Category Archives: Crime

Prosecutor: Man Who Left Dog in Cage to Drown Gets One Year in Prison

A Long Branch man convicted last year of locking an 8-month-old pit bull puppy in a small wire cage and leaving that cage in the rising tide of the Sandy Hook Bay was sentenced on Friday to a year in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

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Prosecutor: Softball Coach Charged with Stealing Team Money

A Monmouth County man who coached a competitive youth softball team is facing charges of theft after he allegedly misused about $14,000 of the team’s funds earmarked for traveling expenses and tournament costs, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said on Wednesday.

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Prosecutor: Georgia Man Charged with $90K Theft in Local Business Email Scam

A Georgia man has been charged with theft in connection with two incidents in which a false email account was used to divert more than $90,000 from a Monmouth County business to a personal bank account, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. 

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Prosecutor: 1991 Cold Case Murder Solved

A 1991 Asbury Park murder has been solved after new DNA evidence testing provided a crucial break in the case, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Friday.

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Prosecutor: Trio Indicted on Charges Related to 2019 Manalapan Murder

Two men and a woman were indicted on Tuesday morning for their respective roles in the October shooting death of a Manalapan man, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Wednesday.

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Prosecutor: Police Officer Charged with Theft, Forgery

An 18-year veteran police officer was charged on Monday with theft and forgery related to a rental property he owned in Brielle, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Prosecutor: 23-Year-Old Father Facing Murder Charge in 2019 Death of His Infant

A Monmouth County man has been arrested and charged with murder and related offenses in connection with the death of his 6-week-old baby girl, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Employee Arrested on $150K Theft Charges

A former office administrator of a pain management center in Wall Township has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $150,000 from the business, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Former Affordable Housing Alliance Employee Pleads Guilty to $400K Theft

A former Neptune Affordable Housing Alliance director of administration has pleaded guilty to pilfering more than $400,000 from the organization, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Prosecutor: Man Convicted of 2014 Shooting Gets 70 Years

A Freehold Borough man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison following his conviction in October of attempted murder and related charges for the 2014 restaurant shooting of two men, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Five Indicted on Charges of Defrauding Elderly Woman of More than $1.4 Million

Five people and a business partner have been indicted on charges that they stole more than $1.4 million from an elderly family member while that family member was under their care, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Three Arrested in Cold Case Murders After 25 Years

Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with two separate homicides that had remained unsolved for 25 years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Tuesday.

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