Category Archives: Crime

Prosecutor: Area Woman Charged with $80K Credit Card Fraud Theft from Former Employer

An area woman has been charged with theft by unlawful taking stemming from her alleged fraudulent use of her former employer’s company-issued business credit card to purchase $80,000 worth of merchandise for her own personal use, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.  

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Prosecutor: Fugitive Found, Arrested on Area Carjacking, Murder Charges

A fugitive who was sought in connection with a fatal shooting in Hazlet last weekend has been found in Brooklyn, NY and arrested, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Prosecutor: 48-Year-Old Man Arrested on Charges of Luring, Attempted Sexual Assault of 14-Year-Old Boy

A 48-year-old man has been arrested and charged with seeking a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old boy, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Area Man, 51, Convicted of Sexual & Physical Abuse of His Daughter

An area man has been convicted of committing acts of sexual and physical abuse against his daughter over the course of more than six years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

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Prosecutor: Fatal Taxi Driver Shooting Under Investigation; Witnesses Sought

The Saturday fatal shooting of a taxi driver in Hazlet is under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

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Prosecutor: Former Gymnastics Coach Indicted for Sexual Assault of Student-Athletes

A former local youth gymnastics coach has been indicted on charges that he sexually assaulted three student-athletes while they were juveniles, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: 31-Year-Old Teacher Facing Child Porn Charges

A 31-year-old teacher has been charged with the distribution of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Prosecutor: 53-Year-Old Man Gets 50 Years for Wife’s 2022 Murder

A Forked River man has been sentenced to 50 years in state prison for the 2022 strangulation murder of his wife after an argument and abandonment of her body on the side of the road in Ocean Township, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Prosecutor Sets Record Straight on Rumson Shooting

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Professional Responsibility Unit (PRU) and Major Crimes Bureau (MCB) are investigating the circumstances behind a police-involved shooting that took place in Rumson early this morning, Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Charged in $200K Money Laundering Scheme

An area man has been charged with money laundering and theft stemming from an alleged credit card fraud scheme of using a former business client’s credit card to purchase items that were resold to another client, netting an illicit $200,000, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.  

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Prosecutor: Red Bank Man Charged with Leaving Scene of Accident in Fatal Pedestrian Collision

A Red Bank man has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident in connection with an accident earlier in the month that left a pedestrian dead in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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