Category Archives: Regional Interest

Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: 19-Year-Old Arrested, Charged with Murder in Fatal April Shooting

A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder and weapons possession offenses in connection with an April fatal shooting that claimed the life of another 19-year-old man, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: 34-Year-Old Man Gets 17 Years for Role in Area Street Gang Racketeering Activities

A 34-year-old Jackson Township (Ocean County) man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his racketeering role in various criminal street gang activities in several Monmouth County towns, Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Julia Alonso announced on Thursday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Cop Originally Charged with Shoplifting Investigated; $75K PBA Theft, Misconduct Added

An investigation into a South Brunswick police officer’s shoplifting in Monmouth County led to a broader probe revealing that he had stolen more than $75,000 from his Policeman’s Benevolent Association (PBA) chapter, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Area Woman Pleads Guilty to Leaving Scene of Fatal Pedestrian Accident

An area woman has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a 2024 accident that a left a pedestrian dead and could face up to three years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Opinion, Regional Interest

NJ Turns the Tide with Innovative Coastal Sediment Strategy  

Dredge vessel at Squan Inlet
Photo/Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute

An collaborative opinion piece from Tony MacDonald, director of the Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute and Dr. Barbara Brummer, state director of The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey …

As New Jersey’s coastal communities prepare for summer boating and hurricane season, a unique public-private partnership is advancing a smart, sustainable approach to protecting our coast.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Two Teens Charged in Pier Village Murder

Two teens, one an legal adult and the other a juvenile, have been charged with murder and related weapons charges in connection with the June 12 shooting death of an 18-year-old at Pier Village in Long Branch, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: 35-Year-Old Man Convicted of 2023 Sexual Assault of a Child

A New York man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child in a local motel room in April of 2023 and faces up to 10 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday.  

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