Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Bust Massive Drug Operation In North Jersey Hotel Room Netting 6 Arrests, Heroin, Coke Police Bust Massive Drug Operation In North Jersey Hotel Room Netting 6 Arrests, Heroin, Coke
Police Bust Massive Drug Operation In North Jersey Hotel Room Netting 6 Arrests, Heroin, Coke Two women in the process of dumping cocaine into a hotel room sink drain were interrupted by police who found MDMA, heroin, suboxone and other drug paraphernalia, Secaucus police said. Police were conducting a "park and walk" in the Harmon Meadow area of Secaucus when someone notified them of possible nefarious activity inside one of the rooms on Feb. 16, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. After a week-long investigation, police went into the hotel room whree Ana Roman and Tracy Eayres were in the process of dumping cocaine into a sink drain, Miller said. A search of the room turned…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
News
Motorcyclist, 20, ID'd In Fatal Central Jersey Shopping Center Crash Motorcyclist, 20, ID'd In Fatal Central Jersey Shopping Center Crash
Motorcyclist, 20, ID'd In Fatal Central Jersey Shopping Center Crash Authorities have released the name of the 20-year-old motorcyclist who died of injuries from a crash at a Central Jersey shopping center. Jonathan T. Giorgi of Howell was killed in the collision Saturday night on an access road at Howell Commons Shopping Plaza, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said on Monday. A 2018 Honda Clarity was pulling out from an exit behind Panera Bread at 8:20 p.m. when it collided with Giorgi's 2020 Honda Grom motorcycle, the Prosecutor’s Office said in a press statement. Giorgi was thrown from the motorcycle and sustained life-threatening injuries, autho…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 20, ID'd In Fatal Central Jersey Shopping Center Crash Motorcyclist, 20, ID'd In Fatal Central Jersey Shopping Center Crash
Motorcyclist, 20, ID'd In Fatal Central Jersey Shopping Center Crash Authorities have released the name of the 20-year-old motorcyclist who died of injuries from a crash at a Central Jersey shopping center. Jonathan T. Giorgi of Howell was killed in the collision Saturday night on an access road at Howell Commons Shopping Plaza, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said on Monday. A 2018 Honda Clarity was pulling out from an exit behind Panera Bread at 8:20 p.m. when it collided with Giorgi's 2020 Honda Grom motorcycle, the Prosecutor’s Office said in a press statement. Giorgi was thrown from the motorcycle and sustained life-threatening injuries, autho…

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by Jon Craig
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Lifestyle
NEW RANKINGS: These New Jersey Towns Named Among Safest In State NEW RANKINGS: These New Jersey Towns Named Among Safest In State
NEW Rankings: These New Jersey Towns Named Among Safest In State A new report from AdvisorSmith ranked the crime rates of hundreds of municipalities across New Jersey to determine the safest small, midsize and large cities. The study — which analyzed a total of 37 large cities, 200 midsize cities and 247 small cities — used data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Dataset to calculate and compare crime levels, putting more weight on serious and violent crimes like murder, rape and assault. The analysis found the safest small, midsize and large cities to be Matawan, Warren Township and Middletown, respectively. The average crime score for the large ci…

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by Valerie Musson
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Freehold Man Faces 5 Years In State Prison For Killing Stolen Puppies Prosecutor: Freehold Man Faces 5 Years In State Prison For Killing Stolen Puppies
Prosecutor: Freehold Man Faces 5 Years In State Prison For Killing Stolen Puppies A man from Monmouth County has admitted to causing the deaths of four stolen German Shepherd puppies, authorities said. Daniel McDonald, 26, of Freehold, pleaded guilty on Thursday to four counts of animal cruelty before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Vincent N. Falcetano, Jr., according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. A co-defendant from Howell, Tricia Jaccoma, 24, was caught by U.S. Marshals after evading law enforcement as a fugitive for nearly three months as reported here on Sept.. 5 The puppies were found dead in May on a property where …

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Teens Arrested In Gang-Related Shooting Death Jersey Shore Teens Arrested In Gang-Related Shooting Death
Jersey Shore Teens Arrested In Gang-Related Shooting Death Teenagers from Asbury Park, Howell and Lakewood have been arrested in connection with a gang-related shooting death, authorities said on Tuesday. Two of the teenagers face murder charges, they said. A Howell juvenile and an 18-year-old fugitive from Asbury Park were arrested in connection with a March 23 homicide at a home on DeWitt Avenue in Asbury Park, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.  Jamir Styles, 20, of Asbury Park and the 16 year old juvenile from Howell were charged on Thursday with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy&…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Neptune City Police Officer Arrested Teenager, Then Sent Sexually Suggestive Texts Prosecutor: Neptune City Police Officer Arrested Teenager, Then Sent Sexually Suggestive Texts
Prosecutor: Neptune City Police Officer Arrested Teenager, Then Sent Sexually Suggestive Texts A Neptune City police officer is accused of sending sexually suggestive texts to an 18-year-old girl that he had just arrested, authorities said. Damien Broschart, 29, of Howell was charged with cyber harassment and hindering apprehension of oneself after a joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Neptune City Police Department, according to Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Broschart is a five-year veteran law enforcement officer who has been suspended without pay from his Neptune City job. “Once the Neptune City Police Department learned …

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
News
UPDATE: Lakewood DPW Will Sanitize Howell Parks After New COVID Wave UPDATE: Lakewood DPW Will Sanitize Howell Parks After New COVID Wave
Update: Lakewood DPW Will Sanitize Howell Parks After New COVID Wave UPDATED: An uptick in coronavirus temporarily closed public parks and ballfields in one Monmouth County township. But the Lakewood Department of Public Works has offered to come to the rescue and sanitize parks in Howell, reversing its previous park closure announcement. Howell Township's Office of Emergency Management announced on Tuesday that all parks are ordered closed immediately. "This is due to the recent uptick in COVID cases combined with the large number of complaints being received that the parks are filled to capacity, with users not social distancing and with most in…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Lakewood Teen Charged As Adult In Howell Murder Prosecutor: Lakewood Teen Charged As Adult In Howell Murder
Prosecutor: Lakewood Teen Charged As Adult In Howell Murder A Lakewood man, who was 17 when he and his uncle were arrested in connection with a murder, will be charged as an adult, authorities said.  Alberto Rojas Hernandez, now 18, faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and weapons charges, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Rojas Hernandez is being held in the Middlesex County Youth Detention Center in North Brunswick, pending a first appearance and detention hearing on Thursday, Gramiccioni said. Rojas Hernandez’s uncle, Juan Carlos "Omar" Rivera Rojas, 29, of L…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
U.S. Marshals Capture Howell Fugitive, 24, Wanted In Deaths Of 4 Stolen Puppies U.S. Marshals Capture Howell Fugitive, 24, Wanted In Deaths Of 4 Stolen Puppies
U.S. Marshals Capture Howell Fugitive, 24, Wanted In Deaths Of 4 Stolen Puppies A 24-year-old Howell woman wanted in the deaths of four stolen farm puppies was taken into custody after nearly three months at large on Friday with help from U.S. Marshals agents, authorities said. Tricia Jaccoma and Daniel McDonald, 25, were charged with animal cruelty in June after four German Shepherd puppies  were found dead on a Howell campsite, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. The dogs were approximately three weeks old and being raised at a Somerset County farm -- where McDonald and Jaccoma were also staying -- when they went missing mi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
Police Sink 300-Person South Jersey Pool Party Police Sink 300-Person South Jersey Pool Party
Police Sink 300-Person South Jersey Pool Party South Jersey police sank a huge "for-profit" pool party that snubbed the state's COVID-19 restrictions Sunday. The rowdy, backyard Sicklerville party featuring an in-ground pool attracted about 300 people. But it also came with a price -- a cover charge of $100 to $150 apiece -- and a risk of contracting coronavirus, according to Gloucester Township police. Homeowner Lionel Mincey, 56, of Jarvis Road was charged with maintaining a nuisance, a disorderly persons offense and issued summonses for noise, littering and zoning violations, police said. Twenty-five parking tickets were issued and …

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Police ID Howell 'Pop-Up' Party Host Who Violated NJ COVID-19 Crowd Limits Police ID Howell 'Pop-Up' Party Host Who Violated NJ COVID-19 Crowd Limits
Police ID Howell 'Pop-Up' Party Host Who Violated NJ Covid-19 Crowd Limits Authorities released the name of the "pop-up" party host who charged up to $40 admission to attend a gala that violated Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order limiting the size of gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. Ronald W. Chatman asked guests to pay  $30 to $40 apiece to join his illegal bash billed as the "Real Big Drip 5" on Wilson Drive in the Ramtown section of township, Howell police said. More than 300 partiers were in the usually peaceful neighborhood when police from multiple local, county and state agencies arrived about 5 p.m., on Sunday. Most of the guests were not f…

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by Jon Craig