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Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Suspect Nailed For Using Knife, Then Handgun
A real estate agent from Landenberg, PA, was nailed on charges of using a knife then a gun, authorities said. Sherry Lee Heffernan, 55, is to remain detained in the Ocean County Jail pending trial on two counts of murder relative to the deaths of John Enders and Francoise Pitoy in Surf City on or about Sept. 29, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Heffernan also is charged with possession of a weapon, specifically a knife. and possession of a weapon, specifically a handgun, Billhimer said. On Oct. 4, Heffernan was taken into custody by…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Toms River Woman, 57, Indicted In Shower Rod Beating Death
A 57-year-old woman from Ocean County has been indicted in the beating death of a man using a shower rod, authorities said. Mary Carbone of Toms River was indicted by a grand jury for murder in the death of Frank Stochel in Manchester Township on Feb. 24, 2020. according to the Ocean County prosecutor. Carbone also was indicted on weapons offenses and for tampering with physical evidence, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. On Feb. 24, 2020, Manchester police responded to a residence on 6th Avenue in the Pine Lake Park section of the Township on a report of an unrespo…
Lakewood, NJ
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Ex-Employees Of Jersey Shore Veterans Group Indicted For Embezzling $30K
Three former employees of a veterans organization have been indicted for stealing about $30,000 in extra pay, authorities said. Jesse Violante, 34, of Tuckerton; Mary Anne Dileo, 67, of Manahawkin; and Gary Mclain, 34, of Little Egg Harbor, were indicted Thursday by an Ocean County grand jury of theft by unlawful taking, the county prosecutor said. All three defendants formerly worked for Vetwork, a LaceyTownship-based nonprofit that provides resources and assistance to veterans in Ocean County. The defendants are accused of embezzling from Vetwork, beyond their approv…
Lakewood, NJ
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Ocean County Man Indicted In Fentanyl-Heroin Overdose Death
A 33-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been indicted for allegedly selling a fatal mix of drugs, authorities said. Dandre Tubbs, of Manchester, was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of strict liability drug induced death and several drug-related charges, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The indictment stems from the Aug. 16 overdose death a 35-year-old man from Manchester, the prosecutor said. On Aug. 19, Tubbs was arrested and charged with three counts of distribution of heroin and other drug-related charges, Billhimer said. Further investigat…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Death Of Jersey Shore Woman Found In Woods Not Suspicious, Medical Examiner Says
The death of a woman whose body was found in a wooded section of Seaside Heights was not suspicious, authorities said. On June 4, Ocean Township police received a report of an unresponsive female in a wooded area of the Barnegat Branch Rail Trail near County Line Road in Waretown; On Monday, the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that Megan Campana, 42, of Seaside Heights died of natural causes, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Ocean Township Police Chief Michael Rogalski.
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Dispatcher Admits Stealing From Jersey Shore EMS Volunteers' Charity Grant: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old police dispatcher from the Jersey Shore has admitted stealing $4,690 from Lanoka Harbor Emergency Medical Services, authorities said. The dispatcher allegedly transferred charity money granted to EMS volunteers to a PayPal account and spent the money at restaurants, pharmacies and auto stores, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Matthew Bender of Lacey Township pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a theft charge before Superior Court Judge Linda G. Baxter, prosecutor said. An investigation found that Bender, a volunteer with Lanoka Harbor EMS and dispatch…
Lakewood, NJ
News
PA Realtor Accused Of Killing Dad, GF In Surf City Returns To NJ With New Weapons Charges
A real estate agent accused of killing her dad and his girlfriend on the Jersey Shore was hit with new charges upon her extradition from Pennsylvania, authorities said. Sherry Lee Heffernan was initially charged with stabbing her dad, John Enders, and his girlfriend, Francoise Pitoy, to death in his Surf City home earlier this month, Ocean County Prosccutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Further medical examination found that both Enders, 87, and Pitoy, 75, had also been shot in the face, Billhimer said. Heffernan, 55, of Landenberg, PA, has been charged with possession of a handgun, in a…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Drug Dealer Charged In Victim's Heroin/Fentanyl OD Death, Prosecutor Says
A Jersey Shore man has been criminally accused of giving a 35-year-old man a lethal combination of heroin and fentanyl in August. Dandre Tubbs, 33, of Manchester, supplied the drugs that killed the unidentified victim on Aug. 15, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Manchester Township Police Chief Robert Dolan said. The victim was found unresponsive of an apparent drug overdose the following day, authorities said. Tubbs was arrested and charged on three counts of heroin distribution, two counts of heroin possession, possession of Alprazolam, possession of a hypodermi…
Lakewood, NJ
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Animal Cruelty Suspect Escapes Jail Sentence: Gets Lifetime Ban On Owning Pets: Prosecutor Says
Over objections from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, a 30 year-old woman from Toms River will not get any jail time on an animal cruelty charge in which three dogs died. Instead, Alyssa DeStefano was sentenced on Friday to 60 hours of community service, probation and a lifetime ban on owning animals, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. DeStefano was sentenced by the Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski to a two- year term of probation as a result of a previously entered guilty plea in July to animal cruelty, the prosecutor said. Gizinski …
Lakewood, NJ
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Brick Son Faces Life-In-Prison In Father's 'Murder-For-Hire', Ocean County Prosecutor Says
A 30-year-old man from Ocean County has been indicted in connection with his father's alleged murder-for-hire, authorities said. Mark J. Austin, 30, of Brick Township, was charged Thursday with murder and weapons offenses, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The son faces life in prison without parole if found guilty of murder-for-hire, the prosecutor said. Austin allegedly killed his father, Mark Richard Austin, on Sept. 7, 2019, in Brick Township, the prosecutor said. Thursday's Grand Jury "superseding Indictment" charges that Austin "procured the …
Lakewood, NJ
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PA Woman Charged In Stabbing Death Of Her Jersey Shore Dad, His GF
.A 55-year-old Pennsylvania woman has been arrested on accusations she stabbed her Jersey Shore dad and his girlfriend dead, authorities announced. Sherry Lee Heffernan, of Landenberg, is accused of killing John Enders, 87, of Surf City, and Francoise Pitoy, 75, of Manchester, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Surf City Police Chief John N. Casella, Jr. said. Surf City police found the bodies of Enders and Pitoy on Sunday around 4 p.m. at a North 7th Street home while conducting a welfare check, police said. The victims suffered multiple stab wounds, police said. Heffernan w…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Admits Stabbing Victim Dead During Argument
A New Jersey man admitted to stabbing another man to death during an argument at an Ocean County home over three years ago, authorities said. Kendrick Coley, 29, of Little Egg Harbor, pled guilty Thursday to aggravated manslaughter in the May 2018 stabbing death of Richard Pone, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. In response to a 911 call, officers arrived at a home on Maplewood Drive in Little Egg Harbor to find Pone in an upstairs bedroom with multiple stab wounds, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators discovered that Cole…
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