Illegal Drug Overdose Leads to Arrest of Brick Township Dealer
Ocean County Man Arrested for the December Drug Overdose Death of His Customer
According to the Ocean County Signal, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato, the Brick Township Chief of Police and the Point Pleasant Boro Police Chief announced the arrest of a twenty-two year-old defendant on strict liability drug charges in connection with the December 2013 drug induced death of a twenty-five year-old. Citing the 112 Ocean County deaths attributable to drug overdose in 2013, Coronato ...
Gun and Heroin Seized in Bricktown Bust
Father and Son Nabbed by Brick Police for Narcotics
Brick Patch has recently reported that a father and son duo were arrested on a multitude of charges last week in a Brick Township home following a month long investigation by Brick Township Police and the Ocean County Drug Enforcement Unit who had been previously alerted to the distribution of heroin out of the residence. The search was executed by the aforementioned agencies with the assistance of the Special Emergency Response ...
Toms River Purse-Snatching Suspect Arrested
Video Surveillance and Social Media Lead to Arrest of Suspect
According to NJ.com, an arrest has been made in connection with the theft of a purse from a 65-year-old shopper at Shop Rite. The suspected purse-snatcher is under suspicion of various similar occurrences in supermarkets throughout the area.
An in-store security camera viewed the suspect when she took the purse out of a shopping cart while its owner was busy shopping. The video has since circulated over the Internet, and with ...
Lakewood NJ DWI Charges
Lakewood police arrested an alleged drunk driver at gunpoint Saturday night following a hit and run accident, according to reports.
According to The Lakewood Scoop, police responded to the downtown area after a crash occurred involving a suspected drunk driver at around 9:45 p.m. Officers quickly located the suspect driver on Clifton Avenue after reportedly spotting him swerve in and out of oncoming traffic.
Lakewood police attempted to stop the drunk driver by pulling out in front of him ...
Heroin Epidemic in Ocean County NJ
By now it is no secret that Ocean County, New Jersey is in the midst of what people are calling a heroin epidemic. To make matters worse, the highly addictive drug has gained incredible popularity among the county's youth including many high school students. To help combat this growing problem, police in all 33 towns in Ocean County will begin carrying an antidote that can revive people who overdose on heroin. The plan is that by early next year every officer will have an antidote on his ...
Brick NJ Hit & Run Charges
Brick Police were able to track down the suspect in a serious hit and run accident that took place earlier in the week, by using EZ-Pass toll records and surveillance video. The defendant, a Bayville man, was charged with critically-injuring another man in a Monday rush-hour and then fleeing the scene, according to police.
Police had surveillance video of the Lanes Mill Road incident, which happened around 5:30 pm in midst of heavy traffic, police said. The car that struck the victim ...