Crime

A female Long Branch resident has been charged in connection with the death of a male pedestrian occurring in the same town earlier this month, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Saturday.

On Sunday, April 19, 2026, at approximately 2:13 PM, the Wall Township Police Department’s 911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) received a call from an unknown individual reporting a critical incident at the Info Age Science and History Museum located on Marconi Road.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on April 13, 2026, Daniel Cormier, 31, of Manchester, was charged with Vehicular Homicide and Strict Liability Vehicular Homicide in connection with a motor vehicle crash that occurred on March 7, 2026, in Toms River that resulted in the death of Shamirah Nolan, 37, of Freehold.

Officials are warning residents about a nationwide phishing scam tied to a fake Newark court case number.

On Friday, March 13, 2026, James Hadley, 66, of Barnegat (Ocean County), NJ, was arrested on charges of second-degree sexual assault of a victim under the age of 16, second-degree luring a minor to commit a sexual act, third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and fourth-degree criminal sexual contact based on at least three incidents this month.

A ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court is being called “historic” by some legal experts and could expand the ability of survivors of teacher sexual abuse to sue school districts.

A local male has admitted to the fatal stabbing of another man in Long Branch nearly a year ago, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Wednesday.

A man has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison for a fatal shooting in Hazlet that took place in 2024, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

The brother of a Colts Neck man who was found dead along with his wife and two children just days before Thanksgiving in 2018 has been convicted at trial of killing them, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 411, making more than 350,000 New Jerseyans eligible for jury service even if they have a criminal conviction that had previously disqualified them.