OC Law Enforcement Continue Lakewood Death Investigation
On Sunday (2/15) the Lakewood Police Department received a 911 call of a woman found lying unresponsive near a Townhouse Unit at 525 Davids Court. Upon their arrival they found a female, later...
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DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
Toms River, NJ – On Wednesday (2/18) defendant Marcelo Saavedra, 66, of South Toms River pled guilty before Judge Francis Hodgson to 2 counts of 1st degree Aggravated Sexual Assault. The prosecution...
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LAKEWOOD WOMAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON 4 Y/O CHILD
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015, Lakewood Police Officer Nate Reyes and Ocean County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit Det. Melissa Matthews arrested Augustina Rodriguez-Morales, 36, of Lakewood on...
View ArticleSTAFFORD TOWNSHIP GAS EXPLOSION INVESTIGATION FINDINGS
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at 8:55 am, the Stafford Township Police and Fire Departments were dispatched for a strong smell of a natural gas odor at the intersection of Route 9 South and Oak Avenue...
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DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGES OF LURING LAKEWOOD CHILDREN
On Thursday (2/26), Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced that Nicholas Ravaioli, 30, of Jackson Township, NJ, entered a guilty plea before Judge Wendel E. Daniels to 2 counts of the...
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OCPO Receives Recognition For OC Student Efforts
The Association of Student Assistance Professionals of New Jersey honored OC Prosecutor Joseph Coronato and his staff with the 2015 Friend of SAC Award for OCPO’s support and hard work in keeping...
View ArticleSecond Gas Explosion In Less Than A Week
On March 2 at approximately 1:40 am, the Point Pleasant Beach Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to 307 – Rear Cooks Lane for a structure fire. Upon their arrival, a burn victim was located...
View ArticleWaretown Fatal Fire Update – Victim Identification
Today, Feb. 27, a supplement post mortem examination was conducted by Dr Ragasa of the Ocean County Medical Examiners Office confirming the victim’s identity of the February 24th Waretown house fire...
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CHILD ENDANGERING ARREST
Lakewood, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Lakewood Police Chief Robert Lawson announced that on March 1st, 2015, at approximately 3 am, Lakewood Police Officer Edgardo Vega Jr. and...
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 ArticleTOMS RIVER MAN SENTENCED IN DEATH OF MOCHA
Toms River, N.J. – Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the sentencing by Judge James M. Blaney, J.S.C. of Clifford Robbins, 76, of Toms River, NJ, in the death of Mocha. The...
View ArticleFatal Motor Vehicle Crash Hit & Run
On March 6, 2015 at 8:20 pm a motorist was traveling West on Route 37 near Fischer Boulevard. He observed a person lying on the side of the road just West Of Fischer Boulevard. When Toms River Police...
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LACEY MAN CHARGED IN BRICK DRUG INDUCED DEATH
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Brick Township Police Chief Nils Bergquist announce the arrest yesterday (3/9) of Christopher T. Marsillo, 28, of Lacey, NJ, for causing the Drug Induced...
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LAKEWOOD MAN CHARGED IN SEASIDE HEIGHTS DRUG INDUCED DEATH
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd announce the arrest of Jashon Jamiel Brinson, 28, of Lakewood, NJ, for causing the Drug Induced Death of William...
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STRIDE RITE ROBBER PLEADS GUILTY
Christopher Miller, 41, entered a guilty plea yesterday (3/9) before Judge James M. Blaney, J.S.C. to Second Degree Robbery. Pursuant to NJSA 2C:43-7.1, the defendant is subject to a mandatory...
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NJ RESIDENTS WANT DOCTORS TO BE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DISCUSS THE ADDICTIVE...
TRENTON – The majority of New Jersey residents want the legislature to mandate that their doctor tell them if their prescription medicine is addictive and believe those conversations will reduce the...
View ArticleINVESTIGATION INTO BODY FOUND THIS AM IN BRICK TOWNSHIP
The Brick Township Police Department, Ocean County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit and Ocean County Sheriff’s Department CSI are presently on scene investigating the circumstances surrounding the...
View ArticleEXPLOSION IN SEASIDE HEIGHTS
Seaside Heights, New Jersey – Today at 10:10 am there was an explosion and fire at 223 Sumner Avenue in Seaside Heights. Local fire units responded, quickly extinguished the flames and the Seaside...
View ArticleDefendants Arrested for Crimes Against Children
DEFENDANTS ARRESTED FOR CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN On 7/17/14, Ocean County Prosecutor Det. Lindsay Woodfield, along with Jackson Township Police Det. Robert Reiff arrested Rebecca L. Smith, 29, of...
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FATAL HIT AND RUN – TOMS RIVER
Toms River, NJ – On Friday, March 6, 2015 at 8:20 pm, a pedestrian hit and run crash occurred on Route 37 (westbound) in the area of Fischer Boulevard. Struck and killed was Jeffrey Michel, 27, of...
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