Police Report: Theft, DWI, Assault, Disorderly, Criminal Mischief, Marijuana Possession

The following May criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

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Retro Fair Haven Day & Forever Friends

Fair Haven Day 2015 with lifetime friends
Photo/Elaine Van Develde

Fair Haven Day is now a new tradition in the community.

So, on the cusp of Saturday’s eighth Fair Haven Day, we look back to the third, the Fair Haven Day of 2015, and remember a bond of friendship that started in the small 1.7-square-mile borough that will always be home to many.

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Prosecutor: Cop Pleads Guilty to Impersonation/ID Theft While on Duty

A police sergeant has forfeited his post and future public employment after pleading guilty to impersonation/identify theft, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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A Toast of Remembrance: Fair Haven’s Joe T.

Everything’s gonna be alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Nobody’s gotta worry ’bout nothing
Don’t go hitting that panic button
It ain’t near as bad as you think
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright

Kenny Chesney ~ Everything’s Gonna Be Alright

They called him Joe T. He never hit the panic button. And he was more than alright … with a smile, a nod, a laugh and a reassuring pat on the back.

He was a loving husband. He was a devoted dad. He was a dedicated volunteer. He was a calming presence. He was a jokester. He was a beacon of hope, inspiration, fun and laughter. He was a loyal friend. He was just plain, no-nonsesense full of life. And, last year, he lost his life. But, longtime Fair Havenite and Fire Department/First Aid Squad guy Joe Truex lives on in the memories he made with purpose. He was toasted by loved ones in a “never forget” tribute party on Friday night, the one-year anniversary of his death, organized by his wife, Ethel Hodgkiss Truex.

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Prosecutor: 20-Year-Old Facing Criminal Charges After Saturday Shooting

A Monmouth County man is facing criminal charges following a shooting incident in Keansburg late Saturday night, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Monday.

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Scene Around: Cooking Up a Recipe for Success with RFH Grad Chef Rossi

Chef Rossi and her book at Barnes & Noble
Photo/courtesy of Rossi

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate, chef, radio host and author extraordinaire Chef Rossi has had a double heaping helping of notoriety lately. And it’s not junk food — more like sweet gourmet success to savor.

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In Memorium: Rumson Mom, Doris Becker Crow, 89

Take the time to share your love and blessings with those around you. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.  Finally, please don’t forget to call your mother! She worries!

The family of Doris Becker Crow

Share love. Be kind. Understand. Call your mother. Those were mantras that Doris Becker Crow emulated. The longtime Rumson mom and Marco Island, Florida resident passed away at 89 at her Rumson home on May 31 surrounded by her three boys.

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Prosecutor: Two Men & Juvenile Charged with Attempted Murder

Two men and a juvenile are charged with attempted murder and other offenses following an exchange of gunfire in Neptune, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

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Prosecutor: Motorcyclist Dies in Collision

A motorcyclist has died as the result of a collision with a construction vehicle Monday morning in Neptune Township, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

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Clean Ocean Action: The Anti-Fracking Fight & the NESE Pipeline

Clean Ocean Action gathers with area officials to protest the NESE pipeline on May 31.
Photo/Clean Ocean Action

Friday was a day for hundreds of area residents, elected officials, business owners, volunteers championing environmental action to gather with Clean Ocean Action (COA) at Bayshore Waterfront Park, in the Belford section of Middletown, and call on NJ Gov. Phil Murphy to permanently deny all permits for the Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Pipeline.  

Clean Ocean Action maintains that the 23.4-mile project would “rip Raritan Bay in half, contaminate waters, kill marine life and destroy decades of efforts to improve waterways.” 

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