NARCAN AVAILABLE FOR THOSE FIGHTING ADDICTION
The Ocean County Prosecutors Office and The Ocean County Opiate Task Force will be distributing another 50 Free Narcan kits at HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, 5800 Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach, from 6-8...
View ArticleNarcan now in hands of Fish & Wildlife Officers
Colonel Mark Chicketano, Chief of the Division of Fish & Wildlife Law Enforcement Bureau today accepted their first supply of Naloxone from Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato. These...
View ArticleDRIVER IGNORES STOPPED SCHOOL BUS WARNING SIGNALS STRIKES BOY
On Tuesday (1-6-15) at approximately 5:18 pm, Lakewood Police were dispatched to the intersection of Clifton Avenue and Carey Street for a report of a pedestrian struck. Upon their arrival they found a...
View ArticleOCPO SHOCKED BY NUMBER OF MOTORISTS CHOOSING TO IGNORE STOPPED SCHOOL BUS...
This past week the Ocean County Prosecutor Office Facebook Page posted information on an incident in Lakewood where a 9 year old Lakewood boy was struck by a motorist passing a stopped school bus....
View ArticleTOMS RIVER MAN ARRESTED POSSESSING GRAPHIC CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the arrest of Michael J. Peluso, 44, of Toms River, NJ, for the Possession and Distribution of images of children under the age of 18 engaged...
View ArticleTuckerton Officer Indicted in Aggravated Assault Case
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced the return of the indictment yesterday (1/13/15) against Justin M. Cherry, a Tuckerton Borough Police Officer who is currently suspended without...
View ArticleNJ Press Association Commends OCPO Aggressive Response to Photographer’s Arrest
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View ArticleOCPO INVESTIGATES DISCHARGE OF FIREARM
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announces that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office is conducting an investigation into an accidental discharge of a police officer’s weapon which took place...
View ArticleLACEY DEATH INVESTIGATION UPDATE – DEATH RULED ACCIDENTAL
On Monday (1/19), OCPO Major Crimes Unit Detective Brian Haggerty Today attended the post mortem examination of decedent, Ruth Jacobs at Community Medical Center. The examination was performed by Dr....
View ArticleOCEAN COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S DETECTIVE SUCCUMBS TO CRASH INJURIES
Toms River, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today stated, “It is with the feeling of deep regret and sorrow that we announce the tragic death of Special Operation Group Detective John...
View ArticleTOMS RIVER TEEN SENTENCED IN FATAL CRASH CASE RESULTING IN PASSENGERS DEATH
Toms River, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the sentencing of Connor P. Hanifin, 19, of Toms River. The sentencing stems from the Toms River, Yellow Bank Road fatal...
View Article* * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Monday, January 26 * * *
New Jersey Attorney General, Ocean County Prosecutor Join Little Egg Harbor Township Mayor, Police Chief to Launch “Project Medicine Drop” Box LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Acting Attorney General John...
View ArticleOCPO Det. Scott Stevens Funeral
OCPO EXTENDS OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO NJ.COM, REPORTER ASHLEY PESKO AND PHOTOGRAPHER PATTI SAPONE FOR THEIR DISCREET DIGNIFIED COVERAGE OF THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR DET. JOHN SCOTT STEVENS The post OCPO...
View ArticleLAKEWOOD MAN SENTENCED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT
Defendant David Jusino, 23, of Lakewood was sentenced today (1/30) before Judge Rochelle Gizinski, J.S.C. to a total of 5 years in New Jersey State Prison, concurrent to 5 years with a No Early Release...
View ArticleLEHPD Prescription Drop Box
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View ArticleSON INDICTED IN MURDER OF HIS MOTHER
Lakewood, N.J. – Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the indictment of Brian Cassidy, 43, of Lakewood for Murder, Theft, and various weapons offenses in the death of his mother...
View ArticlePROSECUTOR’S SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP AND BERKELEY POLICE TEAM UP IN LATEST...
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced today the culmination of an investigation into drug activity by Detectives from the Prosecutor’s Special Operations Group, Northern Enforcement...
View ArticleGUILTY VERDICT IN AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL
Defendant Richard Yhlen, 37, of Seaside Heights, NJ, was found guilty on Wednesday (2/11) by a jury before Judge Wendel E. Daniels of 2 counts of 1st Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault and 2 counts of...
View ArticleLakehurst man sentenced in Child Pornography Distribution case
On Friday (2/13/15), Michael R. Allen, 28, of Lakehurst was sentenced to 5 years in New Jersey State Prison. The sentencing was the result of his guilty plea before Judge Francis R. Hodgson Jr.,...
View ArticleAttempted Sexual Assault Arrest
This morning OCPO High Tech Crime Unit, with assistance from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Toms River PD, Long Beach PD and Surf City PD,...
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