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Seaside Heights-Seaside Park, NJ
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Man Drowns In Seaside Heights After Swimmers Caught In Rip Tide: Sheriff
A man drowned in Seaside Heights at Webster Avenue Beach on Monday, Aug. 11, authorities said. At 7 p.m., six people got caught in a rip tide prompting first responders to the scene, the Ocean County Sheriff's Office said. The man was administered CPR before being taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River where he was pronounced dead, Seaside Heights Assistant Fire Chief Tim Farrell told NJ.com. No lifeguards were on duty, authorities said. The victim has not been identified. Three other people were hospitalized but were being treated and doing well, Farrel…
Toms River, NJ
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DWI South Toms River Truck Driver Charged After Killing Pedestrian, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor
A 41-year-old South Toms River man is facing charges of vehicular homicide after he fatally struck a pedestrian while driving high on marijuana and fled the scene, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 11. On Saturday, June 7, at 3:50 a.m., South Toms River police responded to Colgate Drive and found Marie Bellavista, a 53-year-old South Toms River resident, deceased in the roadway, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined Tremel Haskins was operating the cab of a Volvo semi-truck when he hit Bellavista, Billhimer said. Haskins fled the scene but was later lo…
Toms River, NJ
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Man Wanted For Stabbing Healthcare Worker In Toms River Busted After Foot Pursuit: Police
A 33-year-old Jackson Township man who allegedly stabbed a healthcare worker in Toms River was arrested in Manahawkin on Thursday, Aug. 7, authorities said. At 2:56 p.m., officers received a tip of Christopher Therien’s location, Stafford Township police said. Officers responded to 25 Route 9 South in Manahawkin and spotted Therien, police said. Officers were able to confirm his identity through his tattoos after he provided them with false information, police said. Therien fled on foot but was swiftly apprehended, even as he tried to resist officers, police said. A search led to the reco…
Point Pleasant, NJ
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California Duo Fired Gunshot During Point Pleasant Home Invasion: Prosecutor
A man and a woman from California were arrested and charged after they brandished weapons during a home invasion in Point Pleasant on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 7, authorities said. At 1:38 p.m., Point Pleasant police responded to a residence on Barton Avenue for a report of a home invasion with a gunshot having been fired, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Police found the back door to the residence had been forced open and the home had been burglarized, Billhimer said. Jaheim Wilson, a 23-year-old Stockton resident armed with a handgun, and Oleyah Brown, kicked open the back d…
Toms River, NJ
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Toms River Man Had Child Porn On USB Drive: Prosecutor
A 39-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography on Thursday, July 31, authorities said. An investigation into Justin Thomas began following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he was uploading images of child sexual abuse material to the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad identified an IP address associated with a Toms River residence as the location from which Thomas was uploading child pornography to the internet, Billhimer said…
Toms River, NJ
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Construction Worker Killed By Drunk Driver In Toms River: Prosecutor
A 50-year-old construction worker was killed when he was struck by a drunk driver in Toms River on Thursday, July 31, authorities said. At 1 a.m., Toms River police responded to Lakewood Road and Raymond Avenue and found the man, who was working for a roadway construction company, with serious injuries in the roadway, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said. He was transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. He has not been publicly identified. Douglas Smith, a 51-year-old Toms River resident and the driver of the vehicle, sh…
Jackson, NJ
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Jackson Twp Man Faces Murder Charges In Deadly Toms River Stabbing: Prosecutor
A 32-year-old Jackson Township man has been indicted on murder charges after two people were stabbed during a deadly early morning altercation at a Toms River home, officials said. A grand jury indicted Steven McNeill on charges of murder, attempted murder and numerous weapons charges, Ocean County Bradley Billhimer said. On Friday, May 9 at 7:20 a.m., Toms River police responded to an altercation at a residence on Adams Avenue and found Raniek Mendez, a 34-year-old Brick Township resident with a stab wound to his chest, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Mendez was tran…
Toms River, NJ
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Child Porn Charges Filed Against Toms River Man After Search: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Toms River man was arrested on child pornography charges, authorities announced Thursday, July 24. The investigation around Jeremy Howell began as a referral from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which received a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual was uploading images of child sexual abuse material to the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad identified an I…
Toms River, NJ
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Toms River Woman Had Assault Rifle, High Capacity Magazine In Bedroom: Police
A 35-year-old Toms River woman was arrested and hit with numerous weapons charges on Sunday, July 20, authorities said. At 12:28 p.m., officers responded to Westfield Drive for a report of a disorderly person in possession with a weapon, Toms River police said. Britney Garbinski admitted to being in possession of several weapons and directed officers to them, police said. The firearms included a handgun stolen from North Carolina, police said. An assault style rifle and several high-capacity magazines were seized from her bedroom, police said. Garbinski was arrested at the scene and t…
Forked River-Lacey, NJ
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Lacey Woman Backing Out Of Spot Critically Injures Pedestrian In Toms River, Flees: Prosecutor
A Lacey Township woman is facing charges after she allegedly struck two pedestrians in a Toms River apartment complex parking lot and drove off, critically injuring one of them, authorities said. Cagla Nemutlu, 22, was backing out of a parking spot when she struck the two men and then sped off without stopping or helping around just before 11:25 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, in the Winteringham Village apartment complex parking lot in Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. When officers arrived, they found a 60-year-old man with serious injuries. He was rushed…
Salem, NJ
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‘Good Trouble’ Anti-Trump Protests Set For Thursday: Here's Every One Set In NJ
Five years after the death of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will gather on Thursday, July 17, for a national day of peaceful protest aimed at protecting civil rights and confronting the policies of President Donald Trump. Dozens of protests are scheduled across New Jersey (scroll down to find the location nearest you). The campaign, called "Good Trouble Lives On," is organizing hundreds of local protests and community actions to fight back against what organizers call “attacks on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration.” Events will…
Toms River, NJ
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'Floor It... F— The Cops': New Charges Filed In Crash That Killed Young Couple In Toms River
New charges have been filed, and disturbing new details have emerged in the crash that killed a young couple last March in Toms River, including video of one of the passengers filming and encouraging the teenage driver as he hit 118 mph and ran a red light, authorities said. Carlos Martinez, who was 17 at the time of the crash, was allegedly behind the wheel of a white BMW when he blew through the red light at Route 37 and Route 166 on Friday, March 7, killing Kiley Armstrong, 21, and Evan Fiore, 23, a couple described by their families as "inseparable" and planning to marry. However, new d…
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