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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Area Man Convicted in Family Friend’s 2019 Murder

A Monmouth County Jury has returned guilty verdicts on nearly all charges against the area man who in 2019 was charged with murdering a longtime family friend and setting her home on fire in an attempt to cover his tracks, Acting Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael J. Wojciechowski announced on Wednesday.  

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Prosecutor: Uncle & Nephew Plead Guilty to 2019 Murder

Thirty-two-year-old Omar Rivera-Rojas (also known as Juan Carlos Rivera-Rojas), and his 20-year-old nephew, Alberto Rojas-Hernandez, both of Lakewood, pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree aggravated manslaughter charges stemming from a 2019 Howell slaying, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced.

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Prosecutor: 28-Year-Old Man Indicted on Domestic Violence Murder Charges

 A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned a two-count indictment against the man who in June was found in Atlantic Highlands with the dead body of his former girlfriend in the back seat of his vehicle earlier this year, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Wednesday. 

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Prosecutor: Area Couple’s Deaths Deemed Murder-Suicide

An investigation has found that a husband and wife who were found dead in their Marlboro home earlier this week appear to have died as a result of a murder-suicide, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Arrested for Murdering Father, Strangling Aunt

A 43-year-old Monmouth County man has been arrested and charged with breaking into his father’s home, attacking and murdering him and attacking another relative, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: 71-Year-Old Man Arrested, Charged with Murder in Fatal Shooting of Acquaintance

A 71-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the fatal shooting of an acquaintance last month, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Teen Arrested in Connection with Fatal Shooting

A teen has been arrested in connection with last week’s fatal shooting in Asbury Park, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: 28-Year-Old Man Charged with Girlfriend’s Murder

The man criminally charged early this week with desecrating the remains of a woman who was found dead in a vehicle in Atlantic Highlands has now also been charged with her murder, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Friday.

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