Category Archives: Crime

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.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Man Arrested, Charged with Long Branch Murder

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.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Surgeon Indicted for Criminal Sexual Contact with Teen

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.

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

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.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Neighbor Charged in Keansburg Girl’s Murder

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.

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

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.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Man Found Guilty of Attempted Murder

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.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Fugitive Area Cop Nabbed in North Carolina

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.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Monmouth Man Gets 16 Years for Shooting Death

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.

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

Prosecutor: Monmouth County Man Arrested, Charged with Child Porn

A three-month investigation culminated in the Friday arrest of a Monmouth County man who was charged with possession and distribution of child pornography, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Tuesday.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Monmouth County Man Arrested, Charged with Child Porn

Prosecutor: Area Couple Indicted in February Murder

An area couple has been indicted on several charges and could face life in prison in connection with the February murder of Trupal Patel whose body was discovered on the side of the road in Shark River Park, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Monday.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Couple Indicted in February Murder