DWI Check Point In Sea Bright On Friday Night

Sea Bright: The Monmouth County #DWI Task Force will conduct a checkpoint from 9p Fri – 1a Sat on Ocean Ave. Task force members & officers from the Sea Bright PD will pull vehicles from the NB lanes into the Sea Bright Boro parking lot to determine the driver’s sobriety. #mcponj pic.twitter.com/qWhYt2kkw2

— Monmouth Prosecutor (@MonCoProsecutor) July 11, 2019

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Source: Asbury Park Shooter Is Still At Large

The 16 year old boy arrested in connection with the shooting in Asbury Park following the 4th of July fireworks on Thursday night did not shoot the two women who were injured in the incident, according to a source within the law enforcement community. The shooter, “a second gun,” is still at large, the source told MMM.

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16 Year Old Male In Custody For Asbury Park Independence Day Shooting

A 16 year old male has been arrested for shooting two people on the Asbury Park boardwalk on Thursday evening following the 4th of July fireworks, according to an announcement by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

Two women suffered non-life-threatening injuries.  A 55 year old female employee of a boardwalk business was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment.  A 25 year woman who was walking on the boardwalk sustained a minor injury and refused treatment at the scene.

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DWI Checkpoint in Wall Township Friday Night

WALL Twp: The Monmouth County #DWI Task Force will conduct a checkpoint Friday 10p thru 2a Sat on Route 138. Task force members and Officers from the @WallPolice will pull vehicles from the westbound lanes into the Dental office parking lot to determine driver’s sobriety. #mcponj pic.twitter.com/0wi9rvdRYg

— Monmouth Prosecutor (@MonCoProsecutor) July 5, 2019

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Report: Shooting Mars 4th of July Celebration in Asbury Park

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A 16-year-old juvenile is in custody following a shots fired incident on the boardwalk in Asbury Park last night leaving two people injured. The shooting occurred about 9:58 p.m. on the Asbury Park boardwalk in the area of 1st and Ocean avenues.https://t.co/anGYNbUWdF

— Monmouth Prosecutor (@MonCoProsecutor) July 5, 2019

A shooting that resulted in at least one injury occurred after the fireworks in Asbury Park on Thursday night, according to a report at AsburyParkSun.com

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Conditions of Barton Cross-Tierney’s Release

Barton Cross-Tierney II, the 29 year Ocean Township man charged with Luring, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Promoting Obscenity to a child, is free and enjoying his presumption of innocence pending trial, so long as he avoids all contact with his alleged victim, checks in with authorities bi-monthly,  has no contact with any person under the age of 18 and stays off the internet, according to Christopher Swendeman, Public Information Officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Read the rest of this entry »

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DWI Checkpoint At Asbury Circle Tonight

ALERT: The Monmouth County #DWI Task force will conduct a checkpoint to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and or drugs. The checkpoint will run from 10pm Fri thru 2am Sat on Hwy35, from the NB lanes off the Asbury Circle to determine driver’s sobriety. #DriveSober pic.twitter.com/DSWrWgdakH

— Monmouth Prosecutor (@MonCoProsecutor) May 17, 2019

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Prosecutor To Investigate Ocean Township Property Tax Fraud

Councilman John Napolitani does not deny the fraud when give the opportunity

Councilman John Napolitani did not deny that he is the member of the governing body who directed favorable treatment from the tax department for friends of the community

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating allegations that a member of the Ocean Township governing body had Stephen Gallagher (no relation to this blogger), the Township’s Chief Financial Officer, instruct employees of the Tax Department to remove properties of friends of the community, according to an announcement by Councilman Rob Acerra.

The allegations were made in a lawsuit by Meredith Nelson, Deputy Director of Finance, and first reported by MMM.

Acerra released a letter sent to the Prosecutor requesting the investigation and said he confirmed that the allegations would be investigated.

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Bayshore Heroin Ring Busted

A network of people distributing 20,000 bags of heroin per month throughout the Monmouth County Bayshore and been broken up by law enforcement. Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced this morning that 32 people have been charged in “Operation Finished Business.” A 16 month long investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies has resulted in 28 arrests while four defendants remain at large.

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Colts Neck Murder Defendant Gets New Attorney, Pleads Not Guilty

Asbury Park Press pool photo

Paul Caneiro, the 52 Ocean Township man accused of brutally murdering his brother Keith and Keith’s family last November before setting their Colts Neck home ablaze in an ill fated attempt to hide his crimes, was arraigned in Monmouth County Superior Court this morning, according to an announcement on Twitter by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

Caneiro pleaded not guilty to all 16 counts of his indictment, including quadruple murder, before Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley in Freehold.

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