Crime & Safety

County Crime: Homicide in Long Branch, Teacher in Manalapan Accused of Drug Dealing

A look at some of the week's crime stories from around Monmouth County

Prosecutor: Man Found In Long Branch Backyard Was Gunned Down  

An autopsy performed on the Point Pleasant man found dead in a Long Branch backyard on Wednesday has revealed that he died of a gunshot wound, authorities said.

-- Long Branch Patch

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Manalapan High School teacher Shawn Hannon was arrested in connection with a multi-jursidictional narcotics investigation on Wednesday, April 3, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced today. Hannon was one of twenty-five individuals arrested in the investigation which resulted in the seizure of marijuana, LSD, ecstasy (MDMA), pills, weapons and cash.

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-- Long Branch Patch

Howell Police Seek Help in Drug Arrests

A whole lot of marijuana plants in a rented house has police looking for the suburban pot farmers.

-- Howell Patch

Freehold Resident Accused of Going Shopping With Stolen Credit Card

A Monmouth County grand jury indicted a Freehold resident on two charges involving a stolen credit card.

-- Freehold Patch

GameStop Robbed at Gunpoint in Holmdel

Police are looking for a man who wore a grey hooded sweatshirt when he robbed a GameStop store on Route 35 around 6:15 p.m. Monday.

-- Holmdel-Hazlet Patch 

Manalapan Woman Indicted on Charges of Jewelry Theft in Marlboro
A Manalapan woman was indicted this week on charges of receiving stolen jewelry in Marlboro and Freehold Townships.

-- Manalapan Patch

Man Charged with Stealing Televisions from Nursing Home

A Long Branch man was arrested by Red Bank police on charges that he stole televisions from a nursing home, police said.

-- Red Bank Patch

Bradley Beach Man Charged With Fleeing on Foot from Police

A 21 year-old Bradley Beach man fled from police on foot through a yard and into a basement of a house, according to a police report.

-- Manasquan-Belmar Patch

Jury Indicts 19-Year-Old Man on Charges of Sexual Assault of 12-Year-Old Girls

A Hillsborough man was indicted Friday by a Grand Jury in Freehold on charges he sexually assaulted two 12 year-old girls in Middletown. 

-- Middletown Patch

Jury Indicts Man Accused of Groping Girls at Halloween Store

A grand jury has indicted a Union Beach man on charges he groped seven juveniles at a Middletown Halloween costume shop, between October 14-18, 2012.

-- Middletown Patch


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