Ocean County Links Burglary to Heroin Epidemic- Cracks Down on Pawn Shops
In a unique effort to fight the growing heroin epidemic, Ocean County law enforcement has outlined a new strategy- tracking the sale of stolen items. According to an Asbury Park Press report, 10-15% of all burglaries are unsolved, yet law enforcement has long suspected that heroin and opiate addictions fuel many of the theft crimes. According to one local law enforcement authority, these addictions are beyond comprehension for those who do not struggle with them. Furthermore, many who ...
Heroin, Resisting Arrest Charges Levied Against Two in Jackson Parking Lot
According to a recent Asbury Park Press report, two individuals were arrested in the parking lot of a Jackson Township McDonald’s. Per the article, the arresting officer noticed “two suspicious individuals” in the parking lot. The officer’s observations led to the arrest of each person. One individual was charged with possession of heroin and hindering apprehension while the other was charged with possession of a hypodermic needle in addition to heroin possession.
The facts leading to the ...
Baby Sitter Charged With Toms River DUI After Drinking on the Job
Be careful who you hire! A Toms River working mom who hired a nanny off of the care.com website came home to find her 2-year-old child being “watched” by a drunk, passed out fifty-year-old nanny. According to a report from newyork.cbslocal.com, when the mother entered her home on a Friday afternoon last month, she received the surprise of her life when she found her young son sitting in a soiled diaper while the recently hired babysitter bolted out of the home. She did not get far, however, ...
Manchester NJ Mom Charged with Drug DUI, Heroin Possession
A Manchester Township woman was charged with Driving While Intoxicated among other serious charges after driving into a parked vehicle in her Pine Acres Manor Mobile Home Park earlier this month. According to app.com, the mother of two was subsequently charged with DWI, reckless endangerment, driving under the influence of a narcotic, possession of paraphernalia, and tampering with evidence.
After striking the parked vehicle, the mother fled with her children and entered her nearby home. ...
Boardwalk Beatdown leads to Assault Charges in Seaside Heights
NJ.com recently reported that Seaside Boardwalk workers were arrested after assaulting a Whippany man. According to police, the two young workers, aged 16 and 19 respectfully, exchanged heated words with the 21-year-old North Jersey man while working at their stand. After the young pair finished their shift they found and confronted the victim near Blaine Ave. and Ocean Terrace.
The following altercation left the victim unconscious. Passers-by assisted in getting the man emergency medical ...
Toms River NJ Heroin Bust
According to this Asbury Park Press Article a Toms River mother and her boyfriend, a 31-year-old parolee, were placed under arrest on Tuesday, July 29 for multiple significant offenses after an early morning raid of their shared home. The police conducted the raid after an investigation had shown evidence of heroin distribution from the home. Each were charged with possession
The pair was charged with heroin possession, possession of heroin with intent to distribute, marijuana ...
Toms River NJ DWI Arrest at McDonald’s Drive-Thru
According to an nj.com article, a Barnegat man was arrested on suspicion of Driving While Intoxicated at a McDonald’s Drive-thru at 2:00 p.m. on May 10 when he fell asleep somewhere between placing his order and the second window.
Employees, unable to awaken the gentlemen while he and his car were resting in the drive-thru line, called the police who arrested him on suspicion of a DWI. It is fair to say that he probably should have ordered delivery!
In New Jersey, a first offense DWI is ...
21 Arrests in Monmouth & Ocean County Heroin Ring Bust
According to report on nj.com, twenty-one individuals were arrested for conspiracy and distribution of heroin and cocaine as a part of a large-scale Monmouth and Ocean County distribution ring, representing a major victory for cross-departmental municipal, state, and federal authorities. Three members of the ring are still at large in a group that consists of individuals from local towns including Bayville, Asbury Park, Neptune, Brick, Toms River, Lakewood, Neptune, Barnegat, and ...
Man Arrested for Robbing Same Toms River Store Twice in Fifteen Years
According to an oceancountysignal.com report, a man robbed a Toms River Stride Rite on Hooper Avenue on March 22, just one day after being released from prison for robbing the exact same store fifteen years earlier. Officers have determined that the suspect who robbed the store of $389.00 from its cash register and the cell phones its two present employees after they refused his demands to give him their car keys and to go to the back of his store. Officer responding to the scene found the ...
Toms River Heroin Bust Yields CDS, Paraphernalia, and $47K
An nj.com story recently reported the arrest of a Lakewood man at the Ramada Inn on Route 9 in Toms River hotel. Officers responded to a disturbance in which the 23-year-old suspect threatened hotel employees who tried to kick him out. According to witnesses, the man was in a visibly intoxicated state during the events leading up to the arrest. A search incident to arrest yielded over $47,000 in cash, 170 wax folds of heroin, 11 hypodermic needles, and three glass pipes. As a result of the ...