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COLD CASE: Information Wanted In 1996 Killing Of Jersey Shore Convenience Store Owner COLD CASE: Information Wanted In 1996 Killing Of Jersey Shore Convenience Store Owner
Cold CASE: Information Wanted In 1996 Killing Of Jersey Shore Convenience Store Owner Police in Monmouth County are looking for help finding whoever killed a convenience store owner nearly 30 years ago, authorities said. In a news release on Thursday, Mar. 28, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said law enforcement is looking for new information about the 1996 death of Smita Amin Patel. The 35-year-old from Tinton Falls was killed inside the Little Brown Jug convenience store at the Gables Shopping Center on Route 33 in Neptune City. Investigators said Patel and her husband were co-owners of the store that's across the street from Jersey Shore University M…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Fugitive In Jersey Shore Shooting Arrested In Georgia: Prosecutor Fugitive In Jersey Shore Shooting Arrested In Georgia: Prosecutor
Fugitive In Jersey Shore Shooting Arrested In Georgia: Prosecutor A fugitive allegedly responsible for a shooting in Neptune City has been arrested in Georgia, authorities said. Andre Paul, 27, of Ocean Township is charged with first-degree attempted murder, hindering apprehension and weapons offenses, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Shortly before 11 p.m. on May 22, members of the Neptune City Police Department responded to the Brighton Arms apartment complex on West Sylvania Avenue for a report of shots fired.  Police found no injuries, but found that multiple vehicles and an apartment unit in …

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by Jon Craig
News
Office Manager Charged With Stealing $146K From Jersey Shore Employer: Prosecutor Office Manager Charged With Stealing $146K From Jersey Shore Employer: Prosecutor
Office Manager Charged With Stealing $146K From Jersey Shore Employer: Prosecutor A woman from Neptune Township has been charged with stealing more than $146,000 from her former employer, authorities said. Jodi L. Vanaman, 47, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago.  The charge is the result of an investigation by the MCPO Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Bureau, initiated by a referral from the Neptune City Police Department.  The investigation revealed that at various times from 2016 into 2021, while employed as an office manager for All Coast Service, a heating an…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Neptune City Police Officer Arrested Teenager, Then Sent Sexually Suggestive Texts Prosecutor: Neptune City Police Officer Arrested Teenager, Then Sent Sexually Suggestive Texts
Prosecutor: Neptune City Police Officer Arrested Teenager, Then Sent Sexually Suggestive Texts A Neptune City police officer is accused of sending sexually suggestive texts to an 18-year-old girl that he had just arrested, authorities said. Damien Broschart, 29, of Howell was charged with cyber harassment and hindering apprehension of oneself after a joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Neptune City Police Department, according to Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Broschart is a five-year veteran law enforcement officer who has been suspended without pay from his Neptune City job. “Once the Neptune City Police Department learned …

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by Jon Craig