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Body Found In Trunk ID'd As Missing NJ Man
A missing Ocean County man was identified as the man whose body was found in a vehicle's trunk in Lakewood, authorities said.
David Koscuik, 57, of Lakewood, was identified by Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer in a news release on Friday, Mar. 1.
Lakewood police found Koscuik's body in the trunk of a vehicle near Fairway Court at around 12:13 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28.
The National Center For Missing and Endangered listed Koscuik as missing in a Facebook post on Friday, Feb. 16. He was last seen in Brooklyn, NY, on Thursday, Feb. 8.
Manchester Township police said Kosc…
Jersey Shore Man Admits Anti-Semitic Rampage: Running Down Victims, Stabbing, Carjacking
A Jersey Shore man admitted in federal court on Thursday that he committed a series of violent assaults on members of the Jewish Orthodox community in and around Lakewood.
What became a rampage over roughly seven hours began when Dion Marsh, 29, of Manchester, dragged a "visibly identifiable" Orthodox Jew out of his car, beat him and sped off in the victim's vehicle on April 8, 2022, authorities said.
Marsh was driving a different car in the heavily Orthodox community hours later when he ran down victims in three separate incidents, attempting to kill each of them, U.S. Attorney for New Jer…
Alleged Serial Bank Robber, 67, Arrested On Jersey Shore: Police
Lakewood police arrested a 67-year-old man in connection with a June bank robbery and attempted bank robbery, authorities said.
Ivan Sevastianow, of Howell, was charged with robbing a TD Bank on June 30, Lakewood police said, and attempting to rob a local Wells Fargo bank.
He was facing similar charges in Old Bridge, police said.
On the afternoon of June 30, Sevastianow allegedly walked into the Wells Fargo located at 425 W. Kennedy Blvd. and handed a bank teller a note demanding money, Lakewood police said.
The teller denied his request, so he left the bank and proceeded to walk across t…
Lakewood Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault On Minor: Prosecutor
Norman Medina, 45, of Lakewood, was sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison for the aggravated sexual assault of a minor, authorities said.
Medina previously pleaded guilty to the offense on July 14, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
The case involved the sexual assault of a minor child in the defendant’s Lakewood home on several occasions when the child was between the ages of five and twelve, the prosecutor said.
The investigation, a collaborative effort, by the Lakewood Police Department, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, New Jersey State…
Police Raid Lakewood Religious School, Disperse Dozens Violating State Order
Lakewood police on Monday broke up another large gathering, this one at a religious, for violating a statewide coronavirus order, authorities said.
They charged building owner David Gluck, 42, and Abraham Haberfeld, 32, the building manager, with maintaining a nuisance after finding nearly three dozen people at Bais Horaah on Madison Avenue around 8:30 a.m., authorities said.
The building houses a school for Talmudic studies, a synagogue and a banquet hall, according to the Asbury Park Press.
It marked no fewer than seven gatherings dispersed by borough police over a week for vi…
Lakewood Couple Who Partied Amid Covid-19 Outbreak Charged With Child Endangerment
A Lakewood couple endangered five children by hosting a party that violated a state emergency ban on large gathering amid the COVID-19 outbreak, authorities charged.
Police broke up a crowd of 40 to 50 people, including children, who were gathered Sunday on the front lawn of an Alamitos Drive home, they said.
They charged the property owners -- Eliezer Silber, 37, and Miriam Silber, 34, -- with five counts of child endangerment (one for each minor), while issuing summonses for violating Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order banning large geaetherings, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley …
