All posts by Elaine Van Develde

Prosecutor: Area Cop Arrested for Illegally Accessing Official Records to Hunt Down Woman

An area police officer is facing charges that he illegally accessed computer databases to look up personal information about a woman and stalk her, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.   

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Prosecutor: Former Area Real Estate Attorney Gets 10 Years for $1M Theft from 60 Clients

A now-disbarred local real-estate attorney who stole roughly $1.18 million from dozens of clients has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Monday Accident that Hospitalized One Man Under Investigation

A serious Monday accident in Wall that sent one man to the hospital with multiple injuries is under investigation, Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Two Charged in $300K Conspiracy, Theft Scheme Targeting Holmdel Business

A New York man and an man have been charged with pilfering nearly $300,000 from a Holmdel-based company via an alleged fraud scheme, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.   

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Prosecutor: 30-Year-Old Area Man Convicted of 2023 Luring, Kidnapping of 11-Year-Old

A 30-year-old area man has been convicted of the 2023 luring and kidnapping of a then-11-year-old girl, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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In Memoriam: Red Bank-Raised Longtime Shrewsbury Resident and 60-Year First Aid Squad Member, Lester VanPelt, 94

Red Bank-raised, longtime Shrewsbury resident and former First Aid Squad captain and president, Lester VanPelt, passed away on Jan. 16. He was 94.

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Retro RFH Snow Day Drive

RFH snow day
Photo/George Day

To go along with the second snowfall and snow day by default for R-FH area schools on MLK Day … A snowy reprise and musing about snow days at RFH …

Well, they’re calling it a snow day. It seems like these days it doesn’t take much of the fluffy white stuff to blow the snow day whistle — broadcast it on social media is more like it nowadays.

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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Winter Travel Advisory

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity continues this week on a status quo schedule from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting.

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