Police Report: Theft, Assault, Drugs, Disorderly, DWI, Criminal Trespass

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

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Retro Rumson Beach Boys’ Stand-Off

Rumson boys’ beach time circa 1960s
Photo/ Courtesy of Cindy Crowley

A reprise in honor of those beachy days of summer and close encounters decades before pandemic thoughts, in the thick of it or coming out of it … Here’s to summer days in Sea Bright!

Call them the 60s beach boys of Rumson. They were … from Rumson and on the beach. Boys on the beach. Yeah, that’s it.

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Prosecutor: July 4th Shooting that Killed Man Under Investigation

An investigation is underway into the circumstances behind a man being found shot inside his car in Neptune Township in the early morning hours of July 4th, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced.

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In Memoriam: Former Rumsonite Jack Kraft, 86

Dad, you were a great father, husband , brother, and friend. You have touched countless numbers of people in your 86 years here with us. You have always put others first before yourself. You will be missed by many. P.S.: I don’t plan on putting my elbows on the table when I eat, or chewing with my mouth open, or saying the word “Eww.”

Robert Kraft, Jack’s son

Please also honor him by reminiscing about the time you were able to spend with him, have a laugh and raise a glass!” ~ family of Jack Kraft

Former Rumsonite Jack Kraft passed away peacefully on June 28. He was 87.

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Prosecutor: Two Killed, Two Seriously Injured Sunday Multi-Car Crash

A multi-car crash has claimed the lives of two passengers and left two drivers severely injured in Freehold Township Sunday afternoon, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced.

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Prosecutor: Kologi Sentenced to 150 Years for 2017 New Year’s Eve Murder of Family

The Long Branch man who, when a teen, fatally shot four members of his own family with a high-powered rifle on New Year’s Eve in 2017 has been sentenced to 150 years in state prison for the crime, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced Thursday.

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