Category Archives: Crime

Prosecutor: Former Nonprofit Director Gets Five Years for $450K Theft

A former Affordable Housing Alliance administrator has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to pilfering about $450,000 from the Neptune-based nonprofit over the course of roughly seven years, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Juveniles Charged in High School Hazing, Criminal Sexual Contact, Sex Assault Incidents

Complaints against juveniles in connection with sexual assault and hazing incidents have been filed against a number of Wall Township High School students as the result of two separate investigations conducted by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.    

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Prosecutor: Company Manager Charged with Pilfering $2.2 M From Employer

The office manager of a Tinton Falls-based construction company has been criminally charged with swindling her employer out of more than $2.2 million over the course of seven years, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.  

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Prosecutor: 29-Year-Old Arrested, Charged in String of Bank Robberies

A 29-year-old Monmouth County man has been arrested and charged with committing a series of bank robberies in three area towns over the course of the past month, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Middletown Woman Arrested, Charged with Husband’s Murder

A Middletown woman has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and unlawful weapon possession in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband at the couple’s home, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Authorities Investigating Bullet Projectile Unearthed Near School

Monmouth County authorities are investigating a Hazlet incident and asking for public input.

About the incident, from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office …

Hazlet police this morning responded to Cove Road Elementary School after being notified by school officials regarding the recovery of a bullet projectile near the school building. Hazlet Police contacted the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, members of which responded to assist.

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Prosecutor: Man Indicted for Two Home Invasions, Aggravated Sex Assaults

A 34-year-old Monmouth County man has been indicted on 13 counts of robbery, burglary, sexual assault, weapons and terroristic threats charges stemming from two September home invasions, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced.

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Prosecutor: Eight Area Men Indicted on Child Porn Charges

Two more area men have been indicted on child sexual abuse charges stemming from online pornography incidents, bringing the total number of indictments of this kind within the several weeks to eight, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: 85-Year-Old Gets 10 Years for 2018 Fatal Hit-and-Run

An 85-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to the aggravated manslaughter of a man he struck and killed with his vehicle in 2018, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Tuesday. 

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Prosecutor: Former Cop Pleads Guilty to Meth Production

A former Long Branch Police officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to various offenses related to the manufacturing of methamphetamine at his home in May, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced.

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