SEASIDE HEIGHTS–Chief Thomas Boyd confirmed today that a stabbing took place shortly before midnight here at Hemingway’s Cafe at 612 Boulevard. A verbal altercation between two patrons resulted in a stabbing. The suspect then fled the scene and police were still searching for the person as of noon, Sunday. The victim suffered a stab wound [...]
SEASIDE HEIGHTS –The borough of Seaside Heights presented Prince Harry and Governor Chris Christie each with a set of pens made from wood from the destroyed boardwalk on Tuesday. In this photos, Special Events Coordinator Michael Graichen shows the pens to the Ocean Signal before presenting them to Prince Harry moments later.
MANCHESTER MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF POINT PLEASANT MAN IN LONG BRANCH MURDER FREEHOLD–A Manchester Township man is charged with the Robbery and Felony Murder of a Point Pleasant man found in the backyard of a Long Branch home, announced Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Alan Bienkowski, 54, of Pinecrest Manor, Manchester Township, [...]
Toms River– Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced that his office will apply to the New Jersey Supreme Court to hear a case in which an appeals court has refused to allow his prosecutors to introduce evidence at trial proving involvement in a crime consisting of phone communications between a husband (Teron Savoy) [...]
MANCHESTER–At 1:07 pm on May 16, a two vehicle crash occurred on NJ Route 70, at mile marker 43.1. A 1994 Toyota 4-Runner, being operated by Lee R Chism 3rd (age 30) of Pennsauken, NJ was traveling west on NJ Route 70, when his vehicle crossed the center line and entered into the east bound [...]
by Phil Stilton Earlier today, the Union County Homicide Task Force and the Clark Police Department issued an arrest warrant in the homicide of Joseph Galfy, Jr., which occurred in Clark, N.J. on May 12, 2013. The main suspect in the case was Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, a homeless man who was made famous on the [...]
by Phil Stilton SEASIDE HEIGHTS–Just in time for Memorial Day, the borough council has approved the hiring of five new full-time police officers. The five men had all served previously as special police officers to the borough during the summer season and were also employed during the borough’s recovery after Hurricane Sandy. Lawrence Mayberry, Michael [...]
TOMS RIVER–Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the results of an autopsy conducted by the Ocean County Medical Examiner in the Manchester Township, Anthony “Tony” Verdicchio case. The Medical Examiner’s autopsy, conducted Wednesday (May 15), found the victim’s cause of death to be from multiple blunt force traumas to the head and face. [...]
On Tuesday, the Jet Star Roller Coaster, the iconic image of Hurricane Sandy in Ocean County, was removed from the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The entire process took nearly 24 hours, but you can now watch it in just over one minute. See more pictures from the demolition and Prince Harry’s visit [...]
The following was provided by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office this afternoon: MANCHESTER – On Monday, May 13th at approximately 5:18 pm, the Manchester Township Police received a 911 call reporting a 76 year old male unconscious and not breathing. Upon arrival of Emergency Services personnel, it was determined that the manner in which the [...]