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Monmouth County

Asbury Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For Asbury Park Murder Busted In Philly: Prosecutor Fugitive Wanted For Asbury Park Murder Busted In Philly: Prosecutor
Fugitive Wanted For Asbury Park Murder Busted In Philly: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Neptune City resident was arrested in Philadelphia for his role in a deadly shooting in Asbury Park last year, authorities announced Wednesday, July 15. On Thursday, Sept. 11, Asbury Park police responded to a shooting on the 100 block of Monmouth Avenue, and discovered two adult men with gunshot wounds, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Tyshan Small, 37, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital while the second victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries, Santiago said.  Following his arrest in Philadelphia, Jones was transported to the Monmouth County…

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by Sam Barron
South Brunswick, NJ
Police & Fire
South Brunswick Cop Learns Fate For Stealing From PBA: Prosecutor South Brunswick Cop Learns Fate For Stealing From PBA: Prosecutor
South Brunswick Cop Learns Fate For Stealing From PBA: Prosecutor A 53-year-old South Brunswick police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting to stealing $75,000 from his Policeman's Benevolent Association chapter, authorities announced Wednesday, July 1. Jason Gassman pleaded guilty to theft earlier this year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said.  An investigation into Gassman was launched after he stole bedding valued at $100 from an Ocean Township department store, Santiago said. Gassman had served as his local PBA's treasurer since 2009, stealing more than $75,000 over the last six years by using the chap…

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by Sam Barron
Howell-Farmingdale, NJ
Police & Fire
Auto Body Repair Owner From Howell Stole $42K From Insurers: Prosecutor Auto Body Repair Owner From Howell Stole $42K From Insurers: Prosecutor
Auto Body Repair Owner From Howell Stole $42K From Insurers: Prosecutor A 67-year-old Howell man was arrested and charged with stealing more than $42,000 from insurers at the auto-body repair shop he owned, authorities announced Tuesday, Jan. 13 Beginning in September 2023, Barry Barbella would deposit claim checks cut by insurance companies into a business account for the now-closed Franklin Auto Body, Inc. in Englishtown, despite performing no work on the corresponding vehicle, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Barbella did this at least six times, taking more than $42,265, Santiago said. Barbella used the money to fund payroll and cover perso…

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by Sam Barron
Asbury Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Asbury Park Man Threatened Witness In Homicide Trial: Prosecutor Asbury Park Man Threatened Witness In Homicide Trial: Prosecutor
Asbury Park Man Threatened Witness In Homicide Trial: Prosecutor A 21-year-old Asbury Park man was arrested and charged after he threatened a witness in a 2024 murder trial, authorities announced Friday, Dec. 5. An investigation into Jaisun Brown began at the conclusion of the sentencing of a defendant for a homicide following a 2024 trial, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Investigators  uncovered multiple communications by Brown toward  or publicly referencing the witness and their role in the homicide trial, that were either threatening or suggestively violent in nature against the witness, Santiago said. Brown is charged wi…

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by Sam Barron
Middletown, NJ
News
Another Female NJ Teacher Charged With Having Sexual Relationship With Student Another Female NJ Teacher Charged With Having Sexual Relationship With Student
Another Female NJ Teacher Charged With Having Sexual Relationship With Student Yet another New Jersey teacher has been accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. Julie Rizzitello, 36, submitted her resignation letter as a Wall Township High School teacher earlier this week amid being criminal charges stemming from the sexual assault of a student, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. The Brick Township resident has been charged with two counts of second-degree Sexual Assault, third-degree Witness Tampering, and three counts of fourth-degree Criminal Sexual Contact, Santiago said Thursday, July 4 alongside Wall Township Police Chie…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Identified In Deadly Pedestrian Crash On Jersey Shore Road Man Identified In Deadly Pedestrian Crash On Jersey Shore Road
Man Identified In Deadly Pedestrian Crash On Jersey Shore Road Authorities have identified the pedestrian who was killed by a minivan in Ocean Township earlier this week. Yefim Rotsenmar, 68, of Ocean Township died in the crash on West Park Avenue on Tuesday, Jan. 30, a spokesperson for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. Ocean Township police responded to the crash at around 5:49 p.m. The avenue was closed for several hours between Poplar Road and Cindy Lane. Investigators said Rotsenmar was crossing the avenue when he was hit by a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan heading west. A 53-year-old man was driving the min…

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by Chris Spiker
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Third Person Charged In 2016 Jersey Shore Murder Of 20-Year-Old Man Third Person Charged In 2016 Jersey Shore Murder Of 20-Year-Old Man
Third Person Charged In 2016 Jersey Shore Murder Of 20-Year-Old Man A third person has been arrested in the shooting death of a Bradley Beach man nearly eight years ago, authorities said. Stephon Keys, 31, of Neptune Township, was already in state prison in a separate case when he was served his charges, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced on Friday, Jan. 12.  Quashon McDuffie, 30, of Long Branch, and Knaliek Joshua, 31, of Asbury Park, were charged in the killing on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Neptune Township police responded to a shooting on Seventh Avenue on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, just before 8:30 p.m. Officers found 20-year-ol…

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by Chris Spiker
Middletown, NJ
News
Monmouth County Girl Shows Strength Through Major Surgeries Monmouth County Girl Shows Strength Through Major Surgeries
Monmouth County Girl Shows Strength Through Major Surgeries A valiant, Monmouth County 5-year-old girl has maintained her strength through a series of major surgeries, her family says. Charli has endured an open heart surgery, two brain surgeries and countless more over the years, her aunt Mathyer Meghan of Freehold wrote on this GoFundMe page. The youngster again has landed in the hospital, and this time, medical experts are puzzled. "This current hospitalization has her team scratching their heads," the GoFundMe page reads. "A high fever that just won’t break and a blood transfusion." Charli's mother, Monica, is starting a new job and …

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
News
Jersey Shore Man Stole $61K from Appliance Repair Shop: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Stole $61K from Appliance Repair Shop: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Stole $61K from Appliance Repair Shop: Prosecutor A Bayshore man has been criminally charged with stealing more than $61,000 from a local appliance repair company that he managed financial matters for, authorities said. Eduardo “Edward” Murillo, 46, of Keyport is charged with theft by unlawful taking and identify theft, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Purporting to be highly experienced in accounting, Murillo began handling the personal and financial business of the victim and his company, based in Matawan, Santiago said. Analysis of financial records revealed that on various dates between …

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Lifestyle
NYC Teacher-Turned-Dog-Walker Living In Monmouth County ‘Puts The Pups First’ — And It Pays NYC Teacher-Turned-Dog-Walker Living In Monmouth County ‘Puts The Pups First’ — And It Pays
NYC Teacher-Turned-Dog-Walker Living In Monmouth County ‘Puts The Pups First’ — And It Pays A former teacher who gave up his position to launch a dog-walking company that’s soon expanding to Monmouth County says he “always puts the pups first" — and it certainly pays. Michael Josephs, 34, used to work as a movement teacher for children who were neurodiverse at a school in Manhattan, he tells Daily Voice. Meanwhile, Parkside Pups came to fruition in 2019 after Josephs rescued his own black lab Rhodesian Ridgeback mix, Willy, aka “the pup who inspired it all." “I trained him very young in Prospect Park and we would be out there every single day,” says Josephs, who was raised in Ea…

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by Valerie Musson
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Thought He Was Chatting With Teenage Girl: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Thought He Was Chatting With Teenage Girl: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Thought He Was Chatting With Teenage Girl: Prosecutor A Burlington County man has been arrested and charged with seeking a sexual encounter with an underage girl, authorities said. Hazleton Newman, 31, of Chatsworth, was charged with luring, child endangerment and attempted sexual assault on a minor, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation revealed that Newman was attempting to set up a sexual encounter with who he believed to be a 14-year-old girl via electronic platforms and other forms of communication, Santiago said. Newman remains detained in the Monmouth County Correctional …

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
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
Middletown, NJ
News
Office Worker Stole Nearly $3M From 2 Jersey Shore Employers: Prosecutor Office Worker Stole Nearly $3M From 2 Jersey Shore Employers: Prosecutor
Office Worker Stole Nearly $3M From 2 Jersey Shore Employers: Prosecutor A woman from Howell who was criminally charged last month with swindling a former employer out of more than $2.2 million has been additionally charged with stealing more than $67,000 from her next employer, authorities said. Donna Cook, 52, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, forgery and false uttering, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. After news coverage of Cook’s January arrest circulated, her next employer, a Shrewsbury-based excavating company, reviewed its financial records – and discovered that from early November 2021 into e…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
News
Jersey Shore Crash Victim Hospitalized, Numerous Car Fires & Power Outages Reported Jersey Shore Crash Victim Hospitalized, Numerous Car Fires & Power Outages Reported
Jersey Shore Crash Victim Hospitalized, Numerous Car Fires & Power Outages Reported One serious crash, power outages and multiple car fires were reported along the Jersey Shore late Tuesday, authorities said. In Marlboro, first responders from Monmouth County freed a trapped motorist from their car near 126 Crine Road after it struck a tree shortly before 6 p.m., according to initial reports. The crash victim was being taken to Jersey Shore University Hospital in Neptune, reports said. About 7:15 p.m., a major power outage was reported in Marlboro that also briefly knocked out electricity at the Marlboro Police Department, reports said. The power outages darkened numerous …

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
News
Asbury Park Man, 20, Arrested On Attempted Murder Charges For High School Stabbings Asbury Park Man, 20, Arrested On Attempted Murder Charges For High School Stabbings
Asbury Park Man, 20, Arrested On Attempted Murder Charges For High School Stabbings A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with Tuesday's near-fatal stabbings outside Asbury Park High School, authorities said. Jadon Carter, 20, of Asbury Park, has been arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder and fourth degree unlawful possession of a weapon, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said on Wednesday. At about 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, the Asbury Park Police Department responded to the area of Asbury Park High School on the report of a fight. Officers arrived to find two victims, ages 17 and 18, with stab woun…

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
NJ Marine Experts Rescue Stranded Seals NJ Marine Experts Rescue Stranded Seals
NJ Marine Experts Rescue Stranded Seals Several injured seals have been rescued and are recovering at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in South Jersey, authorities said. A stranded harbor seal with a gaping bloody wound under his left front flipper and an open injury on the same flipper was found on the beach in Strathmere in Cape May County on Feb. 4. “Our veterinarian was able to surgically remove the affected digit, preserving the use of his front flipper,” according to a Facebook post by the center in Brigantine. “His wounds are healing very well, and he is now eating on his own and gaining weight.” Injuries to seals can i…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Respond To Gunfire In Asbury Park Police Respond To Gunfire In Asbury Park
Police Respond To Gunfire In Asbury Park Police responded to a report of shots fired in Monmouth County. Shots reportedly were fired early Thursday afternoon near Washington Avenue, according to initial reports. Police were on the lookout for a silver Toyota that was in the area at the time of the shooting. Multiple shooters were believed to be inside the Toyota, according to an unconfirmed report. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig