Category Archives: Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Company Manager Charged with Pilfering $2.2 M From Employer

The office manager of a Tinton Falls-based construction company has been criminally charged with swindling her employer out of more than $2.2 million over the course of seven years, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.  

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Prosecutor: 29-Year-Old Arrested, Charged in String of Bank Robberies

A 29-year-old Monmouth County man has been arrested and charged with committing a series of bank robberies in three area towns over the course of the past month, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Middletown Woman Arrested, Charged with Husband’s Murder

A Middletown woman has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and unlawful weapon possession in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband at the couple’s home, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Authorities Investigating Bullet Projectile Unearthed Near School

Monmouth County authorities are investigating a Hazlet incident and asking for public input.

About the incident, from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office …

Hazlet police this morning responded to Cove Road Elementary School after being notified by school officials regarding the recovery of a bullet projectile near the school building. Hazlet Police contacted the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, members of which responded to assist.

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Prosecutor: Man Indicted for Two Home Invasions, Aggravated Sex Assaults

A 34-year-old Monmouth County man has been indicted on 13 counts of robbery, burglary, sexual assault, weapons and terroristic threats charges stemming from two September home invasions, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced.

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Prosecutor: Eight Area Men Indicted on Child Porn Charges

Two more area men have been indicted on child sexual abuse charges stemming from online pornography incidents, bringing the total number of indictments of this kind within the several weeks to eight, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: 85-Year-Old Gets 10 Years for 2018 Fatal Hit-and-Run

An 85-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to the aggravated manslaughter of a man he struck and killed with his vehicle in 2018, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Tuesday. 

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Prosecutor: Former Cop Pleads Guilty to Meth Production

A former Long Branch Police officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to various offenses related to the manufacturing of methamphetamine at his home in May, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced.

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Prosecutor: Two Convicted in Connection with 2019 Drive-By Double Shooting

Two men have been convicted of charges stemming from a 2019 drive-by double shooting in Asbury Park, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Friday.     

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Prosecutor: Area Man Gets 10 Years for 2017 Arson & 2018 Shooting Incident

A former Holmdel man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with a 2017 arson and the 2018 firing of a weapon into a township business, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Friday.

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Major Cocaine Distribution Ring Busted: 24 Arrested; 19 from Monmouth County

A cooperative four-month multi-jurisdictional investigation by authorities at various levels culminated in the dismantling of three alleged cocaine networks responsible for the import of more than three kilograms of cocaine per week into the Ocean, Monmouth, and Middlesex Counties. Nineteen of those arrested are from Monmouth County, with two facing dealing charges, a release from Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.

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