Category Archives: Crime

Prosecutor: Former Area Cop Pleads Guilty to Theft, Forgery

A former area police officer has pleaded guilty in connection with theft and forgery charges pertaining to properties he purchased and rented in Brielle, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Off-Duty Cop Charged with Vehicular Homicide

An off-duty police officer who on his way to work in Union County in the fall of 2021 when his vehicle drifted off the Garden State Parkway and collided, killing two people last fall, has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Friday.

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Prosecutor: Area 29-Year-Old Man Indicted on Bank Robbery Charges

A Colts Neck man has been indicted on charges that he committed three bank robberies in Monmouth County towns in the fall of 2021 over the course of roughly a month, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Former Cop Gets 10 Years for Running Home Meth Lab

A former Long Branch police officer has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for manufacturing methamphetamine at his home in 2021, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Man Found Guilty of 2020 First Date Sexual Assault at Sandy Hook

A out-of-area 28-year-old man has been convicted on sexual assault charges stemming from the 2020 assault of a woman after their first date on Sandy Hook and is facing up to 20 years in prison, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Thursday.   

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Prosecutor: Former Area Repair Shop Manager Indicted for $90K Theft from Business

 A former Hazlet auto repair shop manager has been indicted on charges that he stole roughly $90,000 from his employer over the course of 15 months, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Area Office Worker Charged with Stealing $67K from Employer

The area woman who was charged last month with swindling a former employer out of more than $2.2 million over the course of seven years has been charged again — this time with stealing more than $67,000 from another employer, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Friday.

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Prosecutor: Long Branch Man Found Guilty of 2017 Murder of Four Family Members

The Long Branch teen who fatally shot and killed four members of his family with a high-powered rifle on New Year’s Eve in 2017 has been found guilty of first-degree murder, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Thursday.   

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Prosecutor: Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Posing as Modeling Agent to Solicit Child Porn

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to charges related to his false portrayal of himself as a modeling agent in order to manipulate a minor into sending him sexually explicit images and videos of herself, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Wednesday.

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Prosecutor: Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Pedestrian Hit-and-Run of Cop

A Middlesex County man has been arrested and charged in connection with a Monday hit-and-run incident that left an off-duty Aberdeen police officer hospitalized earlier this week, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Wednesday.    

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Prosecutor: Area Man Charged with Stealing $175K from 10 in Alleged Investment Scam

A Monmouth County man has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $175,000 from 10 people who had entrusted him to invest large sums of money on their behalf, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Pair Arrested, Charged with Attempted Murder in Road Rage Incident

Two people involved in a road-rage incident that culminated in a shooting last month have been arrested and charged with attempted murder and related charges, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Thursday.

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