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Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Brick Twp. Woman Steals Money, Cigarettes In Berkeley Crime Spree: Prosecutors
A Brick Township woman was accused of pulling a knife on a Berkeley Township store clerk and trying to break into another business, authorities said. Jessica Napolitano, 37, was arrested in Lakewood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Berkeley police responded to a robbery report at The Corner Store on Ocean Gate Drive at around 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Officers learned that a woman who pulled out a knife at the register demanded money and cigarettes. Store employees gave them to her before she le…
Police & Fire
Benjamin Gibber Arrested
An Ocean County man was accused of strapping a fake explosive device to a utility pole near a synagogue, authorities said. Benjamin Gibber, 29, of Lakewood, was charged with third-degree creating a false public alarm. Lakewood police announced his arrest in a news release on Friday, Mar. 15. Officers responded to the pole near the intersection of Fourth and Forest avenues at around 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. The intersection is near the Satmar Shul synagogue. The state police bomb squad also responded to the scene. "After extraction, it was determined that the device was ine…
Police & Fire
Timothy Hannold Dies At Ocean County Recycling Center
Services have been set for a father of two who was killed in a workplace incident at the Ocean County Northern Recycling Center. Timothy Hannold, 50, had entered a container being moved at the recycling center on Towbin Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 31, Lakewood Police Capt. Greg Staffordsmith said in a statement. Workers unaware of Hannold's presence tried to "upright the dumpster," causing the doors to shift and pin Holland up against an inside wall, Staffordsmith said. Hannold died as a result of the incident, police said. Affectionately known as "Timmy" or "Ripper," Hannold's obi…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car Monday evening, Jan. 8 in Lakewood, police said. The crash happened on New Hampshire Avenue around 6 p.m., Lakewood Police Capt. Gregory Staffordshire said. Investigators were actively trying to locate next of kin. No further details were provided.
Police & Fire
Lakewood Lumber Yard Fire
A fire tore through a Lakewood lumber yard on Monday evening, Jan. 8, as first reported by The Lakewood Scoop. Footage from the outlet shows flames shooting from the scene shows flames ripping through the structure at Ocean Avenue (Route 88) near Monmouth Avenue, just before 5 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Lakewood Scoop (@thelakewoodscoop) View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Lakewood Scoop (@thelakewoodscoop) Lakewood police Capt. Gregory Staffordshire said…
Police & Fire
Driver Runs Stop Sign, Collides With School Bus In Lakewood: Police
An SUV blew through a stop sign and was struck by a school bus in Lakewood, authorities said. There were no children on the bus at the time of the crash. The collision occurred at about 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at the intersection of Oak Street and Towbin Avenue, Lakewood police said. Shmuel Fink, 29, the driver of a 2022 Ford Explorer, failed to observe the stop sign located at the southeast corner of Towbin Avenue. As he entered the intersection he was struck by a school bus that was traveling east on Oak Street, police said. Fink was issued a motor vehicle summons for Failur…
Police & Fire
Road Rage Leads To Gunfire On Jersey Shore: Police
A road rage incident ended with the firing of a gunshot at a car in Lakewood, authorities said. Around 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, Lakewood Police Officer Daniel DeBartolomeis responded to the area of Cross Street and Massachusetts Avenue to meet with the victim of a reported road rage incident. DeBartolomeis met with a 22-year-old Lakewood man who stated that the incident started at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Route 70 after he accidentally cut the other driver off. As the two continued traveling north on Massachusetts Avenue the unidentified suspect fired…
Police & Fire
Homeless Man Found Dead In Lakewood
A homeless man was found dead in Lakewood, authorities said. The man's body was found at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday April 25 near a tent along railroad tracks. An investigation is ongoing but it appears the man died of a drug overdose, according to a Lakewood police spokesman.
News
Convicted Jersey Shore Sex Offender Who Collected 1,000 Child Porn Images Admits Grooming Girl
A convicted sex offender living in Ocean County who collected more than 1,000 child porn videos -- after convincing more than two dozen underage girls to record some of them – took a guilty plea in federal court on Wednesday, authorities said. Samuel Schwinger, a 37-year-old British national living in Lakewood, was on 10-year probation for similar offenses out of Brooklyn when he posed as an 11-year-old girl to groom another pre-teen in Oklahoma in 2019, a federal complaint says. "I'll send you a vid of what I'm wearing now and then u send me of u and then my turn again k?" Schwinger texted…
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Antisemitic Graffiti Found At Lakewood Religious Schools, Authorities Say
Antisemitic graffiti was found on two girls' religious schools in Lakewood, authorities said on Friday, Nov. 4. But the graffiti was unrelated to "credible" statewide threats made against New Jersey synagogues that led the FBI to issue an alert Thursday, Nov. 3, Lakewood police and other Ocean County authorities said. “This (graffiti) incident is currently under investigation and there is no evidence to indicate that there is any connection with the FBI warning,” the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. Lakewood Captain Gregory Staffordsmith said, "The criminal mischief in…
Police & Fire
Six Children Attacked By Fox In Lakewood: Report
Six children were attacked by a fox in separate incidents throughout the day Tuesday, Aug. 30 in Lakewood, The Lakewood Scoop reports. The first incident happened around 10 a.m., while the child was playing at the John Street playground around 10 a.m. The child was hospitalized and released. Another child was jumped by the fox on Rose Park Circle around 7:15 p.m. Fifteen minutes later, three children were bitten in their yard on Regal Court. Finally, at 9:40 p.m., another child was bitten while at the John Street playground. Lakewood Police Capt. Greg Staffordsmith said all children w…
News
Lakewood Officer Charged With Punching Player, Fracturing Face At Men's Softball Game: Report
A Lakewood police officer was charged with aggravated assault after punching another player in the face and breaking a bone during an adult softball game, NJ Advance Media reported. Patrick Carney, 50, has been charged with aggravated assault and attempt to cause significant bodily injury, the outlet said, quoting a criminal complaint from Berkeley police. The incident stemmed from a physical fight between players on opposing teams, causing the victim to undergo surgery June 15, the outlet said. Neither Lakewood nor Berkeley police answered a Daily Voice request for comment. Click h…
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Driver Assaults Orthodox Man In Lakewood Road Rage Incident (
Video
): Report
A road rage incident involving an Orthodox Jewish man being assaulted by another driver was captured on video, according to The Lakewood Scoop. While it was not clear exactly what happened leading up to the incident, witnesses told TLS that a black man got out of his car to scream at the Jewish driver then grabbed his phone. Police are investigating a road rage incident caught on video in Lakewood pic.twitter.com/96x57AwJVG — The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) June 1, 2022 The black man was captured assaulting the Jewish man on camera and later apparently got in his car and left, tos…
News
Feds Charge NJ Man With Hate Crimes For Series Of 'Blood Bath' Assaults On Orthodox Jews
UPDATE: An antisemitic Jersey Shore man who authorities said warned of a “blood bath” before an hours-long spree of violent attacks on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood has been charged with federal hate crimes. Dion Marsh, 27, of Manchester, originally was charged locally with three counts of attempted murder and bias intimidation after police said he ran down two men and stabbed another in the chest last weekend. U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced on Wednesday, April 20 that his office and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division…
Police & Fire
Police ID Lakewood Driver Killed In Route 9 Crash
A 32-year-old man from Lakewood was killed in a collision on Route 9, authorities said. The crash occurred just after 8 a.m., Wednesday, March 9 on Route 9 at Courtney Road, according to Lakewood police spokesman Capt. Gregory Staffordsmith. An Infiniti G37, driven by a 23-year-old Lakewood Township man, was headed north on Route 9 when a Chevy Impala attempted to make a left turn onto Courtney Road, Staffordsmith said. The Impala turned in front of the Infiniti, causing a crash that led the Infiniti to strike a nearby traffic signal, he said. The Impala driver, identified as Mark Mandel,…
News
Pedestrian Struck By Car On Jersey Shore: Developing
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Lakewood, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash was reported at about 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at Princeton Avenue and East Kennedy Boulevard, initial reports said. Hatzolah EMS was transporting a victim to Jersey Shore University Hospital, an unconfirmed report said. Lakewood police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Plow Employee Who Splashed Lakewood Orthodox Jews With Snow Fired: Report
A snowplow worker slammed on social media for tossing snow onto a pair of unsuspecting Orthodox Jewish men has been fired from his job, NJ Advance Media reports. Donny Klarmann posted then deleted the video, which shows the plow driver dumping a load of snow onto the men walking to Saturday services then driving away. One of the workers can be heard chuckling. The man's employer, Waste Management, issued a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 1: “While the incident did not involve a company vehicle or company equipment, the employee associated with this social media post is no longer employed with W…
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Lakewood Snowplow Driver Splashing Slushy Snow Onto Orthodox Jews Under Investigation
A snowplow operator was suspended after a video was posted on social media showing a pile of slushy snow being tossed onto a pair of Orthodox Jewish people walking in Lakewood, NJ Advance Media reported. The original story about Saturday's incident -- now under investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and Lakewood police -- was broken by The Lakewood Scoop. A spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office confirmed the joint investigation for Daily Voice. The video shows the plow's operator driving on a snow-covered street as two men in traditional Orthodox Jewish attire…
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Tickets Issued In Lakewood School Bus Crash, 6th Crash Since September: Police
A Lakewood school bus carrying three children collided with a car in which both drivers were ticketed, authorities said. Two people in the car were hospitalized. It was at least the sixth school bus crash in Lakewood this school year, according to prior news accounts. The buses are operated by Jay's Bus Service based in Lakewood. At approximately 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, Lakewood Police Officer Tymur Zavalnyuk responded to Ocean Avenue and Jessica Court to investigate a motor vehicle crash involving the school bus that was transporting three students. Zavalnyuk was advised that a 2013 Ni…
News
Lakewood Suffers 5th School Bus Crash This Fall, Reports Say
A head-on school bus crash occurred Thursday night in Lakewood, police said. It was at least the firth school bus crash in Lakewood this fall, police said. Two school bus crashes happened on Thursday according to Parch, the fourth and fifth since mid-September. In a crash about 9 p.m. Thursday on River Avenue, a 2019 Ford Expedition collided with a 2020 Dodge Challenger which allegedly struck a school bus head-on, police said. There were no serious injuries, police said, but the driver of the Challenger suffered ankle pain and was treated at a local hospital. …
Schools
Video Shows Lakewood School Bus Smash Parked Cars
A bus filled with Lakewood school children was captured on video plowing into two cars after careening into a moving vehicle on Central Avenue. Video published by The Lakewood Scoop captured the second part of the crash, where the bus hits the parked cars. The bus pushed one parked car out of its path on impact, and rams another car parked along Glen Avenue then came to a stop. The bus driver suffered a possible medical problem before losing control, according to Lakewood police. No one was hurt in Wednesday's crash, police said. Click here for more from The Lakewood Scoop.
Police & Fire
Lakewood Pair Nabbed In Cocaine Sweep, Brick Police Say
Two alleged drug dealers have been arrested in Ocean County, authorities said. After a multi-agency investigation, Brick police reportedly made four warranted searches that resulted in two arrests in connection with a drug investigation in Brick and Lakewood townships, a police spokesman said on Monday. Residential search warrants were made on Laurel Avenue in Brick and in the Wood Lake Manor and High Point Complexes in Lakewood, according to Sgt. Jim Kelly. One warranted search was made on a vehicle, according to Kelly. James Brown Jr., 40, of Lakewood was arrested for possession with int…
News
Hundreds Evacuated As Fire Destroys Lakewood Grocery Store, Reports Say
A grocery store in Lakewood was destroyed by fire on Sunday, authorities said. First responders were called to the two-alarm fire at 357 Squankum Road about 4:30 a.m., initial reports said. A two-story building, including Picnic grocery store, was reported fully engulfed by fire when Lakewood police arrived, reports said. There was heavy fire and heavy smoke visible as firefighters arrived. Nearby apartments were evacuated due to the threat of fire spreading, reports said. About 250 people were evacuated, Lakewood News Network reported. The fire was brought under contr…
Police & Fire
Lakewood Fugitive Accused Of Luring 16-Year-Old Girl Surrenders, Police Say
Lakewood police on Sunday night announced the arrest of a man who they say tried luring a 16-year-old girl who recorded the whole incident on her phone last month. Julio Anchia, 40, of Lakewood, surrendered to local authorities Sunday afternoon, two days after he was identified as a suspect, police said. Anchia is accused of trying to lure the girl into his vehicle with the intent of engaging in sexual acts at the Highpoint Condominium Complex on March 31, authorities said. "The victim, who was not only smart enough to refuse his advances, thought quickly enough to surreptitiously record t…
News
Covid-
19: Possible Outbreak Among Lakewood Police Linked To Funeral Of 23-Year-Old Officer
Several Lakewood police officers are self-quarantining after attending a fellow officer's funeral where they came in contact with a case of coronavirus, authorities said. The department learned of the positive test late Monday afternoon and has asked officers to quarantine as a precaution, a spokesman for Lakewood Police told NJ Advance Media. Lakewood Police Captain Gregory Staffordsmith said that none of the quarantined officers have tested positive, and that they will continue to be monitored. Officer Nicklas Shimonovich, 23, died in an off-duty motorcycle crash in his hometow…
Police & Fire
Asbury Park Teen ID'd, Charged With Shooting Near Brick High School
An Asbury Park teenager has agreed to be prosecuted as an adult in last year's shooting outside an Ocean County high school, authorities said. Alonzo Legrande, who is now 18, was charged as an adult on Thursday with four counts of attempted murder and weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Legrande was 17 when the crimes occurred, Billhimer said, and as a juvenile offender, his name was not released. But he has voluntarily waived Family Court jurisdiction, the prosecutor said. Brick Township police were called to Brick Memorial High School on Oct. 22, 2019, at…
Police & Fire
Toms River Man Gets Seven Years In Prison For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Involving Lakewood Teenager
A 31-year-old driver from Ocean County has been sentenced to seven years in state prison in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian, authorities said. Alexander Politan pleaded guilty on Feb. 25 to leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and driving with a suspended license, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Politan of Toms River was sentenced on Wednesday by the Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan. Ryan also suspended Politan's driving license for six months. Lakewood Police were called at about 9:20 p.m. on Oct. 4, 2019, on&nb…
Police & Fire
Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party
A pair of Brick Township police officers breaking up a wild house party and street revelers were struck by a vehicle -- sending one of the officers to the hospital, authorities said. Darius Edwards, 24, of Brooklyn, fled in a white Mercedes Benz after hitting Brick Officer Joseph Riccio and a detective overnight Monday, Sgt. Jim Kelly later said. Riccio was treated for a knee injury at Ocean Medical Center, while the detective was not injured, Kelly said. Initial responding officers estimated there were more than 400 partygoers at the Atlantic Drive home of Michelle Cicchill…
Police & Fire
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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