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DWI Checkpoint Set for Friday Night

Summer has not yet arrived, but DWI checkpoints are making their seasonal comeback on Friday.

The first in Monmouth County will be held starting on Friday night through early Saturday morning in Neptune Township, the Monmouth County DWI Task Force announced.

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Scene Around: Rumson, Fair Haven Cops Ride for Those Who Died

They’re riding for those who died.

Thursday marked the start of the Police Unity Tour. The tour, trumpeting the motto, “We Ride for Those Who Died,” takes hundreds of current and retired police officers from all over New Jersey on a bicycle ride to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington DC in honor of fallen law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. Each cycling officer rides in memory of a particular fallen one. Each year, the officers embark on the tour from a different Jersey spot. This year, they left from Mercer County.

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Scene Around: Rumson Cops Run Toward Suicide Prevention

A dank, dark Sunday didn’t stop those running for the cause of shining a light on suicide prevention awareness in the annual Ridge Road Run 5K. And some of Rumson’s finest were among the many sprinting into the support effort — specifically, three police officers.

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Prosecutor: Fatal Crash that Killed Motorcyclist Under Investigation

A Tuesday evening crash that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist is under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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Scene Around: Rumson’s New Police Chief on the Beat

It’s official. There’s a new police chief in town — Rumson, that is. In fact, he’s been sworn in for about a month, since March 12. He’s former Rumson Police Lt. Robert Boyer.

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Sea Bright Police Seek Help in ID of Attempted Home Invaders

From Sea Bright police …

The Sea Bright Police Department is looking for assistance in identifying these two individuals (in the above photo).

These two suspects attempted to enter multiple residences in the North Beach section of town during the overnight hours of Saturday evening into Sunday morning.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Charles Murphy at (732) 842-0018 ext. 217.

As always, we remind and encourage our residents to keep your vehicles and homes locked and secure.