Police, Fire & Courts
Seaside Park Fire Dept.: Fox on Icy Dock Floating in Bay Is Not in Danger, Don’t Risk a ‘Rescue’
It began with what was worded like an average – but unique – lost-and-found message. An island resident’s jet-ski dock had broken off the bulkhead behind...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 weeks agoCops: No Foul Play Suspected After Body of Man, 52, Found Near Toms River Park
Authorities in Ocean County said Monday that foul play is not suspected in the case of a man whose body was...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 4 weeks agoWoman Burned Alive on NYC Subway Was Toms River Resident, 61
The woman whose gruesome murder on a New York City subway sparked national shock and outrage over illegal immigration has been...
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Ocean County
/ 1 month agoStudy: County-Run EMS Squad Would Provide ‘Undeniable’ Benefit to Barrier Island
A study by a consulting firm hired by Ocean County to study whether a county-run emergency medical squad found that such...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 1 month agoOcean County Sheriff Establishes Drone Command Center Amid New Video Over Bay, Barrier Island
The Ocean County Sheriff’s Department has deployed a mobile command center to Seaside Heights where it will center its drone investigation...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 2 months agoSmith: Drone Swarm ‘Pursued’ Coast Guard Boat in Ocean County, 50 Observed on Beach
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) said Tuesday night that he was briefed by a U.S. Coast Guard commanding officer stationed in...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 months agoDetectives Make Multiple Arrests in 2010 Toms River Murder
More than 14 years after the death of Rondell Proctor, an Arkansas man who was staying in Toms River, police have...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 months agoToms River Man Drops Gun in Point Pleasant Beach Church, Lands in Jail
A Toms River man dropped a gun at a Point Pleasant Beach church, leading to a police investigation that resulted in...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 3 months agoLakewood Man Sentenced to Prison After Cops Found Cocaine, Bricks of Heroin
A Lakewood man has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term after police arrested him after finding 23 grams of cocaine...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 3 months agoEmployees Charged in Assault at Bayville Nursing Home That Left Patient in Critical Condition
Two employees of a Bayville nursing and rehabilitation facility were lodged in the Ocean County Jail Thursday after being charged in...