Police & Fire Top Stories
By MONMOUTH COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
August 1, 2022
FREEHOLD – It had all the hallmarks of a call for service that could have easily gone quickly and badly wrong. Thanks to four Keyport Police Department officers – including three in only their second calendar year of service, one of whom completed MCPO Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ: The Monmouth County Special Needs Registry is a voluntary service open to all with disabilities who reside, attend school or are employed in Monmouth County. The Special Needs Registry was created to help police officers and other emergency service personnel to better ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ: The Monmouth County Special Needs Registry is a voluntary service open to all with disabilities who reside, attend school or are employed in Monmouth County. The Special Needs Registry was created to help police officers and other emergency service personnel to better ...
HAZLET – The men and women in blue are our everyday heroes in Monmouth County. Day in and day out they work hard to keep citizens safe and sound. Sometimes, in a crisis, citizens need help in a deeply difficult situation and that's what happened recently with one of Hazlet's ...
HOLMDEL, NJ: UPDATED: In addition to the water main breaks reported between July 3-4, on Route 35 South and Laurel Avenue, now there is a partial road collapse on Laurel Avenue at the railroad bridge. This according to a Holmdel Police posting, will further divert traffic from the section of Laurel ...
HOLMDEL, NJ - According to local police reports, due to water main breaks, Highway 35 South is closed between Laurel Avenue and Palmer Avenue. In addition, Laurel Avenue is also closed near the NJ Transit RR overpass. Detours are in place, however it is best to avoid the areas if at all ...
NEW JERSEY - The New Jersey State Police would like everyone to enjoy their holiday safely. If you plan on visiting one of our beaches, lakes, state parks, or spending time with friends and family, there will be more cars on our roadways statewide, including ours. During the July 4th holiday ...
HAZLET, NJ - The intersection of Laurel Avenue and Route 36 in Hazlet was not a safe spot on Friday, June 17, 2022. According to police, driver James Best crashed his car with a trailer attached, took off and crashed again into a pole and then continued to run away. At approximately 7:05 pm, ...
KEYPORT, NJ: Around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, a motor vehicle crash on Route 35, in Keyport was reported. According to unconfirmed reports a woman and a 6-year-old child were seriously injured. The child was ejected from the car and was airlifted to Jersey Shore Trauma Center, an unconfirmed report ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – On June 12, 2022, at 10:01am, the Middletown Twp. Police Department responded to The Hub, a hotel located at 650 State Route 35, for a report of a woman who had been held against her will in one of the rooms at the hotel. Responding officers spoke with the victim, an adult ...
HOLMDEL/MIDDLETOWN, NJ - An eyewitness is reporting a multi vehicle accident on the Garden State Parkway resulting in closed lanes at 2:40PM. Be prepared for significant back-ups and detour if possible. The eyewitness reported that the occupants may be OK but damaged cars are in the roadway. Garden ...
The Middletown Twp. Police thanks the public for their assistance in this incident. Anyone with information about this case or other related incidents is asked to contact Detective First Class Adam Colfer at (732) 615-2048. Middletown, NJ – On May 28, 2022 at approximately 4:22p.m., Middletown ...
UPDATED: MIDDLETOWN, NJ - Police have officially nabbed the Cockapoo thief. Now, according to unconfirmed reports, local police were summoned back to The Pet Shoppe in Middletown on Saturday, to investigate a report that possibly the same person that stole the female Cockapoo puppy on ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ: TAPinto was on the scene at 7:55 a.m., on the Garden State Parkway South, where a motor vehicle accident had occurred. Traffic remains backed up between Holmdel's exit 114, and Lincroft/Red Bank exit 109. First responders were on the scene quickly. Please avoid area at this time if ...
NEW JERSEY - Gov. Phil Murphy Monday morning announced the new American Rescue Plan Firefighter Grant Program. The grants will help local and regional fire departments provide first responders with proper protective, cleaning and sanitation equipment. Murphy made his announcment in person at the ...
HOLMDEL, NJ - Holmdel Police have provided an update to the early morning pursuit of a stolen vehicle. Around 1:00 a.m. early Friday morning, TAPinto received a report that a stolen vehicle pursuit in Holmdel, ended in a crash at Everett Road and Route 520, in Middletown. Four subjects fled on ...
FREEHOLD – A single-car crash has claimed the life of two passengers in Freehold Township Tuesday evening, announced Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. On Tuesday April 19, 2022, at approximately 10:38 p.m., the Freehold Township Police Department responded to a report of an ...
HOLMDEL/MIDDLETOWN/HAZLET: As with so many things, we hear a message repeated but until the action commences we may not quite listen. Road detours are a great example. Such is the case with Laurel Avenue which is now completely shut down due to a prior accident with a truck against the bridge.
MIDDLETOWN, NJ: TAPinto received a report around 11:10 a.m. of a carjacking near or on Bernard Drive, in Middletown. This article has been updated: Middletown Police confirm that it is NOT a carjacking, and it is a stolen vehicle case with no violence involved. Confirmed report is the vehicle was a ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ – An additional responsibility for the Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department is helping boaters who encounter trouble on our rivers. The department recently acquired a pretty beat-up SeaArk boat from the State and are asking the greater surrounding community for help. The operative ...
HOLMDEL, NJ - According to the Holmdel Township Engineer, a cement truck crashing into the Laurel Avenue Bridge recently is going to have a significantly different result than prior accidents. Previously and too commonly, trucks would hit the overpass, peel back part of their trailer, move back ...
The program is directed towards Hazlet residents who are high school juniors/seniors ages 16-18. HAZLET, NJ -- According to the Department of Justice, every 68 seconds someone is sexually assaulted in our country. Most of the victims are young women. On average, there are 463,634 victims ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ: At approximately 9:30 a.m., TAPinto Middletown received a report that a tree had fallen on a home on Jumping Brook Road, in the Lincroft section of Middletown. The tree falling, also ripped electrical wires down. Please avoid the area at this time as the road may be blocked. First ...
HOLMDEL, NJ - Anyone living in or around Holmdel and Middletown traveling on the Laurel Avenue roadway are well familiar with the more than occasional back-ups caused by trucks hitting the overpass of New Jersey Transit bridge. The challenge has been ongoing for some time. However, corrective ...
Red Bank, NJ: Red Bank Police officers responded at approximately 10:24 pm last night to a report that a pedestrian was struck by a train. NJ Transit employees told the officers upon the train's arrival, that the pedestrian fell off the platform just as the train was entering the ...
NEW JERSEY — The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) has launched “Chief Talk,” a lively podcast series that offers listeners throughout the Garden State greater insight into the latest issues facing police officers and the people they serve. These new “Chief Talk” ...
KEYPORT, NJ - Students were able to hear real life experiences in law enforcement from Keyport to Union Beach as each department visited Keyport High School on February 4rth. According to news from Keyport Police, "students that are enrolled in Criminology, participated in a panel discussion ...
Red Bank, NJ: This is an update to an article on the horrific fatal car crash reported by TAPinto Red Bank at approximately 9:00am this morning at Coopers Bridge, which connects Red Bank and Middletown. Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Mark Spivey identified the motorist killed in ...
Red Bank, NJ: This is an update to an article on the horrific fatal car crash reported by TAPinto Red Bank at approximately 9:00am this morning at Coopers Bridge, which connects Red Bank and Middletown. A Red Bank Police Department source said that a Mercedes GLA 250, described as a compact ...
Red Bank, NJ: A vehicle slammed into the back of a landscaping pickup truck at approximately 9:00 am, at the foot of Coopers Bridge, resulting in a fatality. Coopers Bridge is on Route 35 and connects Red Bank to Middletown. Avoid area at this time. Red Bank Fire Department sources reported ...