Crime

A local teacher has been criminally charged for engaging in a sexual relationship with a student at his school, Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Julia Alonso announced on Tuesday.

A South Brunswick (Middlesex County) Police Department Officer has been sentenced to five years in state prison for stealing more than $75,000 from his Policeman’s Benevolent Association (PBA) Chapter, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Wednesday.

The President of the Freehold Township Little League has been charged with stealing more than $73,000 from the organization over the course of nearly three years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced

A Keyport man is charged after police say he punched a woman who told him to slow down on an e-bike. The victim was treated for a concussion and other injuries.

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.