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Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Pair Painted Swastikas, Started Fire In Various Locations Around Jersey Shore Town: Cops
Two Ocean County men were arrested for lighting a fire in a women's restroom and spray-painting swastikas around a public park, authorities said. Alexander Gerber, 19, and Connor Dougherty, 20, both of Lacey Township, are facing arson charges for the fire in the women's restroom in Gille Park on Nov. 21, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Lacey Township Chief of Police Christopher Kenny said. The pair are also being held responsible for spray-painting swastikas and other graffiti in various locations of the park, police said. Officers likewise discovered damage to th…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
South Toms River Recreation Commissioner Charged With Sexual Assault Of A Child: Prosecutor
The head of the South Toms River Recreation Commission and former foster parent has been charged with sexually assaulting a child who lived in his home, authorities said. William Gleason, 68, was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault and child endangerment on Friday, Nov. 24, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and South Toms River Police Department Detective Bureau found that between 2015 and 2020, Gleason sexually…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Parents Tried To Get Son Psychiatric Help Right Before He Killed Them, Police Say
On Wednesday, Nov. 1, Cheryl Mulgrew called police seeking a psychiatric evaluation for her 34-year-old son, Michael Mulgrew, who had been experiencing a mental health problem, police documents say. But Michael Mulgrew came home later that night seeming calm, and so Cheryl, 69, told police not to bother, and she'd take him to the doctors in the morning, the affidavit says. Around 11 a.m. the following day, one of Mulgrew's parents called police again seeking a psychiatric evaluation, according to police papers. There, they found Cheryl and her husband, Michael's 71-year-old dad, Eugene…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man, 69, Had 1,000 Child Porn Images: Prosecutor
A 69-year-old Ocean County man has been arrested after police say he was found with more than 1,000 child pornography images. Cesar Ortega-Zevallos, 69, of Brick Township, became the center of an investigation following a tip from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit identified an IP address associated with a Brick Township home as the location from which the individual was uploading the images to the internet. That …
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Arrested With Child Pornography On 21 Electronic Devices: Police
A 45-year-old man from Brick Township had more than 1,000 child pornography images and video on 21 electronic devices seized at his home, authorities said. Brett Gerundo was charged with endangering the welfare of children, Brick police said on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Detectives responded to a tip and made a warranted search of Gerundo’s home on Oct. 2, they said. He surrendered himself on Nov. 3 and was taken to Ocean County Jail, police said.
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Road Rage Driver Gets Year In Prison For Crash That Killed Jersey Shore Newlywed
A 21-year-old Ocean County man was sentenced to prison for a 2021 road rage crash that killed another driver just weeks after his wedding. Avrohom Pam was 18 years old when he struck Brick Township's Sean Avon head-on, during a road rage incident involving a different driver in June 2021 in Lakewood, Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer has said. Pam was sentenced Wednesday, Nov. 8 to to 364 days in the Ocean County Jail, as a condition of a three-year term of probation imposed, "Sean Avon was an innocent bystander driving home from working late at work, just hoping to get home to …
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed Both Parents Dead In Blood-Stained Barnegat Home: Cops
A 34-year-old New Jersey man has been charged with murder and related offenses in the stabbing deaths of his parents, authorities said. Police responding to a Lincoln Avenue home around 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, noticed blood on the door of the home and a man, later identified as Michael Mulgrew, walking away, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Moments later, a grisly discovery was made: Mulgrew's mom, Cheryl Mulgrew, 69, and dad, Eugene Mulgrew, 71, had been stabbed to death inside of the home, Billhimer said alongside Barnegat Township Police Chief Keith A. Ge…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Wields Metal Pipe At 7-Eleven Clerk For Cigarettes In Lakewood: Police
A 34-year-old man was arrested after wielding a metal pipe at a clerk at 7-Eleven, authorities said. Shawn Frederick allegedly entered the store located at 200 River Ave. in Lakewood wielding a metal pipe, police said. The incident happened Sunday afternoon, Oct. 22. He then advanced toward the store clerk who was standing behind the sales counter. Once at the counter, he gestured the pipe toward the clerk in a menacing manner with the intent to intimidate or cause fear, police said. The clerk attempted to walk away but the suspect paralleled him on the outside of the counter forcin…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Suspects In Ski Masks Arrested With Weapons On Jersey Shore: Police
Brick police arrested two teenagers with weapons after they were spotted by a resident driving in ski masks, authorities said. On Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 6:26 p.m., Brick police received a call from a resident who observed a Black Honda drive past them with the driver and passenger both wearing ski masks, police said. Due to the recent spike in burglaries, the resident thought it was suspicious and reported it to police. Moments later, this vehicle was observed by police traveling on Mantoloking Road. After a motor vehicle stop on Chambers Bridge Road near Kohl’s Plaza, an officer ob…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Arsonist Left Trail Of Blood After Breaking Into Dad's Toms River Home: Prosecutor
A 45-year-old Ocean County man has been charged with breaking into his father's house, stealing a laptop and setting a fire inside the home, authorities said. John Voltolino, Jr., of Toms River, was charged with aggravated arson, burglary, theft, and criminal mischief, in connection with the incidents that occurred on Monday, Sept. 4, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Officers from the Toms River Township Police Department responded to a residence on Sun Valley Road for a report of a burglary. The homeowner reported that his son broke into the re…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Serial Bank Robbery Suspect, 68, Charged In Central Jersey Heist: Police
A 68-year-old man has been arrested and charged after being suspected of robbing an East Brunswick bank. Daniel McCarthy of East Brunswick previously was charged with robbing a bank and attempting to rob another bank in Toms River on Aug. 22, police said. On Aug. 18, at approximately 11:05 a.m., the East Brunswick Police Department responded to Columbia Bank (389 Highway 18) for an activated panic alarm. Prior to the arrival of officers, it was reported that a robbery had occurred, and the suspect fled the scene. The initial investigation revealed a middle-aged white male wearing a dark ho…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Toms River Man Busted With 1K Child Porn Images: Prosecutor
A 52-year-old Toms River man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. Edward Lynch became the center of an investigation following a referral from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. NCMEC got cyber tips that a person, later identified as Lynch, had been downloading images of child pornography from the internet; an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit identified an IP address associated with a residence in Toms River as the location from whi…
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