Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Toms River PD: Emotionally Disturbed Man Fired Gunshot Toms River PD: Emotionally Disturbed Man Fired Gunshot
Toms River PD: Emotionally Disturbed Man Fired Gunshot A 49-year-old man was taken into custody on Sunday evening after firing a gunshot in Ocean County, authorities said. Preliminary investigation found an emotionally disturbed resident fired one shot into the air and fled the scene, Toms River police said.  No one was hurt during the shooting, which occurred just before 6 p.m.  He was subsequently located and taken to Community Medical Center for further evaluation, police said. 

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
News
Brick Police Give Holiday Breaks: Brake Light Gift Cards, Candy, Warnings Brick Police Give Holiday Breaks: Brake Light Gift Cards, Candy, Warnings
Brick Police Give Holiday Breaks: Brake Light Gift Cards, Candy, Warnings Motorists getting pulled over in Brick Township may be in for a surprise this holiday season. Instead of tickets, police officers from the Ocean County community are handing out gift cards and warnings only on minor vehicle equipment violations. So if a brake light is out, as shown on this video, Brick patrol officers are giving out a gift card to get it fixed, free of charge or the hassle of a court appearance.  "2020 has been a tough year, to say the least," said Sgt. Jim Kelly, a Brick Police Department spokesman. "I’m sharing this with you because we believe it will help spre…

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Ocean Beach Drowning Victim Identified Ocean Beach Drowning Victim Identified
Ocean Beach Drowning Victim Identified A 43-year-old  drowning victim found lying on a Jersey Shore beach has been identified, authorities said.  The body of Jennifer Jack of Lavallette was found unresponsive on the beach along the waterfront, according to  Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. About 6 a.m. on Saturday, Toms River police, with help from New Jersey State Police and the Ocean County Sheriff's Department, recovered her body in the Ocean Beach section of the township.  An autopsy concluded the cause of death to be drowning. “At this point in time, there’s no evidence to sugges…

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Lakewood Father, 36, Arrested In 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Death Of 3-Month-Old Daughter Lakewood Father, 36, Arrested In 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Death Of 3-Month-Old Daughter
Lakewood Father, 36, Arrested In 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Death Of 3-Month-Old Daughter A 36-year-old man from Lakewood has been arrested in connection with the death of his infant daughter, who died of "shaken baby syndrome" on Tuesday, authorities said. David Smith has been charged with murder, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer  On Saturday, detectives from the Lakewood Township Police Department and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit responded to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood for a report of a 3-month-old girl purportedly found to be unresponsive by her father, David Smith, according to…

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Driver, 28, Gets 5 Years In State Prison For Fatal Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Jersey Shore Driver, 28, Gets 5 Years In State Prison For Fatal Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash
Jersey Shore Driver, 28, Gets 5 Years In State Prison For Fatal Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash A 28-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been sentenced to five years in state prison in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian, authorities said. Craig Menth, 28, of Barnegat was sentenced on Friday by Superior Court Judge Michael T. Collins on his earlier guilty plea to knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Menth pleaded guilty to the offense before Judge Collins on Jan. 27, Billhimer said. On Sept. 1, 2019, Brick Township police responded to Drum …

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Teenager Arrested In Ocean County Shooting Teenager Arrested In Ocean County Shooting
Teenager Arrested In Ocean County Shooting A 17 year-old juvenile was arrested by an Ocean County SWAT team on Tuesday night in connection with a shooting in Seaside Park, authorities said. The juvenile was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, robbery and several weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Seaside Park police responded to I Street about 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday on a 9-1-1 call for a reported shooting.  Patrol officers were met by witnesses to the shooting. A short time later, a white BMW pulled up to a marked Seaside Heights Police vehicle in the Borough&n…

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Toms River Man Conned Blind 'Friend' Out Of $100K Prosecutor: Toms River Man Conned Blind 'Friend' Out Of $100K
Prosecutor: Toms River Man Conned Blind 'Friend' Out Of $100K A Toms River man has admitted to stealing more than $100,000 from a 73-year-old blind woman, authorities said. Tyler Dietlmeier, 28, pleaded guilty to theft by deception and criminal coercion on Friday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  Toms River police initially received a complaint about Dietlmeier on Jan. 27, Billhimer said.  Dietlmeier had befriended, under false pretenses, the elderly blind woman who lived alone. An investigation found that starting in October 2019, Dietlmeier opened numerous credit card accounts in the vic…

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Brick Woman Who Stabbed Fiancé In Self-Defense Sentenced To Four Years Prison Brick Woman Who Stabbed Fiancé In Self-Defense Sentenced To Four Years Prison
Brick Woman Who Stabbed Fiancé In Self-Defense Sentenced To Four Years Prison A 28-year-old woman who stabbed her fiancé in self-defense was sentenced to four years in state prison, authorities said. Ciara Williams of Brick previously pleaded guilty on July 2 to reckless manslaughter for the Sept. 29, 2019, stabbing. She was sentenced on Wednesday by Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski.  Williams drove Dennis Power, 35, of Brick to Ocean Medical Center with a stab wound to his chest and then fled before Brick Township police arrivved, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Hospital staff found Power in the vehicle unconscious but b…

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Shot In Head Leaving Toms River Apartments Dies, 19 Man Shot In Head Leaving Toms River Apartments Dies, 19
Man Shot In Head Leaving Toms River Apartments Dies, 19 A 19-year-old Bayville man shot in the head leaving Toms River apartments over the weekend died of his injuries, authorities said. Javon Cutler of Bayville succumbed to his injuries at approximately 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Cutler was in the rear passenger's seat of a friend's car leaving the Toms River Apartments on Main Street on Sunday when he was shot around 8:15 p.m. by an unknown person, Billhimer and Toms River Township Chief of Police Mitch Little prev…

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Ocean County Man, 42, Admits Possessing Child Pornography Ocean County Man, 42, Admits Possessing Child Pornography
Ocean County Man, 42, Admits Possessing Child Pornography A 42-year-old man from Ocean County has admitted to possessing more than 1,000 child pornography images, authorities said. Michael Delia, 42, of Waretown faces four years in state prison on the charge, Ocean Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Delia pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child by possessing child pornography on Wednesday before Superior Court Judge Linda G. Baxter,  A January 2019 investigation by the county prosecutor's High Tech Crime Unit found an internet provider address belonging to Delia was being used to download child p…

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Forked River Trio Arrested With 9,800 Doses Of Heroin, Fentanyl Authorities: Forked River Trio Arrested With 9,800 Doses Of Heroin, Fentanyl
Authorities: Forked River Trio Arrested With 9,800 Doses Of Heroin, Fentanyl Three residents of Forked River have been arrested for dealing heroin and fentanyl in Ocean County, authorities said. Law enforcement officers searched three suspects' residences in Lacey Township -- seizing about 9,800 individual doses of heroin/fentanyl and five grams of unpackaged heroin/fentanyl, according to Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr.  Arrested on various drug possession and distribution charges were: Larry Negron, 44; Bryanna Negron, 24; and Saul Padilla, 42, all of Forked River. Local police joined the investigation wi…

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