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Jersey Shore Special Cop Charged 120% Interest On Loans To Brazilian-Americans: Prosecutor
A former Special Law Enforcement Officer (SLEO) in Long Branch has been arrested and charged with several financial crimes targeting members of the local Brazilian-American community, authorities said.
Bruno Lopes-Ferreira, 30, is charged with criminal usury, engaging in the business of criminal usury, and possession of usurious loan records, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said on Friday, Nov. 10.
The investigation found that Lopes-Ferreira, of Long Branch, operated an illegal money loaning operation, with victims saying they took out loans from him and were c…
Fugitives Arrested After Shooting On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
Two fugitives from Monmouth County have been arrested by U.S. Marshals in a shooting, authorities said.
Michael O’ Rourke, 31, of Asbury Park, has been charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree attempted murder and weapons offenses, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago.
Brianna L. Graziano, 27, of Tinton Falls, was charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and first-degree attempted murder, Santiago said.
On June 12, at approximately 2:15 a.m., Long Branch police responded to Matilda Terrace apartments fo…
Pair Indicted In 3 Shootings On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned a 31-count indictment against a man and a woman charged in connection with three attempted murders, authorities said.
Kahniaha X. Dean, 25, of Neptune Township and Ishawn A. Collazo, 26, of Long Branch are both charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and several weapons and drug offenses, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey.
Dean was charged individually with aggravated assault and making terroristic threats, Linskey said.
At approximately 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, 2021, Neptune police res…
Jersey Shore Man, 22, Gets 35 Years In Prison For Fatally Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend, 16
A 22-year-old man from Long Branch has been sentenced to 35 years in state prison for stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death, authorities said.
Distraught over their recent breakup, Bryan Cordero-Castro allegedly called and texted the 16-year-old's phone more than 200 times in the hours leading up to her fatal stabbing, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
After killing Madison Wells on Sept. 8, 2018, Cordero-Castro unsuccessfully tried to escape from police, Gramiccioni said.
Cordero-Castro, of 4th Avenue in Long Branch, was sentenced on Friday b…
State Police: Monmouth County Pair Arrested For Armed Robbery, 100 Vehicle Break-Ins
A pair of men from Monmouth County have been arrested for armed robbery and breaking into about 100 vehicles, authorities said.
Mario Mondragon, 21, of Long Branch and Genaro Guzman, also 21, of Shrewsbury Township are accused of committing the robberies and burglaries in five municipalities between April and June, New Jersey State Police said.
State Police detectives with the Troop “C” Criminal Investigation Office along with members of the Eatontown Borough Police Department, Tinton Falls Police Department, Ocean Township Police Department and Long Branch Police Department, identifi…
