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Police: Rowan University Students Vandalized NJ Town's Christmas Display Causing $6K In Damages
A pair of Rowan University students were charged with vandalizing a South Jersey town's Christmas display and a local parking garage last week, totaling nearly $6,000 in damage and repairs, authorities said.
Matthew Lubicky, 19, of Delran, and William Fowler, 19, of Demarest, were charged with obstruction, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief in connection with the Dec. 4 Glassboro incident, police said.
Fowler was also charged with resisting arrest.
Police responded to Glassboro Town Square where witnesses said a man was seen climbing the Christmas tree, removed the star at the t…
Authorities: Asbury Park Police Officers Admit Vandalizing Complainant's Vehicles Last Fall
An Asbury Park police officer and a former city Special Law Enforcement Officer have admitted to vandalizing vehicles owned by someone who filed an internal affairs complaint against them, authorities said.
Asbury Park Police Officer Stephen Martinsen, 31, and former Special Officer Thomas Dowling, 27, both of Asbury Park pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.
They had been charged with criminal mischief for vandalizing two vehicles, one in Ocean Grove and one in Asbury Park, between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Sept. 3, 2019, Gramiccioni said.
Dowli…
Central Jersey Man, 34, Arrested For Vandalizing Churches, Worship Halls
A 34-year-old man from Middletown was arrested in connection with multiple acts of vandalism at houses of worship in the township, authorities said.
Natalee A. Hamilton, 34, was charged with criminal mischief, resisting arrest and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, Middletown Police Chief R. Craig Weber said.
The suspect smashed out church and other worship hall windows with rocks in separate incidents between June 1 and July 26, Weber said. Locations victimized included Westminster Presbyterian Church, New Monmouth Baptist Church and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s …