Category Archives: Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Suspect Sought in Tuesday Shooting

Authorities are seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual(s) involved in a shooting in Asbury Park on Tuesday afternoon during which one man was injured, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Facing 10 Years in Prison for Bomb Threat

A  Monmouth County man who has been charged with calling in a false bomb threat could face a decade in prison and tens of thousands of dollars in fines, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Charged in Aggravated Sexual Assault, Kidnapping of a Teen Girl

A Monmouth County man has been charged with the kidnapping, luring and aggravated sexual assault of a 14-year-old female, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Pedestrian Dies From Injuries Sustained in Accident

A 34-year old Monmouth County woman has died as a result of being struck by a motor vehicle along Route 36 in Hazlet Monday night, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Man Facing Attempted Murder, Bias Intimidation Charges in Beating of Photojournalist

Asbury Park Press freelance photographer and former staff photographer with Greater Media Newspapers, Jerry Wolkowitz, remains in critical condition as a man who allegedly beat him and then drove over him has been charged with attempted murder, bias intimidation and related charges stemming from a May 1 incident,  Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

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Prosecutor: Man Indicted for Dealing Fatal Heroin Dose

A Monmouth County Grand Jury handed up a four-count indictment charging a Trenton man with selling heroin that led to the overdose death of a Howell Township resident in May of last year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Prosecutor: Life Sentence for Area Woman’s Murderer

A Long Branch man was handed a life prison term after he was convicted earlier this year in the strangulation death of a 40-year-old city woman found dead in a second floor bedroom of his Rockwell Avenue residence, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

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Prosecutor: Young Monmouth County Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Shooting

A young Monmouth County man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and related weapons charges stemming from a Sunday shooting incident in Asbury Park, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

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Prosecutor: Monmouth County Teen Indicted in ‘Shots Fired’ Incident

A Monmouth County grand jury has returned an indictment against a Monmouth County teen charged in connection with gun shots being fired in the city earlier this year. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

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Prosecutor: Monmouth Man Arrested & Charged in Bank Robberies

A Monmouth County man is facing robbery charges for his role in multiple recent bank robberies, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said on Wednesday.

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