Crime

On January 8, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Lacey Township Police Department was dispatched to a residence on Longwood Drive, Forked River, for a report of gun shots fired.

Jessica Bartky, 44, fired a gun at another person inside the home, police said.

Timothy J. Sauers admitted yesterday to violently stabbing a relative multiple times in 2023.

FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned a 22-count indictment against a former Middletown Township Police Department Sergeant for crimes related to multiple forms of abusing his authority as a law enforcement officer and the illegal possession of three types of narcotics, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Thursday.

On Monday, the Governor announced 33 pardons and 3 commutations. This is the first time Governor Murphy has used his pardon power.

PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted a shipment of a potentially dangerous tianeptine, known on the street as “gas station heroin,” at an international express consignment facility in South Jersey on December 4 that was destined to an address in Edgewater, N.J.

Residents in areas of North Jersey have been complaining about large drones hovering overhead for weeks.

If it seems that driving has been more dangerous lately, you're not wrong.

At least six people have lost their lives over the holiday weekend due to traffic incidents. Three of those six deaths occurred in Monmouth County.

FREEHOLD – This month marks three years since a jogger was attacked and sexually assaulted by a person unknown to her in a local park, and the investigation into the crime remains active and ongoing, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday