“Patrols responded to a car fire today (Wednesday) on Briarwood Road. Luckily, the operator was not injured. The Rumson Fire Department responded and swiftly knocked down the flames.”
The following February arrests were reported by Rumson police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
• Richard Mancini, 46, of Long Branch, was arrested on Feb. 24 and charged with simple assault by Special Officer Donald Morse.
• Brian Kirk, 53, of Red Bank, was arrested on Feb. 22 and charged with defiant trespass and criminal mischief by Patrolman Michael Berger.
• Megan Walpole, 20, of Atlantic Highlands, was arrested on Feb. 7 and charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana by Patrolman Grace Maggiulli.
• Matthew Wojtusiak, 33, of Brooklyn, was arrested in the area of 125 Ridge Road on Feb. 5 and charged with driving while intoxicated(DWI) by Patrolman Michael Berger.
• Kourtney Maloney, 26, of Middletown, was arrested on Feb. 2 and charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia by Patrolman Grace Maggiulli.
Contempt of Court
• Donna Susser, 54, of Rumson, was arrested on Feb. 2 on a contempt of court (COC) warrant by Patrolman Bryan Dougherty .
• Rafal Leszczynski, 38, of Bloomfield, was arrested on Feb. 7 on a contempt of court (COC) warrant by Patrolman Grace Maggiulli.
• Hiram Polanco, 20, of Keansburg, was arrested on Feb. 10 on a contempt of court (COC) warrant by Special Officer Donald Morse.
• Michael Slapp, 30, of Fort Montgomery NY, was arrested on Feb. 8 on a contempt of court (COC) warrant by Special Officer Donald Morse.
The following January arrests were reported by Rumson police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Arrests
• Susan N. Ryerson, 62, of Oceanport, was arrested in the area of Rumson Road and Harding Lane on Jan. 28 and charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and other motor vehicle offenses by Patrolman Grace Maggiulli.
• John F. Sullivan Jr. was arrested on Jan. 26 and charged with third-degree theft by Detective Sgt. Christopher Isherwood and Patrolman Cody Lovgren.
Sullivan was remanded to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold.
• Stephanie Koukounas, 27, of New York, was arrested in the area of Rumson Road and Buttonwood Lane on Jan. 26 and charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana by Patrolman Michael Berger.
• John P. Haskell, 27, of Texas, was arrested in the area of 74 Ridge Road on Jan. 21 and charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and other motor vehicle offenses by Patrolman Richard Torres.
Contempt of Court
• S/O II Donald Morse arrested Brittany Maguire, 27, of Red Bank, was arrested on Jan. 21 on a contempt of court (COC) warrant by Special Officer II Donald Morse.
Maguire was released after posting $164 bail.
• John P. Kennedy, 57, of Rumson, was arrested on Jan. 10 on a contempt of court (COC) warrant by Patrolman Donald Schneider.
Shortly after 11:30 a.m., the Deane Porter School (Rumson) received a call reporting a bomb in the confines of the school.
The facility, and neighboring Forrestdale School were evacuated by administration. Multiple police agencies responded with K-9s that swept both schools without incident. All students and personnel are safe.
Monmouth County Police & EMS have just issued an alert that Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) is in a lockdown.
Authorities, on the entity’s Facebook page, only said that RFH is in a “shelter in place” mode for “precautionary reasons,” not citing what those reasons are.
The alert means that no community members are allowed into the building at this point, according to the Facebook post.
No further information is available at this time.
R-FH Retro will update this post when more information becomes available.
Rumson police were not available for comment.
Notice from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School: Please be advised RFH is in a “shelter in place” for precautionary reasons. We will not allow community members into the school building.
At approximately 8:40 am this date, RPD received a report of a smaller black Labrador retriever that had been struck by a car in the area of E. River and Ridge Road.
A few people stopped to help the injured animal who has unfortunately expired.
If anyone has any information, please contact us at 732-842-0500.
Rumson police recently arrested two young area teens, one juvenile and one 18-year-old, on charges in connection with an August armed robbery, Rumson Police Captain Jeff Nixon said in a release.
Krischan Wehnke, 18, of Middletown, and a 17-year-old juvenile were arrested on Sept. 5 and 1, respectively, and charged with first-degree armed robbery following the investigation of an Aug. 23 Rumson incident led by Detective Sgt. Christopher Isherwood, the release said.
Two alleged juvenile victims at a Riverside Drive home on Aug. 23 reported to police that at approximately 12:30 a.m., Wehnke and his juvenile accomplice produced a handgun and demanded cash from them. Whenke and the juvenile, according to the victims, then fled the scene in their vehicle with an iPhone and roughly $35 in cash from the victims, police said.
The juvenile suspect was arrested on Sept. 1 and remanded to the Middlesex County Youth Detention Center.
Wehnke was arrested on Sept. 5 by Middletown police on an outstanding warrant issued on Sept. 2. He was remanded to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold, on $250,000 bail, set by Judge Joseph Quinn, JSC.
The following recent arrests were made and reported by Rumson police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
• Barbara Stypulkowska, 38, of Atlantic Highlands, was arrested on Aug. 19 and charged with theft by Patrolman Daniel Campanella.
• William Calton, 21, of Oceanport, was arrested on Aug. 16 and charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and simple assault by Special Officer Donald Morse.
• Debbie Puth, 56, of Rumson, was arrested on Aug. 13 and charged with disorderly conduct by Lt. Christopher York.
• Raymond Stulb, 46, of Wall, was arrested on July 19 on a contempt ofcourt (COC) warrant by Patrolman Cody Lovgren.
• Timothy Robinson, 25, of Red Bank, was arrested on July 10 in the area of East River Road and North Street and charged with criminal mischief by Special Officer Donald Morse.
• Steven Ciardiello, 45, of Fair Haven, was arrested on July 10 on a contempt of court (COC) warrant by Special Officer Donald Morse.
• Jenna Schneck, 19, of Belmar, was arrested on July 10 by Patrolman Grace Maggiulli and charged with possession of under 50 grams of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Michael Allan, 60, of Colonia, was arrested on July 3 and charged with possession of under 50 grams of marijuana, and impersonating a public servant or law enforcement officer by Special Officer Michael Berger.
With the Fourth of July holiday comes fireworks — legal displays set safely by professional pyrotechnicians on barges, not in suburban back yards or anywhere else.
So, that in mind, Rumson police are reminding people in the area that fireworks are illegal in the state of New Jersey for any unlicensed professional.
“The chief has advised to patrols to have zero tolerance for anyone caught setting them (fireworks) off,” Rumson Detective Sgt. Christopher Isherwood said.
And police are reminding all that with the offense ranging from possession of fireworks to intent to sell, the penalties can be very stiff.
They range from a disorderly persons offense for possession alone to “possession with intent to sell being a fourth-degree offense with a possible penalty of up to 18 months in jail and $10,000 in fines,” Isherwood said.
There are no displays in the Rumson-Fair Haven area set for tonight, so police further advise that residents don’t take it upon themselves to set one. They also remind residents that fireworks traumatize seniors, vets with PTSD and animals.
“We would like to remind residents that not only are fireworks dangerous, they are illegal in NJ,” Rumson police said in a Facebook post. “Leave the fireworks to the experts, and enjoy the long weekend.”
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