Category Archives: Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Teens Face Murder, Gang Criminality Charges in 2023 Shooting

An adult male and a juvenile, both teens, have been charged in connection with a July 2023 shooting that left one man dead and two others injured, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Area 25-Year-Old Man Charged with Murder of His Mother

A 25-year-old area man has been arrested and charged with the murder of his mother by stabbing earlier today, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Monday.

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Prosecutor: Area Man, 24, Facing Murder Charges After Attacked Girlfriend Dies

A 24-year-old area man has been charged with murder after his girlfriend succumbed to the injuries she sustained in his alleged attack on her last week, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Sunday.

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Prosecutor: 24-Year-Old Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Girlfriend

A Wall Township man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking his girlfriend in an apartment complex parking lot, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Pedestrian Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

The cause of a pedestrian being fatally struck by a motor vehicle in Spring Lake Heights is currently under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Spring Lake Heights Police Department Chief Edward W. Gunnell announced in a joint statement on Sunday.

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Memorial Day Weekend DWI Checkpoints Set; Start Friday Night

Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer are upon us; and, Monmouth County authorities are being proactive about sober driving as the DWI Task Force, in cooperation with local police, plans two weekend DWI checkpoints starting tonight, the Monmouth County DWI Task Force announced.

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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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Prosecutor: Area Youth Soccer Coach Charged with Sexual Abuse of Eight Student-Athletes

An area youth soccer coach has been charged with distributing sexually explicit images to and engaging in sexually explicit conversations with eight of the student-athletes under his supervision, two of whom he also allegedly touched inappropriately, Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor Christopher J. Decker announced on Tuesday.

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Clean Ocean Action: The Environmental Victory in the NESE Methane Gas Project Defeat

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Environmentalists from various contingents all over the state called it a victory for ocean and sea life health.

With Clean Ocean Action at the helm, that victory against what they dubbed a Goliath methane gas project was celebrated on the Keyport waterfront on Monday by the large, broad-based coalition of organizations from the Delaware River to the sea.

After nearly eight years of permit filings and extensions, Williams Transco’s Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project finally expired.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Arrested for String of Arsons

An arrest has been made stemming from an investigation into a string of arsons taking place on adjacent residential properties in Hazlet over the last five months, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Hazlet Police Chief Robert Mulligan jointly announced on Monday.    

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