Lakewood Woman Sentenced in Sexual Assault Case
Defendant Mary Ellen Deane, 30, of Lakewood was sentenced today before Judge Blaney to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison with No Early Release stipulation concurrent on 5 counts 1st degree aggravated...
View ArticleOcean County Prosecutor Marks Start of Mental Health Diversion Program
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato is proud to announce the official start of his Office’s newest initiative aimed at answering the high demand for mental health services in Ocean County and at...
View ArticlePolice Active Shooter Training Drill
SHOPPING AT JACKSON OUTLETS TOMORROW MORNING – THERE’S NO NEED FOR ALARM On September 25, 2014 at 8 am, the Ocean County Prosecutors Office will be coordinating a multi-agency Active Shooter Drill...
View ArticleOcean County’s Children’s Advocacy Center Dedication Ceremony
OCEAN COUNTY’S CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER – DEDICATED TO MEMORY OF CHILD ABUSE UNIT DETECTIVE *** DEDICATION CEREMONY 9/26 OPEN TO MEDIA *** PRESS WILL BE GIVEN FULL TOUR OF THIS STATE OF THE ART...
View ArticleSentencing in Sexual Assault Case
It is only fitting that a sexual assault defendant was sentenced on the day that Ocean County’s newly renovated Children’s Advocacy Center (TINA’S HOUSE) was being dedicated to the memory of Detective...
View ArticleLakehurst Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Graphic Child Pornography Images...
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Lakehurst Police Chief Eric Higgins announced Michael R. Allen, 27, of Lakehurst entered a guilty plea before Judge Francis R. Hodgson Jr., J.S.C.,...
View ArticleTwo Arrested in Prosecutor’s Latest Drug Investigation
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced today the culmination of an investigation into drug activity in the Ocean County area. Detectives from the Prosecutor’s Special Operations Group,...
View ArticleOcean County High Tech Crime Unit Assist with Department of Justice...
On October 3, 2014, Stanley Zdon III was sentenced in Federal Count to 219 months in prison. The sentence stems from a 2013 case in which the Ocean County Prosecutor’s High Tech Crime Unit was called...
View ArticleBeware IRS Phone Scam Circulating
The Office of the Ocean County Prosecutor received almost a dozen calls from individuals today who have received unsolicited calls from individuals demanding payment while fraudulently claiming to be...
View ArticleOcean County Resident Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the arrest of Vincent Calandra, 40, of Jackson Township, on (1) one count of 3rd Degree Possession of Child Pornography and (1) one count of...
View ArticleChild Support Non PAyment Defendant, Attempts Suicide Prior to Arrest
On 10/9/2014, at approximately 9:04 pm, Detectives from the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Warrants Division served a non-payment of child support warrant upon George Clark, 56, at his residence...
View ArticleSentencing in Armed Robbery Case
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the sentencing of Ansumani Kamara, 22, of Newark, NJ, for the 1st degree crime of Armed Robbery with a firearm. The Honorable Wendel E....
View ArticleOCPO and OC Opiate Task Force Continue Distribution of Free Lifesaving Naloxone
ARM YOURSELF IN THE FIGHT TO SAVE YOUR LOVED ONES FIGHTING ADDICTION! On Friday, October 17, 2014 from 6-8 pm at Preferred Behavioral Health, 725 Airport Road, Lakewood the OCPO and the Ocean County...
View ArticleArrest for Aggravated Sexual Assaults in Ocean and Middlesex County Cases
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and South Toms River Police Chief Andrew Izatt announce the arrest of Fernando Madrigal, 42, of Perth Amboy, NJ, for Aggravated Sexual Assault by Det. Timothy...
View ArticleProsecutor’s Tips Make Halloween Not So Scary
Ocean County, N.J. – With Halloween approaching at the end of the month, the Office of the Ocean County Prosecutor is reminding parents and their costumed kids in search of treats about some important...
View ArticleToms River Teen Charged with Passengers Death in Fatal Crash Enters Guilty Plea
Toms River, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced that Connor P. Hanifin, 19, of Toms River entered a guilty plea to Vehicular Homicide and Driving Under the Influence. The...
View ArticleToms River Man Sets Fire/Seeks Suicide at Hand of Police
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Berkeley Township Police Chief Karin DiMichele today announced the arrest of a Toms River man for deliberately setting fire to his car in order to draw...
View ArticleSentencing in State Vs. Dennis Conover
Toms River, NJ – Defendant Dennis Conover, 34, of Manalapan was sentenced today by Judge James M. Blaney,J.S.C. to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison with a No Early Release stipulation for the charge...
View ArticleSix Flags Fire
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY – On Monday evening, at approximately 10:07pm, fire personnel from Jackson Mills and Cassville Fire Companies responded to the Six Flags Safari Park reference a reported...
View ArticleDRIVER STRIKES MAN CONTINUES DRIVING WITH VICTIM LODGED IN VEHICLES WINDSHIELD
Ocean Township, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Chief Gerhard Frenz today announced the arrest of Marcos A. Ortega, 33, of Little Egg Harbor, NJ on charges of Leaving the Scene of a...
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