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Asbury Park Man, 85, Who Ran Over Neighbor After Jealous Fight Gets 10 Years: Prosecutor Asbury Park Man, 85, Who Ran Over Neighbor After Jealous Fight Gets 10 Years: Prosecutor
Asbury Park Man, 85, Who Ran Over Neighbor After Jealous Fight Gets 10 Years: Prosecutor An 85-year-old Asbury Park man has been sentenced to 10 years in a New Jersey state prison for a fatal hit-and-run crash, authorities said. Johnny Westbrook had admitted to running over a neighbor after they fought over an ex-girlfriend, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. During a pre-trial hearing, Westbrook admitted to stalking the victim -- 63-year-old Daniel Rivera -- striking him with his Ford Explorer and dragging him several feet before leaving him to die, prosecutors said. Westbrook must serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before becom…

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Philly Man, 42, Gets 19 Years In State Prison For $130K Central Jersey Cellphone Store Robbery Philly Man, 42, Gets 19 Years In State Prison For $130K Central Jersey Cellphone Store Robbery
Philly Man, 42, Gets 19 Years In State Prison For $130K Central Jersey Cellphone Store Robbery A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 19 years in state prison for his role in a 2016 robbery of an AT&T cellphone store in Monmouth County, authorities said. Anthony Clark, 42, was convicted of first-degree armed robbery in February after a five-week trial, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Clark was sentenced on Wednesday afternoon by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Ellen Torregrossa-O’Connor.  Clark was additionally convicted of criminal restraint, possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, theft of movable property and receivin…

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Middletown Police Officer Admits Lying About On-Duty Crash Middletown Police Officer Admits Lying About On-Duty Crash
Middletown Police Officer Admits Lying About On-Duty Crash A 33-year-old former Middletown police officer admitted to falsifying the report on an on-duty crash in his police car, authorities said. Thomas E. Foster was assigned to a road repair project on Cedar Avenue in Middletown July 3, when he crashed into a telephone pole while reversing out of a parking spot, near his home, a few blocks away from the road work, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. An investigation found that Foster had actually backed the cruiser into a parked pickup truck on Cedar Avenue, damaging both vehicles, the prosecutor said. Foster, w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Jersey Shore Social Media Stalker Walks Free From Jail Authorities: Jersey Shore Social Media Stalker Walks Free From Jail
Authorities: Jersey Shore Social Media Stalker Walks Free From Jail A 26-year-old man from Neptune Township charged with stalking multiple women on social media was released from Monmouth County Jail this week on time served and good behavior, authorities said. Wayde M. Delhagen of Wayside Road pleaded guilty on Jan. 28 to burglary and four counts of stalking, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a statement. Delhagen had been locked up in the Freehold jail since his arrest last June, authorities said.  Delhagen's charges stem from an investigation launched last year after he harassed multiple women through social media, ultima…

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by Jon Craig