Category Archives: Regional Interest

Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Man, 40, Gets Life for 2018 Random Roadside Murder of 24-Year-Old Woman

The man who fatally shot a Freehold woman in 2018 as she drove along on a state highway has been sentenced to life in prison, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Tuesday.       

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News, Regional Interest

Federal Funding Garnered to Bolster Area Coastal Resilience

The Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute (UCI) will receive federal funding for two projects that bolster resilience to extreme coastal storm and flooding events in Naval Weapon Station (NWS) Earle and its surrounding communities and help economically disadvantaged New Jersey municipalities improve their resilience and readiness for climate threats.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: 29-Year-Old Jailed Man Charged in Fellow Inmate’s Murder

A 29-year-old male inmate of the Monmouth County Correctional Institution has been charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death on Saturday of a fellow inmate, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced Sunday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: 25- and 26-Year-Old Pair Indicted on 31 Counts of Attempted Murder & Related Charges

An area couple in their 20s has been indicted on 31 counts of various charges in connection with three 2021 and early 2022 attempted murders that occurred over a span of four days, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Wednesday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: 18-Year-Old Charged with Attempted Murder in March Shooting

An area teen has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with an Asbury Park shooting last month, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Wednesday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Former Area Cop Pleads Guilty to Theft, Forgery

A former area police officer has pleaded guilty in connection with theft and forgery charges pertaining to properties he purchased and rented in Brielle, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Off-Duty Cop Charged with Vehicular Homicide

An off-duty police officer who on his way to work in Union County in the fall of 2021 when his vehicle drifted off the Garden State Parkway and collided, killing two people last fall, has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Friday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Area 29-Year-Old Man Indicted on Bank Robbery Charges

A Colts Neck man has been indicted on charges that he committed three bank robberies in Monmouth County towns in the fall of 2021 over the course of roughly a month, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Tuesday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Former Cop Gets 10 Years for Running Home Meth Lab

A former Long Branch police officer has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for manufacturing methamphetamine at his home in 2021, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Man Found Guilty of 2020 First Date Sexual Assault at Sandy Hook

A out-of-area 28-year-old man has been convicted on sexual assault charges stemming from the 2020 assault of a woman after their first date on Sandy Hook and is facing up to 20 years in prison, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Thursday.   

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