Crime

Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Acting Police Chief, Donald F. Fritz, Jr., announced today that Samuel Villar, 21, of Somerset, was sentenced in connection with a fatal crash that occurred on November 9, 2022.

FREEHOLD – A Howell Township man has admitted to intentionally killing his pet cat earlier this year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday.

FREEHOLD – The former youth tennis instructor recently convicted at trial of numerous sexual crimes committed against a student has been sentenced to 56 ½ years in state prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Saturday.

FREEHOLD – An Asbury Park man pleaded guilty to distribution in connection with the sale of narcotics to an undercover officer multiple times, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

FREEHOLD – Authorities from the Prosecutor’s Office and Neptune Township Police Department are requesting any individuals with information related to a fatal shooting that took place in Neptune Township in early October 2022 to please come forward, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday.

FREEHOLD – An Ocean County woman has been criminally charged with stealing nearly $200,000 from her Wall Township-based employer, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday.

Later this week, funeral services for Jillian Ludwig will be held and she will be laid to rest.

An investigation by the Long Branch Police Department found that Bruno Lopes-Ferreira ran an illegal money loaning operation that targeted members of the local Brazilian-American community.

According to NJ.com, police are continuing to search for the person responsible for a carjacking that set off an Amber Alert yesterday morning.

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today announced that the New Jersey Department of Corrections has completed the first phase in the closure of the 110-year-old Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, New Jersey’s only women’s correctional facility. Governor Murphy announced the closure of Edna Mahan Correctional Facility (EMCF) in June 2021 in order to provide both incarcerated persons and staff with an improved, safe, and secure facility.