Category Archives: Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Monmouth County Man Charged in Fatal VFW Shooting

A Monmouth County man is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with a fatal April 2016 shooting at a township Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) post following a funeral repast, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Fugitive in Long Branch Shooting Caught

After a 10-day manhunt, officers from the U.S. Marshals Service and Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office arrested the fugitive who had been wanted in connection with a shooting in Long Branch earlier in the month, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said.

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Prosecutor: Criminal Justice Reform Statistical Update

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has compiled statistics for the first nine months of the 2017 calendar year relating to the Bail Reform and Speedy Trial Act that went into effect at the start of 2017.

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Prosecutor: Former Cop, Gang Members Found Guilty After Major Racketeering, Drug, Weapons Bust

A jury returned guilty verdicts on Wednesday on most of the charges that a former Asbury Park police officer and a pair of criminal street gang members were facing during a trial of what was dubbed Operation Dead End that began in May, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Child Porn Sweep Nets Arrests of 14 Area Men

A summer-long operation focused on online consumers of child pornography dubbed Operation School’s Out resulted in the arrest of 14 area men, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced on Friday.

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Prosecutor: Area Pediatric Surgeon Faces More Criminal Sexual Contact Charges

An area pediatric surgeon who was recently named in a two-count indictment charging him with having criminal sexual contact with a 17-year-old patient now faces charges involving three additional victims, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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Prosecutor: ‘Operation Lights Out’ Gang Probe Results in 32 Arrests

A press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office …

An investigation launched earlier this year prompted by a spike in shootings in Long Branch, Asbury Park and Neptune Township, resulted in the arrests of members of a Long Branch-based “G-Shine” set of the Bloods criminal street gang along with gang associates.

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Prosecutor: Area Convicted Sex Offender Arrested on Charges of Assaulting a Teen

An area man, who is a convicted sex offender, was arrested on Friday and charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl over multiple months and photographing her on at least one occasion and faces up to 36.5 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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U.S. Attorney: Former Area Nursery School Teacher Sentenced to Prison for Child Porn

A Red Bank man was sentenced today to eight years (or 97 months) in prison for downloading sexually explicit videos and images of children to his home computer,  Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.

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