Category Archives: Crime

Prosecutor: Former Affordable Housing Alliance Employee Pleads Guilty to $400K Theft

A former Neptune Affordable Housing Alliance director of administration has pleaded guilty to pilfering more than $400,000 from the organization, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Prosecutor: Man Convicted of 2014 Shooting Gets 70 Years

A Freehold Borough man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison following his conviction in October of attempted murder and related charges for the 2014 restaurant shooting of two men, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Five Indicted on Charges of Defrauding Elderly Woman of More than $1.4 Million

Five people and a business partner have been indicted on charges that they stole more than $1.4 million from an elderly family member while that family member was under their care, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Three Arrested in Cold Case Murders After 25 Years

Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with two separate homicides that had remained unsolved for 25 years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Teen Indicted for 2017 Murder of Family Members & Friend

Eighteen-year-old Scott Kologi has been indicted on charges in connection with the New Year’s Eve 2017 murder of three family members and a family friend, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Business Owner Gets 3 Years for Sex Crimes

A 53-year-old business owner was sentenced on Friday morning to three years prison for inappropriately touching several victims who were both customers and employees at his store, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Prosecutor: 40-Year-Old Man Arrested on Charges of Sending Obscenity to Minor

A 40-year-old Monmouth County man has been arrested on charges for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy, requesting nude photographs of the “juvenile” who was actually an undercover police officer, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Friday.

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Prosecutor: Probation Officer Indicted on Sex Assault & Related Charges

A Monmouth County probation officer has been indicted on multiple charges in connection with the 2019 sexual assault of a 23-year-old he supervised, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said.

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Prosecutor: Major THC-Laced Candy and Vape Bust; ‘Operation on the Ropes’

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A year-long investigation into a large-scale marijuana and THC distribution network involving mass quantities of THC-infused candy and vape and more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana, valued at $1.9 million, has resulted in charges being lodged against 24 men and women with one remaining at large, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Prosecutor: Man Gets 19 Years for Crimes Against a Special Needs Victim

A Monmouth County man has been sentenced to an aggregate 19 years in prison as a result of his October conviction for retaliating against a 63-year old male with special needs, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Teens Plead Guilty in Newborn Killing

Two teens have pleaded guilty in connection with a March 2019 infanticide and one is facing up to a decade in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Man Charged with Missing Woman’s Murder

A Monmouth County man has been charged with the murder of a 65-year-old woman who went missing in September whose remains have yet to be found, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Wednesday.

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