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Middletown, NJ
News
Former Jersey Shore Officer Sentenced For Attempted Sexual Assault Of Unconscious Woman
A former Keansburg police officer was sentenced to four years in New Jersey State Prison for the attempted sexual assault of an unconscious woman, authorities said. Nicholas R. Thompson, 26, also must register as a sex offender under Megan's Law and be under parole supervision for life, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. And he's banned from holding a public job. Thompson was an off-duty Class II special officer when he tried to assault the woman at a private home in January 2021, authorities said. Thompson’s plea agreement was reached in May, after consultat…
Middletown, NJ
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Feds: Jersey Shore Dealer Convicted Of Selling Cocaine, Crack In Monmouth, Ocean Counties
An ex-con was convicted in federal court of selling cocaine and crack along the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Damion “Checks” Helmes, 42, of Cliffwood was the last of 20 defendants convicted of peddling the drug throughout Monmouth County and into Ocean County. Jurors in U.S. District Court in Trenton found Helmes guilty of various drug-dealing charges while acquitting him of two gun offenses following a two-week trial. Helmes had already done time following a drug and gun bust in Keansburg in 2004, records show. Initially busted by the locals, Helmes was charged federally by the FBI’s …
Middletown, NJ
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Police Justified In Shooting Jersey Shore Drugstore Robber Who Stabbed Officer, Grand Jury Says
UPDATE: Police were justified in shooting an ex-con who’d stabbed a Keansburg lieutenant with a large knife while holding a pharmacy worker hostage during a robbery, a state grand jury ruled. James Sutton, 55, of Keansburg, was holding up the Keansburg Pharmacy in Keansburg Plaza on Main Street when officers responding to multiple 911 calls arrived shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2022, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Sutton had “demanded oxycodone, and was holding a pharmacy employee at knifepoint,” Platkin said. Two officers deployed their Tasers with no effect, t…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Suspect Offered Money For Juvenile To Undress, Police Say
A 42-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been arrested for asking a juvenile to expose intimate body parts, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 24, Middletown police arrested Marcus Brady, of Keansburg, on two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, following an investigation of incidents that occurred in Middletown, police said. Middletown Police were informed by the juvenile victim and a parent that Brady had offered the juvenile money in exchange for the victim exposing intimate body parts, police said. Brady allegedly made two separate offers to the victim, who…
Middletown, NJ
News
14 Men Arrested On Child Porn, Endangerment Charges In Ongoing Jersey Shore Sting: Prosecutor
A series of investigations led by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit and the Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force has resulted in the arrests of 14 men this year, authorities said on Thursday, Aug. 11. From the beginning of 2020 to present, approximately 550 CyberTips have resulted in a total of 77 arrests in Monmouth County, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. The majority of this year's investigations originated via CyberTips that were forwarded to our office by the National Center for Missing and Exploi…
Middletown, NJ
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Jersey Shore Police Officer Admits Attempted Sexual Assault On Unconscious Woman: Prosecutor
A Keansburg police officer has admitted to a sex crime and is now expected to lose his job, register as a sex offender and serve a prison term, authorities said. Nicholas Thompson, 25, pleaded guilty to a second-degree charge of attempted aggravated sexual assault on Tuesday, May 17, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. An investigation by members of the Prosecutor’s Office revealed that in January 2021, the crime took place at a private residence, when the victim, an adult female, was unconscious and incapable of consent, Linskey said. Thom…
Middletown, NJ
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Pair Indicted In Double Fatal Shooting On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
Two men from Bayshore have been indicted in connection with a double homicide that took place in Neptune Township earlier this year, authorities said. Gabriel J. Braithwaite, 19, of Keansburg and Jeron D. Dearin, 22, of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen are both charged with murder, weapons offenses and hindering apprehension, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. The charges are in connection with the shooting deaths of 18-year-old Samore Edwards of Plainfield and 19-year-old Isaiah Williams of New Brunswick, Liinskey said. Shortly…
Middletown, NJ
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Passenger Trapped, Airlifted In Jersey Shore Crash: Police
A car flipped and one of its occupants was seriously hurt in a crash on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The single-car crash occurred at about 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26 at Bowne and Whipporwill Valley roads in Middletown. Patrol officers found that a 16-year-old girl from Belford had been ejected from the vehicle and became entrapped underneath the vehicle when it rolled over, police said. The girl sustained multiple serious fractures, which were not life-threatening, police said. She was flown via medivac helicopter to Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore Un…
Middletown, NJ
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Winner
: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K On Jersey Shore
One New Jersey Lottery ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball for the Wednesday, April 13, drawing to win the $50,000 third-tier prize. The ticket was sold at Circle K – Keansburg, 120 Carr Ave., Keansburg in Monmouth County. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, April 13, drawing were: 14, 16, 41, 63, and 68. The Red Power Ball number was 26. The Power Play was 2X. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $325 million for the next drawing to be held Saturday, April 16, at 10:59 pm. The Double Play drawing results for the Wednesday, April 13, drawing were: 17, 51, 54, …
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
WWE Star Tammy Sytch Of NJ Arrested In Deadly FL Crash: Report
WWE star and New Jersey resident Tammy Sytch has been arrested for the third time in three months, this time for DUI in a Florida crash that left another person dead, TMZ reports The Hall of Famer was behind the wheel of a 2012 Mercedes when she struck the back of a 2013 Kia Sorento stopped at a stoplight just before 8:30 p.m. on March 25 on US Highway 1 in Volusia County, TMZ says citing police. The Kia was sent into the back of a 2011 GMC Yukon, also stopped at the light, ultimately killing the Kia driver, police said. Police said they believed Sytch was under the influence of alcohol at…
Middletown, NJ
Obituaries
Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of Beloved South Jersey College Student, 22
Support is on the rise for the heartbroken family of beloved South Jersey college student Jessica Mora Urbina, who died suddenly on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the age of 22. Born in Barrio Mexico, Costa Rica, Urbina moved to Lakehurst in 2006, her obituary says. Urbina later moved with her family to Perth Amboy before settling in Keansburg in 2018. Urbina was a student at Lincoln Technical Institute in Iselin, her memorial says. She was remembered for her kind and caring personality and ability to make others smile, according to a GoFundMe launched for her final expenses. “Jessica was just 22, …
Middletown, NJ
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Pair Arrested In Fatal Double Shooting Of 2 Teenagers In Parked Car: Monmouth County Prosecutor
Two Bayshore men have been arrested in connection with a fatal double shooting of two teenagers in a parked vehicle, authorities said. Gabriel Braithwaite, 19, of Keansburg and Jerod Dearin, 22, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen were both charged with two counts of first-degree murder and single counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, two related second-degree weapons offenses, and third-degree hindering apprehension, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. The Friday, Feb. 4 arrests are in connection with last month's Neptune Township …
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