Category Archives: Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Office Manager Charged with Stealing $146K from Employer

An area woman has been charged with stealing more than $146,000 from her former employer over the course of about five years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

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Prosecutor: Human Remains Identified as Missing Teen from 1972

On Easter Sunday, April 2, 1972, 16-year-old Nancy Carol Fitzgerald sat down for dinner with her family in North Jersey.

The next day, she disappeared, and was never seen or heard from again.

Following an intensive long-term investigation involving numerous interviews and extensive DNA analysis, human remains recovered near the Henry Hudson Bike Trail in Atlantic Highlands in 1988 have now been positively identified as belonging to Nancy. Though, precisely how and why she died still remains unknown.

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Prosecutor: Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Jail Drug Dealing Conspiracy

A Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) officer pleaded guilty in connection with the distribution of narcotics to inmates within the jail, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said on Wednesday.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Charged with Promoting Prostitution of Teen

A local man has been arrested and charged with promoting the prostitution of a child, criminal sexual contact, child endangerment and various related charges in connection with the alleged prostitution of a teen at Tinton Falls motel, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: 30-Year-Old Man Found Guilty of 2018 Bias-Driven Murder of Longtime Area Photo Journalist, EMS Volunteer

A 30-year-old man has been found guilty of murder, bias intimidation and related charges in connection with the 2018 random attack and killing of a stranger solely because of the victim’s race, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.  

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Prosecutor: Lengthy Stand-Off Ends in Surrender of Robbery Suspect

A local man who engaged in a lengthy standoff with police after allegedly committing an armed robbery at a pharmacy surrendered peacefully late last night and remains in custody, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.  

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Prosecutor: Red Bank Man Arrested in ‘Upskirting’ Photo Incidents

A Red Bank man has been charged with taking “upskirting” photos of at least two women in a local supermarket last month and then fleeing from police when they tried to arrest him, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday. 

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Prosecutor: Red Bank Regional HS Teacher Arrested, Charged with Sexual Assault of Former Student

A Red Bank Regional High School English teacher has been arrested and charged with sexual assault in connection with having an alleged long-term sexual relationship with a former student starting while she was enrolled at the school, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Former Monmouth Beach Contractor Gets Two Years’ Probation for Theft

A Monmouth Beach man, former owner of a residential construction company, has been sentenced to two years’ probation after he pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from a client who had hired him to build a single-family home in Ocean Township, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Virginia Pair Arrested, Charged in September Home Invasion

Two Virginia residents have been arrested and charged with conspiring to orchestrate a September armed home invasion and robbery, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: 27-Year-Old Man Charged with Attempted Murder in October Shooting

An area man has been arrested and charged in connection with an October shooting in West Long Branch and left one victim injured, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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