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Children Ambushed Gym Class With Toy Guns In Toms River, Hitting 26 Students: Police Children Ambushed Gym Class With Toy Guns In Toms River, Hitting 26 Students: Police
Children Ambushed Gym Class With Toy Guns In Toms River, Hitting 26 Students: Police Four children were charged after more than two dozen students at an Ocean County school were hit by beads fired from high-powered toy guns, authorities said. Officers received a report of 26 students at Toms River Intermediate School South who were shot by Orbeez guns at around 2:40 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, the Beachwood Police Department said in a news release. It happened while the students were walking around an outdoor track during gym class. Orbeez guns or blasters are powerful water guns that shoot out small, colorful beads instead of water. Police nationwide have warned parents …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Sent Texts With Racial Slurs, Threats: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Sent Texts With Racial Slurs, Threats: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Sent Texts With Racial Slurs, Threats: Prosecutor A 44-year-old man from Ocean County is accused of texting another man with racial slurs and threats, authorities said. Walter Maxim, of Beachwood, was charged with three counts of bias intimidation, terroristic threats, stalking, and harassment, according to Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan. On Monday, Oct. 23, an individual appeared at Beachwood Police Department Headquarters to report that he and members of his family had been the victims of bias-related threats and communications.  The victim stated that his son attends school outside the state of New J…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
COVID: Irate NJ Dad Snuck Into Elementary School After Refusing To Bring Child Home, Police Say COVID: Irate NJ Dad Snuck Into Elementary School After Refusing To Bring Child Home, Police Say
COVID: Irate NJ Dad Snuck Into Elementary School After Refusing To Bring Child Home, Police Say A New Jersey father who refused to pick his child up from school after a COVID-19 exposure followed contractors into the building and began shouting at school officials Wednesday, local police said. It was only after officials at the Beachwood Elementary School told John Wehrle they would have to contact the Department of Child Protection if he didn't bring the student home that he ultimately agreed. Wehrl took to Facebook to defend himself: I only went this far because I should be able to ask questions. And if a school is telling you your child needs to quarantine there should be a plan o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ocean County Couple Arrested For Drug Dealing, 2,400 Heroin Bags Seized Ocean County Couple Arrested For Drug Dealing, 2,400 Heroin Bags Seized
Ocean County Couple Arrested For Drug Dealing, 2,400 Heroin Bags Seized Authorities in Ocean County have arrested a couple accused of drug dealing and seized 2,400 bags of heroin. John Vaughn, 47, and Jennifer Vuono, 38, of Beachwood, were arrested on several drug dealing charges, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer  Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force and the Beachwood Police Department Detective Bureau identified a residence in Beachwood being used to store and distribute heroin, Billhimer said. On Dec. 18, authorities made a warranted search at a Beachwood residence.…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Police, Ocean Sheriff's Officers Rule Out 'Shots Fired' In South Toms River UPDATE: Police, Ocean Sheriff's Officers Rule Out 'Shots Fired' In South Toms River
Update: Police, Ocean Sheriff's Officers Rule Out 'Shots Fired' In South Toms River UPDATE: Police and multiple Ocean County Sheriff's Department units responded to a report of shots fired on Thursday night, authorities said. Upon arrival, officers met with a woman who said that "an unknown person knocked on her door at which time she heard what she believed to be gunshots,"  South Toms River police said in a statement. On Friday afternoon, the incident turned out "to be unfounded at this time," police said. Three shots were heard about 9 p.m. on the 200 block of Ardmore Ave., according to initial, unconfirmed reports. A thorough investigation by South Toms Riv…

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by Jon Craig