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Major Fentanyl Bust: Dealer Jailed, Another On The Run In Ocean County, Prosecutor Says Major Fentanyl Bust: Dealer Jailed, Another On The Run In Ocean County, Prosecutor Says
Major Fentanyl Bust: Dealer Jailed, Another On The Run In Ocean County, Prosecutor Says A month-long narcotics investigation in Ocean County led to the arrests of three people accused of distributing cocaine and fentanyl-laced pills, authorities said. Detectives identified a Dock Avenue residence in Ocean Township (Waretown) as a stash house used by Joelene Leck, 31, of Waretown, to store and distribute illegal narcotics, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced. On Feb. 25, detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean Township Police Department, and the U.S. Postal Inspector Service conducted surveillance on the residence an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Punches Tinton Falls Creep Recording Him, Gets An Apology In JCPenney Bathroom: Cops Man Punches Tinton Falls Creep Recording Him, Gets An Apology In JCPenney Bathroom: Cops
Man Punches Tinton Falls Creep Recording Him, Gets An Apology In JCPenney Bathroom: Cops A Central Jersey man has been charged with invasion of privacy after he was accused of using his cell phone to film another man in a restroom at the JCPenney department store in Wayne, authorities said. The incident occurred at the Wayne Towne Center store on Friday, Jan. 10, at approximately 1:30 p.m. when Wayne Police Officers Anthony Halko, John Nielsen, and Sergeant John Culic responded to reports of suspicious activity at the store, according to Detective Capt. Daniel Daly.  The victim told police he was in a bathroom stall when someone reached under the front door with a cell pho…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ghost Gun, 10 Rounds Of Ammo Seized From Man Fighting With Spouse At Wildwood Motel: Cops Ghost Gun, 10 Rounds Of Ammo Seized From Man Fighting With Spouse At Wildwood Motel: Cops
Ghost Gun, 10 Rounds Of Ammo Seized From Man Fighting With Spouse At Wildwood Motel: Cops A 47-year-old man who tried to disarm police officers was found with 10 rounds of ammo, a ghost gun, and more during a domestic dispute at a Wildwood motel on Monday, Sept. 2, Labor Day, authorities said. Police were called to the AA Heart of Wildwood Motel at 3915 Ocean Ave., around noon, where a man later identified as Rakesh Patel had tried to kick open the lobby door while fighting with his spouse, Wildwood police said. While searching the area, officers saw Patel try to leave the scene in a vehicle parked nearby. Shortly thereafter, Patel began physically fighting two officers, w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Robber Pleads Guilty In Incident That Left Victim With 4 Gunshot Wounds In Ocean County Robber Pleads Guilty In Incident That Left Victim With 4 Gunshot Wounds In Ocean County
Robber Pleads Guilty In Incident That Left Victim With 4 Gunshot Wounds In Ocean County A 33-year-old man pleaded guilty to robbery after he and another man shot the victim four times upon denying them even more money in Ocean County last fall, authorities announced. The victim stopped by a home on East Hudson Drive in Little Egg Harbor to visit Marc Manfredonia, of Little Egg Harbor, and Christopher Miller, 36, of Paterson, around 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2023, when Manfredonia and Miller forced the man out of the home and demanded money from him, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Miller pulled out a handgun and told the victim that he would shoot him if he did …

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by Cecilia Levine