Category Archives: Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Authorities Seek Public’s Input in Solving 2022 Murder

Authorities are asking any witnesses to a fatal 2022 Neptune shooting, that they believe may be connected to a shooting incident the same day and in the same area, to come forward, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Man Charged with Aggravated Assault in DWI-Related March Accident

An Ocean County man has been arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault in connection with an allegedly alcohol-fueled March accident that left a woman and her son injured in Wall Township, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Wall Township Police Chief Sean O’Halloran jointly announced on Thursday.  

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Prosecutor: MCCI Inmate Pleads Guilty to Supplying Drugs that Caused Fatal Overdose

A Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) inmate has pleaded guilty to providing a fellow inmate with the drugs that caused his fatal overdose last year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Former Gymnastics Coach Charged with Sex Crimes Against 3 Gymnasts

An Ocean County man who had worked as a youth gymnastics coach in several locations across Monmouth County for the past 30 years has been arrested and charged with committing sexual offenses against three of the gymnasts he coached while they were juveniles, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Arrested on Charges of Luring, Kidnapping 11-Year-Old

An area man has been arrested and charged with luring and kidnapping an 11-year-old girl off the street last week, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Former Corrections Officer Gets 5 Years for In-Prison Drug Dealing Conspiracy

A former Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) officer has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to smuggle drugs into the jail to deal them to inmates, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Saturday.

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Prosecutor: Area Woman Pleads Guilty to Toddler’s Fatal Heroin/Fentanyl Overdose

An area woman has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of her 2-year-old son due to a drug overdose in January, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.  

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Prosecutor: Teen Charged with Vehicular Homicide, Assault by Auto in Fatal 2022 Accident

A teen has been charged in connection with a motor-vehicle collision that claimed the life of two juveniles and injured two others in Freehold Township last year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

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Prosecutor: Family Duo Get 22 & 20 Years for 2019 Machete Murder

The uncle and nephew team responsible for the 2019 machete murder of a man have been sentenced to 22 and 20 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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