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Jersey Shore Woman, 48, Indicted For Murdering Wife With Wine Chiller, Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore Woman, 48, Indicted For Murdering Wife With Wine Chiller, Prosecutor Says
Jersey Shore Woman, 48, Indicted For Murdering Wife With Wine Chiller, Prosecutor Says A 49-year-old woman from the Jersey Shore has been indicted in connection with the fatal bludgeoning of her wife last year, authorities said. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus of Brick Township was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday on murder and weapons charges, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The charges come in connection with the death of the suspect's 32-year-old spouse, Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus, at their Creek Road home on May 17, 2020, Billhimer said. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus' weapons charges relate to her allegedly using a wine container…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Man Busted For Distributing Child Porn, Arrested At Work Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Man Busted For Distributing Child Porn, Arrested At Work
Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Man Busted For Distributing Child Porn, Arrested At Work An Ocean County man was arrested for distributing child porn, authorities announced Wednesday.  An investigation into Luis Castaneda-Contreras, 33, of Brick Township, was launched after police got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (NCIC), Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Detectives executed a court-authorized search warrant on Castaneda-Contreras home on Wednesday, where multiple electronic devices that contained images of child porn…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Brick PD: Teens Arrested In 'Shots Fired' Incident Brick PD: Teens Arrested In 'Shots Fired' Incident
Brick PD: Teens Arrested In 'Shots Fired' Incident An 18-year-old from Brick and a juvenile have been arrested in connection with Monday's shots fired incident, authorities said. About 1 p.m., police officers from Brick Township were called to Creek and Sawmill Roads on a report of gunfire. A caller said they heard several shots fired in the area, police said. Nasir Williams was arrested charged with obstruction the administration of justice and was being held in Ocean County Jail, police said. The second arrest involved an unidentified juvenile. The juvenile was charged with obstruction, possession of stolen property,, possess…

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by Jon Craig
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Brick PD: Teens Arrested In 'Shots Fired' Incident Brick PD: Teens Arrested In 'Shots Fired' Incident
Brick PD: Teens Arrested In 'Shots Fired' Incident UPDATE: An 18-year-old from Brick and a juvenile have been arrested in connection with Monday's shots fired incident, authorities said. About 1 p.m., police officers from Brick Township were called to Creek and Sawmill Roads on a report of gunfire. A caller said they heard several shots fired in the area, police said. Nasir Williams was arrested charged with obstruction the administration of justice and was being held in Ocean County Jail, police said. The second arrest involved an unidentified juvenile. The juvenile was charged with obstruction, possession of stolen property,,…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Lakewood Man Arrested With 1,800 Doses Of Heroin Prosecutor: Lakewood Man Arrested With 1,800 Doses Of Heroin
Prosecutor: Lakewood Man Arrested With 1,800 Doses Of Heroin A 34-year-old man from Lakewood has been arrested in connection with selling heroin, authorities said.  James Wallace was charged with possessing and intending to distribute heroin after a warranted search of his home on Thursday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. During the search, law enforcement seized approximately 1,800 dosage units of heroin and nearly $2,300 in cash, Billhimer said. Billhimer cited the cooperative efforts of detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Lakewood Township Police Departme…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Central Jersey Man Secretly Video-Recorded Women, Teenage Girl In Bathroom Prosecutor: Central Jersey Man Secretly Video-Recorded Women, Teenage Girl In Bathroom
Prosecutor: Central Jersey Man Secretly Video-Recorded Women, Teenage Girl In Bathroom A 54-year-old man from Monmouth County has been arrested after secretly video-recording five women and an underage girl in an Ocean County bathroom, authorities said. Michael Mattina of Matawan used a hidden camera to record the victims and then posted their video images on two adult web sites, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio said. The crimes occurred in a residence in Brick Township, they said. Mattina was charged with five counts of invasion of privacy and distribution of obscene materials, they said. In connection with…

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by Jon Craig
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Brick Woman Stabbed Fiancé Dead In Self-Defense, Authorities Say Brick Woman Stabbed Fiancé Dead In Self-Defense, Authorities Say
Brick Woman Stabbed Fiancé Dead In Self-Defense, Authorities Say A 27-year-old Brick Township woman admitted stabbing her fiancé in the chest last year and then driving him to the hospital before he died, authorities said. Ciara Williams pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter on Thursday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said, adding that it was done out of self-defense. There was a history of domestic violence at the couple's apartment, authorities said. Williams' original murder and weapons charges were dropped in exchange for her guilty plea to manslaughter, authorities said. Her fiancé, 35-year-old Dennis Powers, also of …

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by Jon Craig
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Brick Police Seize 250 Folds Of Heroin, Arrest Trio On Multiple Drug Charges Brick Police Seize 250 Folds Of Heroin, Arrest Trio On Multiple Drug Charges
Brick Police Seize 250 Folds Of Heroin, Arrest Trio On Multiple Drug Charges A pair of Ocean County police departments teamed up on a series of arrests involving heroin, crack, marijuana and other illegal drugs, authorities said. Over the past two weeks, detectives from the Brick Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit worked alongside detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force in a joint investigation. Detectives witnessed multiple drug sales which led to two motor vehicle stops in Lakewood, Brick police said in a statement on Tuesday. Lakewood police assisted with the stops. One stop resulted in the arrest of Aliana T. …

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by Jon Craig
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Wine Chiller Murder: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Wife's Killing Extradited From Texas Wine Chiller Murder: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Wife's Killing Extradited From Texas
Wine Chiller Murder: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Wife's Killing Extradited From Texas A Brick Township woman accused of killing her spouse by bashing her in the head with a wine bottle chiller last month was extradited from Texas to face murder charges, authorities said Tuesday. U.S. Marshals and FBI agents captured Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus, 48, on May 20 in Houston after local authorities obtained a warrant for her arrest in the killing of Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus, 32. She was processed at Brick Township police headquarters on Tuesday before being taken to the Ocean County Jail, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer  and Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio said in a joint a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CAUGHT! Jersey Shore Woman Sought In Wife's Killing Captured In Texas CAUGHT! Jersey Shore Woman Sought In Wife's Killing Captured In Texas
Caught! Jersey Shore Woman Sought In Wife's Killing Captured In Texas U.S. Marshals and FBI agents captured the 48-year-old Jersey Shore fugitive wanted in her spouse's killing, authorities said. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus, 48, of Brick was apprehended Wednesday in Houston, Texas, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio said in a statement. Gavilanez-Alectus is wanted in connection with the death of Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus, 32, who was struck and killed by a wine container on Sunday, they said. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus was ultimately tracked down in Texas and taken into custody by law enforcement in H…

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by Jon Craig
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SEEN HER? Jersey Shore Woman Sought In Wife's Killing SEEN HER? Jersey Shore Woman Sought In Wife's Killing
Seen HER? Jersey Shore Woman Sought In Wife's Killing Authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 48-year-old woman from Brick Township in connection with Sunday's murder of her spouse, law enforcement officials said. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus, 48, of Brick Township, was charged with killing Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus, 32, at their home using a wine container, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio said in a statement. Gavilanez-Alectus also was charged with possessing a weapon, they said. "It is our understanding that they were married,'' Bryan Huntenburg, a spokes…

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by Jon Craig
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'Suspicious Death' Probed In Brick 'Suspicious Death' Probed In Brick
'Suspicious Death' Probed In Brick Middlesex County and Brick Township authorities are investigating the death of a woman. The woman's death is "suspicious," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio said in a statement. But they said no more about the woman or how she died. Brick Police were called to the woman's home on Creek Road at noon on Sunday where they discovered her body, they said. "This is an active and ongoing investigation. There is no immediate danger to the public at this time," they said in the statement. The Ocean County Prosecutor's Major Crime Unit, the Oc…

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by Jon Craig