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Police & Fire
Office Manager Charged With Stealing More Than $100K From Jersey Shore Law Firm
An Ocean County was arrested Friday for stealing more than $100,000 over the course of eight years from the law firm she was working for, authorities said Monday. Patricia Vaughn, 62, of Toms River, made numerous unauthorized transfers from the Wall Township office's various accounts to its operating account while working there from 2011 through 2019, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Vaughn hid the transfers by creating fake bank statements, and used the additional money from the account to give herself unauthorized salary increases and paychecks, total…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID 31 Busted In ATM Thefts In Monmouth County -- And Only Eight Are NJ Residents
They flooded New Jersey by the dozens, mostly coming from the Bronx and Brooklyn armed with bogus debit cards. They nearly returned home with tens of thousands of dollars stolen from ATMs throughout the state. Police in a half dozen counties stopped them, though. Here’s a snapshot of several theft crews captured in Monmouth County on Tuesday: A total of 29 adults, two juveniles; Eight from New Jersey. (broken down by county below) Two suspects from Teaneck and one from Hackensack in Bergen County Two from Union County and two from Newark in Essex County; One from Mountain Lakes in Morris …
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash ID'd As Former Wall Township EMT
Authorities have identified the 26-year-old motorcyclist who died in a Wall Township crash. Kenneth B. Sosnowski, of Lavallette, lost control of the bike while on the ramp from Route 138 east to Route 35 north, Tuesday night, Wall police said. Sosnowski crashed around 10 p.m., and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. According to his LinkedIn page, Sosnowski was a squad member of Wall's first aid squad from 2014 to 2018. Anyone with information can contact Wall police Lt. Chad Clark at 732-449-4500 extension 1143 or cclark@wallpolice.org.
Lifestyle
Top-Rated Jersey Shore Brunch Spots Make Mother's Day Happen At Home
Mother's Day won't be the same for many this year, with restaurants closed for dining during the COVID-19 pandemic. But several eateries in Ocean and Monmouth counties are happy to make it happen at home. These are the highest-rated area brunch spots, according to Yelp -- and they could all really use some support! C&G’s County Cafe, Bayville: With a perfect 5/5-star Yelp rating, C&G’s Country Cafe in Bayville tops our list. The quaint and simple eatery has a small-town atmosphere with a menu chock full of hearty brunch staples like fresh omelets, fruit-topped pancakes and …
Police & Fire
Police: Jersey Shore Driver Shatters Car Windows With Steel, Glass Ammo In Slingshot Spree
A Wall Township man drove around town shattering car windows with a slingshot, said police who arrested him. Officer Chris Mason arrested Mark Shatkus, 35, Tuesday night after he smashed the rear passenger window of one driver on Allaire Road and the front passenger window of another on Belmar Boulevard near Route 35 using steel and glass projectiles, police said Wednesday in a statement. Shatkus, who drove around in an SUV, also shattered the front passenger window of a car parked in a lot off Belmar Boulevard, they said. No injuries were reported. Police charged Shatkus with aggravated …
Police & Fire
Port Redding Man, 30, Killed In Monmouth County Garden State Parkway Crash
A 30-year-old man from Port Redding died in a two-car crash along the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. State police identified the man killed near the Monmouth Service Area in Wall Township at 10:24 a.m. as Patrick A Elhalaka Glendola and Wall firefighters were called to milepost marker 99.9 northbound, a state police spokesman said. Elhalaka was pronounced dead at the scene, the spokesman said. An occupant of the other vehicle, Tresy M. Thomas of Bayville was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The cause of the collision is under investigation, authorities said.
Police & Fire
State PD: One Dead, Another Injured In Monmouth County Garden State Parkway Crash
One person was killed and another seriously injured in a two-car crash on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Glendola Fire Department, Wall Township firefighters and EMS were called to milepost marker 99.9 northbound -- near the Monmouth Service Area -- at 10:24 a.m., a state police spokesman said Monday afternoon. A gray BMW and red Toyota had collided, the spokesman said. One of the car's occupants was pronounced dead at the scene, Lt. Theodore Schafer said. An occupant of the other vehicle was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, Schafer said, but it had not been rep…
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Shrewsbury Man Admits Sexual Assault Of 7 Pre-Teen Children
A Shrewsbury man admitted on Tuesday that he sexually assaulted seven juvenile victims -- all under the age of 13 -- between 2008 and 2018, authorities said, and now faces 18 years in state prison. Victor Mejia-Salinas, 46, of Shrewsbury, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual Assault, three counts of second-degree sexual assault and two counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said. The charges stem from three separate indictments that resulted from joint investigations by the Monmo…
Police & Fire
Probation Officer Admits Extorting Sex From Woman, Faces 10 Years In Prison
A 48-year-old probation officer admitted to sexually assaulting a woman he supervised while she was in drug court and threatening to send her to jail. Henry C. Cirignano of Wall Township, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault by coercion and one count of official misconduct during a hearing in Superior Court of Ocean County in Toms River before Judge Wendel E. Daniels. Monmouth County prosecutors recommend Cirignano spend up to 10 years in state prison for official misconduct when he is sentenced on April 17. His plea deal with the prosecutor’s office calls for him to forf…
News
320 EMS Workers Will Lose Their Jobs When Monmouth Ocean Hospital Services Folds
A major Emergency Medical Services company in Wall Township will begin shutting down after 42 years of operation on April 1. The shutdown of Monmouth Ocean Hospital Services Corp. (MONOC) affects 320 employees, according to this W.A.R.N. notice issued by the state Department of Labor. MONOC, a non-profit company and healthcare co-operative, provides ambulance and other services to 13 acute care hospitals in New Jersey. In a Jan. 23 letter to company workers, Jeff Behm, MONOC's president and CEO, said the company was closing due to “a challenging financial environm…
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