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DWI Checkpoints Set for Weekend

It’s summertime in post-pandemic times and DWI checkpoints are operating every weekend in Monmouth County. This weekend, there are two set to run from 10 p.m. Friday through 2 a.m. on Sunday. The first, and closest to the Rumson-Fair Haven area, is set to start late tonight in Shrewsbury. The second will be set on Saturday in Wall Township.

These DWI checkpoints are publicized in accordance with the law.

The DWI checkpoint details …

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Police Report: $10K Jewelry Theft, Drugs, Assault, Defiant Trespass, Harassment, Disorderly, Thefts, DWI, Criminal Mischief

The following June criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

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Weekend DWI Checkpoints Set

Summer’s in full swing and DWI checkpoints are, again, set and conducted every weekend in two different spots throughout Monmouth County by the Monmouth County DWI Task Force and the corresponding town’s police. The checkpoints start on late Friday night and run through early Sunday morning. The checkpoint specifics are publicized in accordance with the law.

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Rumson Police Report: Smash & Grab Car Burglary

While continuing to urge residents to lock cars and valuables in them because of heightened car thefts in the area, Rumson police are alerting area residents of a different sort of criminal activity that is becoming rampant and occurred in Rumson this past weekend — smash and grab car burglary.

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Police Report: Theft, Harassment, Defiant Trespass, Drugs, Assault, Disorderly, DWI

The following May criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

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Rumson Police: Man Charged with Criminal Sexual Contact in Alleged 2022 Groping Incident

After the arrest of an Ocean County who allegedly groped a bartender at an unnamed Rumson restaurant last year, Rumson police have investigated, lodged criminal charges and turned the case over to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, police said.

An investigation into the alleged incident, led by Rumson Police Sgt. Daniel Campanella, “determined that the man groped a female bartender while she worked at a local restaurant on East River Road in October of 2022,” a released statement from police said.

The accused, Daniel E. Boswell Jr., 52, of Long Beach Township, Ocean County, has been charged with criminal sexual contact, a fourth-degree crime, via a complaint summons.

“That is all the information we have at this time since the case is now with the Prosecutor’s Office,” Sgt. Christopher Isherwood said in an email.

Police Report: $13K Theft, Graffiti, Unlawful Weapons Possession, Sexual Assault, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Criminal Mischief

The following April criminal incidents and arrests were reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

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