Monthly Archives: January 2023

Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Alleged Bias Incident Under Investigation

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, in conjunction with several other law enforcement agencies, is investigating a possible bias-motivated incident that occurred on Saturday, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Sunday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Area Man Arrested After Domestic Dispute-Fueled Standoff

An armed, barricaded man involved in a domestic dispute, who, on Saturday, engaged in a lengthy standoff with police has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Sunday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Sea Bright Cop Arrested on Charges of Crimes Against Ex-Girlfriend

A Sea Bright police officer has been arrested and charged with a series of crimes recently committed against an ex-girlfriend, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Jail Guard Charged with Providing Inmate with Cell Phone

A guard at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) has been charged with providing a cell phone to an inmate with whom she was allegedly in a relationship, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: 31-Year-Old Man Arrested, Charged with Luring Teen Girl

A 31-year-old man has been arrested on luring charges related to his seeking a sexual encounter with an underage girl, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Obituaries

In Memoriam: Former Longtime Little Silver Resident, Riverview Volunteer, Nancy MacConnell, 92

Former longtime Little Silver resident, Nancy Ann Birkenmeier MacConnell, more recently of Middletown, passed away at home on Jan. 25. She was 92.

Nancy MacConnell
Photo/family via Thompson Memorial Home

“Nancy was a 65-year member of the Tower Hill Presbyterian Church where she was a deacon from 2002 to 2004. She was a volunteer at Riverview Medical Center where she was president of the Ladies Auxiliary from 1950 to 1960. She was a member for 35 years of the Surfrider Beach Club and later at
Sands Beach Club in Sea Bright.

She was a true nature lover feeding all of the deer and wildlife in her backyard but her favorite was her dog Heidi.”

Loved ones of Nancy MacConnell in her obituary

Nancy was predeceased by: her parents, Robert and Elizabeth Birkenmeier; her sister, Betsy Mueller; brother R. Barrett Birkenmeier; her husband, Donald W. MacConnell, in 1996; and her son, Wylie, in 1960.

She is survived by: her children, Melissa and husband James Sullivan, Debbie and husband Tom Doremus, Peter and wife Cathy MacConnell, and Nancy and husband David Wikoff; her grandchildren, Sean, Shannon, Caitlin, T.D., Taylor, Kristyn, Blaire and Brian; and great-grandchildren, Cole, Teagan, Rhys, Camryn, Tessa, Ruby, Saylor and Brody.

All arrangements are private. Donations to the Monmouth County SPCA, 260 Wall Street, Eatontown, NJ 07724 would be appreciated.

— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Memorial Home