Category Archives: Crime

Prosecutor: Area Teen Gets 5 Years for Torture, Killing of Pet Cat

An area teen has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of the 2023 torture and killing of his pet cat, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday.    

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Prosecutor: Area Man Convicted of Armed Robbery of 7-Eleven

An area man has been convicted of committing an armed robbery of a convenience store in 2023 and could face up to 20 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

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Prosecutor: Middletown Man Arrested on Reckless Manslaughter Charges in Father’s Death

A Middletown man has been arrested and charged with reckless manslaughter and related charges for allegedly causing the death of his father, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.  

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Prosecutor: Teens Face Murder, Gang Criminality Charges in 2023 Shooting

An adult male and a juvenile, both teens, have been charged in connection with a July 2023 shooting that left one man dead and two others injured, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Area 25-Year-Old Man Charged with Murder of His Mother

A 25-year-old area man has been arrested and charged with the murder of his mother by stabbing earlier today, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Monday.

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Prosecutor: Area Man, 24, Facing Murder Charges After Attacked Girlfriend Dies

A 24-year-old area man has been charged with murder after his girlfriend succumbed to the injuries she sustained in his alleged attack on her last week, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Sunday.

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Prosecutor: 24-Year-Old Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Girlfriend

A Wall Township man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking his girlfriend in an apartment complex parking lot, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Area Youth Soccer Coach Charged with Sexual Abuse of Eight Student-Athletes

An area youth soccer coach has been charged with distributing sexually explicit images to and engaging in sexually explicit conversations with eight of the student-athletes under his supervision, two of whom he also allegedly touched inappropriately, Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor Christopher J. Decker announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Arrested for String of Arsons

An arrest has been made stemming from an investigation into a string of arsons taking place on adjacent residential properties in Hazlet over the last five months, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Hazlet Police Chief Robert Mulligan jointly announced on Monday.    

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Prosecutor: Both Drivers Involved in Fatal 2023 Crash Now Facing Vehicular Homicide Charges

Both drivers involved in a fatal two-vehicle collision last summer in Eatontown are now facing vehicular homicide charges after an investigation revealed they were both intoxicated at the time of the crash, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: 53-Year-Old Man Convicted of Wife’s Murder

A 53-year-old man has been convicted of the 2022 murder of his wife by strangulation following an argument and leaving her body on the side of a road in Ocean Township, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Gets 30 Years for 2021 Home Invasion, Sexual Assault

An area man who entered a stranger’s home in 2021, threatened and robbed two occupants at knifepoint, and sexually assaulted one of them has been sentenced to 40 years in state prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

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