off, authorities said. The crash occurred near Massachusetts Avenue and Route 70 around 2:10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23 in Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. A witness described the vehicle as a dark colored 2003-2009 Ford Explorer with damage to the front passenger side, including an inoperable passenger side headlight and hood damage. He fled on Route 70 toward Lakewood. The driver is described as a tall, thin, white…
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Jersey Shore Drug Dealer Gets 17 Years State Prison For Selling Cocaine, Heroin: Prosecutor
A 56-year-old drug dealer from Toms River has been sentenced to 17 years in New Jersey state prison, authorities said. John Williams must serve eight and one-half years before being eligible for parole, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Williams was sentenced on Wednesday, May 25. He was found guilty by a jury of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of heroin with intent to distribute, the prosecutor said. On Nov. 10, 2020, detectives from the Lakewood Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit observed Williams and a se…
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NJ Police Sergeant Left Handgun With Children: Prosecutor
A police sergeant on the Jersey Shore has been arrested after leaving a Beretta handgun with children, authorities said. Andrew Wahlberg, 50, of the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township, left the 9mm gun unsecured and accessible to juveniles on May 18, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Stafford Township Police Chief Thomas Dellane said. No other details were released about the incident. Wahlberg was charged with endangerment and released on Wednesday, May 25, pending a first appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.
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Carjacker's Anti-Semitic Jersey Shore Rampage Sparks Sadness, Outrage
Jewish communities around the world were left reeling following a series of anti-Semitic attacks against Orthodox Jews carried out by a carjacker on the Jersey Shore last week. All three victims of 27-year-old Dion Marsh's violent crime spree in Jackson and Lakewood were believed to have been Orthodox Jews. Marsh struck two pedestrians and stabbed a victim before his arrest on Friday, April 8, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was "saddened and outraged" by the attacks. “I am personally horrified at the cruelty with which the suspect alle…
Police & Fire
Accused Arsonist Set Forest Fires In 3 Jersey Shore Towns: Prosecutor
A Jersey Shore man was charged with 25 counts of aggravated arson in connection with fires set in wooded areas of Little Egg Harbor, Manchester and Lakewood, authorities said. Gregory Fullman, Jr., 32, of Manchester Township, was arrested on Monday for fires set between May 2021 and this month, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. An investigation revealed that Fullman was responsible for setting fires and destroying or damaging wooded areas in Little Egg Harbor Township on May 16, 2021, and December 8, 2021, Manchester Township on December 1, 2021,…
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Knife-Wielding Man Admits Stalking, Stabbing Woman In Jackson, Prosecutor Says
A 38-year-old Jersey Shore man has admitted to stalking and stabbing a woman last spring, authorities said. Michael Mahan, 38, of Ewing Township, pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated assault and making terroristic threats as well as driving while intoxicated according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. His guilty plea came in connection with several incidents on May 8 in Jackson Township, the prosecutor said. Mahan allegedly held a knife to the victim’s neck, threatened to kill her and then punched while holding the knife, slicing her face. Jackson Township polic…
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Jersey Shore Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Register Under Megan's Law
A 21-year-old Jersey Shore man was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender under Megan's Law, authorities said Wednesday Ralph Downey, Jr., of Manchester, was arrested on Sept. 28, after failing to meet his annual registration requirement with any law enforcement agencies, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Megan’s Law has required certain sex offenders to register with their local police departments whenever they move and/or change their residential address or place of employment since 1994. Failure to comply is a third-degree crime. Downey was lodge…
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Man Sentenced In Kidnaping Of Ex-GF At Gunpoint, Shooting At Jersey Shore Officer
A 31-year-old man from Connecticut has been sentenced to 14 years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with shooting at a police officer after a traffic stop, authorities said. Miguel Angel-Villegas, 31, of New Haven, reportedly threatened to kill his then-girlfriend if she didn't drive him from Connecticut to New Jersey, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. After making the victim give a Tuckerton police officer a fake name during the Nov. 21, 2019, traffic stop, Angel-Villegas forced the woman -- at gunpoint -- to speed away, Billhimer s…
Police & Fire
Woman Takes Off Running After Causing 3-Car Chain Reaction Crash In Ocean County, Police Say
A house and shed were damaged following a 3-car chain reaction crash caused by a speeding and wild driver Monday night in Ocean County, authorities said. Manchester police responded to County Route 571 and Lockhart Street where two of the three vehicles had slammed into a home around 11:05 p.m. Officers found a 2005 Toyota Tacoma on the front lawn of 1764 Lockhart St., with extensive front end and rear end damage. A 2010 Honda CR-V was sent into the garage and home of 1764 Lockhart St., with extensive rear end damage. Approximately 600 feet from the intersection of County Route 5…
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South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty In Howard Johnson Hotel Lobby Stabbing, Prosecutor Says
A 34-year-old man from South Jersey has admitted to stabbing a woman in the face during a fight at a Jersey Shore hotel, authorities said. Carles Bryant of Millville in Cumberland County pled guilty on Wednesday to attempted murder before Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski, according to the Ocean County prosecutor. The fight occurred in March in the lobby of the Howard Johnson Hotel in Toms River, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. When Bryant is sentenced on Oct. 13, the State will recommend a term of 15 years in New Jersey State Prison, Billhime…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Pair Supplied Heroin/Fentanyl In 16-Year-Old Boy's OD Death
A Jersey Shore couple was jailed in connection with an overdose heroin/fentanyl death of a 16-year-old boy last month, authorities said. David Belk, 45, and Stephanie O’Neill, 44, both of Little Egg Harbor, have been charged with strict liability, endangering the welfare of a child, and drug related charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Captain James Hawkins said. Belk and O’Neill supplied heroin and fentanyl to the 16-year-old boy, who was found unresponsive on the floor of an East Susquehanna Driver on July 3, authorities said. Responding officers administered li…
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Teenager Gets Probation In Shooting, Robbery
An 18-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been sentenced to probation in connection with a shooting, authorities said. Michael Jedziniak of Seaside Park was sentenced to a four-year suspended sentence on Monday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Jedziniak previously pled guilty to armed robbery and a weapons charge, Billhimer said on Tuesday. In lieu of incarceration at a juvenile corrections facility as requested by the county prosecutor, Superior Court Judge Kimarie Rahill imposed a term of 18 months probation under the supervision o…
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NJ Man Who Knifed, Shot Officers With BB Gun Indicted On Attempted Murder Charge: Prosecutor
A Lakewood man who knifed and shot a BB gun at police officers was indicted on attempted murder charges, authorities announced. Stanley Williams, 25, was indicted by an Ocean County grand jury on July 28, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The incident occurred at 7 p.m. on April 17, when officers responded to a disturbance at a Lisa Robyn Circle home, Billhimer said. As responding officers were trying to make contact with Williams, he attacked them with a knife, wounding both officers around the head and face, authorities said. Williams then barricaded himself in the home a…
Police & Fire
'No One Listened': Mom Says She Tried To Protect Son Before NJ Dad's Abuse Killed Him
A 29-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child in connection to his son's suspicious death, authorities said. Christopher Gregor of Barnegat reportedly surrendered to Barnegat police Friday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The boy, identified by his mom, Breanna Micciolo, as Englishtown's Corey, Micciolo, was only 6 years old. Micciolo has launched a Change.org petition, where she said she had been pleading with child protective services to help get him away from his abuser -- his father. "No one listened or hel…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Woman's Body Found On Jersey Shore Hiking Trail
Authorities have identified the woman whose body was found on a hiking trail in Ocean County Friday as a 41-year-old Seaside Heights resident. Megan Campana's body was found in a wooded area of the Barnegat Branch Trail near Country Line Road in Waretown, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean Township Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office were investigating. The incident is being investigated as a suspicious death. T…
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Jersey Shore Man Jumps From Caesars Colosseum Parking Garage
A 62-year-old man from Ocean County jumped to his death from an Atlantic City parking garage, authorities said. Patrol officers found the man next to the Caesars Colosseum parking garage on the first block of south Michigan Avenue. The unidentified victim, from Manahawkin, was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personal shortly after noon on Wednesday, police said. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Section spoke with witnesses who reported seeing the man intentionally jump, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. For anyone that needs assistance, o…
Police & Fire
82-Year-Old Woman Dead, 2 Police Officers Injured In Jackson House Fire
An 82-year-old woman died, a dog was missing and first responders were injured in a Jackson house fire Thursday night, authorities said. The blaze broke out around 8:45 p.m. at 10 Lehigh Blvd., which was fully engulfed in flames as firefighters responded, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Firefighters found the body of the 82 year-old victim in the downstairs portion of the home, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, Billhimer said. A second victim who jumped from the second story of the home to escape suffered minor injuries and a pet dog had not been accounted f…
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: Feds Drop DWI, Reckless Charges Against Springsteen, Judge Orders $500 Fine
A U.S. park ranger was wrong in charging Bruce Springsteen with DWI and reckless driving at Sandy Hook, a federal magistrate ruled following a highly-attended Zoom-conferenced hearing. Federal authorities dropped the first two charges against Springsteen due to a lack of sufficient evidence. The 71-year-old rocker did plead guilty to a law that took effect only last year -- for drinking alcohol on federal property at Sandy Hook – and was ordered to pay a $500 fine plus $40 court costs by U.S. Magistrate Judge Anthony R. Mautone. Asked when he could cough up the cash, Springsteen smil…
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Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook
A federal park ranger who arrested Bruce Springsteen after stopping the veteran rocker on the Jersey Shore reported that he “strongly” smelled of alcohol, had “glassy eyes” and was “visibly swaying back and forth” during a DWI field test. Springsteen also refused a breath test following the Nov. 14 stop at the Gateway National Recreation Area near the Sandy Hook Lighthouse shortly after 4 p.m., Park Service Officer R.L. Hayes wrote on a trio of summonses. “The Boss,” 71, reportedly was chatting with fans that sunny Saturday on the federally-owned, six-mile-long barrier split in Middletown b…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Fatal Jersey Shore Crash Is 'Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare'
The speeding driver in a head-on crash is now charged with manslaughter after a high school passenger in the other car died on Tuesday, authorities said. Michael Pillarella, 26, of the Manahawkin section of Stafford, has been newly charged with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and speeding, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Pillarella was driving north on Radio Road near Baltusrol Court in Little Egg Harbor at about 9:45 p.m. on Jan. 30 when he lost control of his car on a curve, crossed over the center line and struck a southbound vehicle, auth…
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Brick Police Give Holiday Breaks: Brake Light Gift Cards, Candy, Warnings
Motorists getting pulled over in Brick Township may be in for a surprise this holiday season. Instead of tickets, police officers from the Ocean County community are handing out gift cards and warnings only on minor vehicle equipment violations. So if a brake light is out, as shown on this video, Brick patrol officers are giving out a gift card to get it fixed, free of charge or the hassle of a court appearance. "2020 has been a tough year, to say the least," said Sgt. Jim Kelly, a Brick Police Department spokesman. "I’m sharing this with you because we believe it will help spre…
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Ocean Beach Drowning Victim Identified
A 43-year-old drowning victim found lying on a Jersey Shore beach has been identified, authorities said. The body of Jennifer Jack of Lavallette was found unresponsive on the beach along the waterfront, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. About 6 a.m. on Saturday, Toms River police, with help from New Jersey State Police and the Ocean County Sheriff's Department, recovered her body in the Ocean Beach section of the township. An autopsy concluded the cause of death to be drowning. “At this point in time, there’s no evidence to sugges…
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