Category Archives: Crime

Prosecutor: Former Shore Regional Administrator Sentenced for Theft of School Funds

The former business administrator for the Shore Regional High School District was sentenced to a one-year term of probation for a series of charges related to the theft of school funds, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Prosecutor: Area Men Indicted for Prostitution of Underage Girls

Robert J. “FistPump” Ianuale, the owner/operator of the online live broadcasting service known as SwerveCast, has been named in a 12-count indictment charging him with engaging in the prostitution of juvenile females and an attempt to lure online viewers to sexually assault a woman and broadcast the assault live over the internet, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced recently. Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Men Indicted for Prostitution of Underage Girls

Prosecutor: Area Man Arrested, Charged with Long Branch Murder

A young Long Branch man has been arrested and charged in connection with Sunday’s shooting death in city and could face life in prison, if convicted, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Friday.

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Prosecutor: Area Surgeon Indicted for Criminal Sexual Contact with Teen

A Monmouth County grand jury returned a two-count indictment last Monday charging an Eatontown pediatric surgeon with having criminal sexual contact with a 17-year-old patient, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. If convicted, he could face up to 11.5 years in prison.

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Prosecutor: Medical Examiner Rules on Abbiegail Smith’s Official Cause of Death

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has announced that the medical examiner has ruled the death of 11-year-old Abbiegail Smith, of Keansburg, a homicide from a stab wound to the neck.

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Prosecutor: Neighbor Charged in Keansburg Girl’s Murder

An upstairs neighbor is charged with the murder of 11-year-old Abbiegail Smith in Keansburg and ordered to be held with out bail at an initial appearance on Friday, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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U.S. Attorney: Monmouth County Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking

A senior member of a large-scale drug trafficking organization has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties as well as elsewhere in New Jersey,  Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Found Guilty of Attempted Murder

After a five-week trial, a Monmouth County jury found a 28-year-old area man guilty of first-degree attempted murder and facing anywhere from 20 years to life in prison in connection with an April 2014 shooting in Red Bank, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Fugitive Area Cop Nabbed in North Carolina

A former Asbury Park police officer, who has been listed as a fugitive from justice since he failed to appear for his criminal trial last week, is in federal custody after being captured without incident this morning in North Carolina, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Wednesday.

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Prosecutor: Monmouth Man Gets 16 Years for Shooting Death

A Monmouth County man was sentenced Monday to 16 years in a New Jersey state prison for a December 2015 shooting death, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Prosecutor: Former Shore Regional Business Administrator Pleads Guilty to Theft Charges

The former business administrator for the Shore Regional High School District pleaded guilty on Monday to a series of charges related to the theft of school funds, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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