Ocean County Crack Dealer Found With Guns, Drugs: Police Ocean County Crack Dealer Found With Guns, Drugs: Police Ocean County Crack Dealer Found With Guns, Drugs: Police
Ocean County Crack Dealer Found With Guns, Drugs: Police A Jackson Township man was charged in an investigation into crack cocaine sold in Ocean County, authorities said. Justin Love, 25, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 14 after police searched a home and his vehicle, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Thursday, Feb. 15. His arrest came after a two-month-long investigation. U.S. Marshals, state police, and several township police departments began surveillance on Love in December 2023. Investigators said Love was using a home on Deer Path in Lakewood to store and sell crack cocaine. Lakewood Township police searched the …
'Game Changer' Road Expansion Project Moves Forward In Ocean County 'Game Changer' Road Expansion Project Moves Forward In Ocean County 'Game Changer' Road Expansion Project Moves Forward In Ocean County
'Game Changer' Road Expansion Project Moves Forward In Ocean County Ocean County is helping one town improve traffic on one of its busiest roads, officials said. South New Prospect Road in Jackson will get major upgrades to improve traffic flow and safety, township officials announced on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The county has agreed to move forward with a plan to add an extra southbound lane on the two-lane road. The township said South New Prospect Road has become one of Jackson's busiest roads in the past decade. The road connects Howell and Lakewood to County Line Road. The road is also important in the northeast part of Jackson around the Brookwood developm…
Jersey Shore Man Admits Anti-Semitic Rampage: Running Down Victims, Stabbing, Carjacking Jersey Shore Man Admits Anti-Semitic Rampage: Running Down Victims, Stabbing, Carjacking Jersey Shore Man Admits Anti-Semitic Rampage: Running Down Victims, Stabbing, Carjacking
Jersey Shore Man Admits Anti-Semitic Rampage: Running Down Victims, Stabbing, Carjacking A Jersey Shore man admitted in federal court on Thursday that he committed a series of violent assaults on members of the Jewish Orthodox community in and around Lakewood. What became a rampage over roughly seven hours began when Dion Marsh, 29, of Manchester, dragged a "visibly identifiable" Orthodox Jew out of his car, beat him and sped off in the victim's vehicle on April 8, 2022, authorities said. Marsh was driving a different car in the heavily Orthodox community hours later when he ran down victims in three separate incidents, attempting to kill each of them, U.S. Attorney for New Jer…
Antisemitic Carjacker Pleads Guilty To 2022 Jersey Shore Rampage: Prosecutors Antisemitic Carjacker Pleads Guilty To 2022 Jersey Shore Rampage: Prosecutors Antisemitic Carjacker Pleads Guilty To 2022 Jersey Shore Rampage: Prosecutors
Antisemitic Carjacker Pleads Guilty To 2022 Jersey Shore Rampage: Prosecutors A Manchester Township man admitted to a series of antisemitic attacks in Ocean County that hospitalized three people, including an Orthodox Jewish man who was stabbed, authorities said. Dion Marsh, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of terrorism on Wednesday, Jan. 24, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billheimer announced. Prosecutors will seek a 30-year state prison sentence without parole for Marsh. Billhimer praised police for potentially saving lives and reiterated that hate does not belong in Ocean County. "The evidence marshaled through the course of this investigation led us to the unmis…
'Reckless' Owner Of Princeton Nursing Home That Abruptly Closed Barred From Receiving Medicaid 'Reckless' Owner Of Princeton Nursing Home That Abruptly Closed Barred From Receiving Medicaid 'Reckless' Owner Of Princeton Nursing Home That Abruptly Closed Barred From Receiving Medicaid
'Reckless' Owner Of Princeton Nursing Home That Abruptly Closed Barred From Receiving Medicaid New Jersey has cut off Medicaid funding for a nursing home that abruptly closed its doors to 72 patients last fall. Princeton Care Center closed suddenly on Sept. 1, 2003, and only notified residents' families that morning — leaving them with just hours to relocate, as first reported by Planet Princeton. Gail and Ezra Bogner, the owner and administrator of Princeton Care Center, respectively, will be suspended from New Jersey Medicaid, effective March 28, the Office of the State Comptroller said. “The Bogners’ recklessness, neglect, and incredibly poor judgment caused serious harm and…
Couple Killed In Parkway Crash With Snowplow Couple Killed In Parkway Crash With Snowplow Couple Killed In Parkway Crash With Snowplow
Couple Killed In Parkway Crash With Snowplow A man and woman from Lakewood were killed after crashing into a snowplow truck on the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County, authorities said. State police said an SUV driven by 29-year-old Eliyahu Naydavoud was heading north on the parkway in Tinton Falls around 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15.  A snowplow truck was also traveling north and tried to turn into an emergency vehicle U-turn area near mile marker 104.2. Naydavoud's SUV crashed into the side of the snowplow. He and 30-year-old Raizel Rothenberg were killed in the crash. According to The Yeshiva World, Naydavoud…
Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Ocean County Town Leaves Behind 2 Children: Family Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Ocean County Town Leaves Behind 2 Children: Family Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Ocean County Town Leaves Behind 2 Children: Family
Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Ocean County Town Leaves Behind 2 Children: Family A family in Honduras is asking for support after a woman was hit and killed by a car in Lakewood on Monday, Jan. 8. Lakewood police said 28-year-old Ana Gabriella Mayorga-Baires was struck while she was walking at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Erica Road just after 5:30 p.m. She was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead at around 6:15 p.m. A 67-year-old man said he didn't see Mayorga-Baires before hitting her, but he stayed at the scene to wait for first responders. No charges or summonses have been filed, and the crash remains under investigation. A GoFund…
Police Identify Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Lakewood Police Identify Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Lakewood Police Identify Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Lakewood
Police Identify Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Lakewood Police have identified the pedestrian who was hit and killed by a car in Ocean County on Monday, Jan. 8. Lakewood police said Ana Gabriella Mayorga-Baires, 28, was killed in the crash. Officers responded to the wreck at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Erica Road just after 5:30 p.m. When police arrived, a 67-year-old man told officers he was driving south on New Hampshire Avenue when he hit someone with his SUV. The driver said he didn't see Mayorga-Baires before hitting her, but he stayed at the scene to wait for first responders. Mayorga-Baires was rushed to a hospital and w…
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car Monday evening, Jan. 8 in Lakewood, police said. The crash happened on New Hampshire Avenue around 6 p.m., Lakewood Police Capt. Gregory Staffordshire said. Investigators were actively trying to locate next of kin. No further details were provided.
Squatters Hospitalized In Lakewood Lumber Yard Fire: Police Squatters Hospitalized In Lakewood Lumber Yard Fire: Police Squatters Hospitalized In Lakewood Lumber Yard Fire: Police
Squatters Hospitalized In Lakewood Lumber Yard Fire: Police A fire tore through a Lakewood lumber yard on Monday evening, Jan. 8, as first reported by The Lakewood Scoop. Footage from the outlet shows flames shooting from the scene shows flames ripping through the structure at Ocean Avenue (Route 88) near Monmouth Avenue, just before 5 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Lakewood Scoop (@thelakewoodscoop) View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Lakewood Scoop (@thelakewoodscoop) Lakewood police Capt. Gregory Staffordshire said…
Large Crowds, Gov. Murphy Mourn Death Of Esteemed Lakewood Rabbi Large Crowds, Gov. Murphy Mourn Death Of Esteemed Lakewood Rabbi Large Crowds, Gov. Murphy Mourn Death Of Esteemed Lakewood Rabbi
Large Crowds, Gov. Murphy Mourn Death Of Esteemed Lakewood Rabbi Throngs of people were expected at a funeral service for an esteemed rabbi in Lakewood Wednesday, Jan. 3. Grand Rabbi Rav Matisyahu Chaim Salomon, a longtime leader of Beth Medrash Govoha Yeshiva, a Haredi Jewish learning institution, died on Tuesday, Jan. 2. He was 86 years old. Gov. Phil Murphy was among those who offered his condolences after Rabbi Salomon's death. "I share in the pain over the loss of Rabbi Matisyahu Salomon and send condolences to the BMG Yeshiva community and so many who followed his teachings," Gov. Murphy posted on Twitter. "May his memory be a blessing." …
Ocean County Man Gets Prison Time For Selling Heroin: Prosecutor Ocean County Man Gets Prison Time For Selling Heroin: Prosecutor Ocean County Man Gets Prison Time For Selling Heroin: Prosecutor
Ocean County Man Gets Prison Time For Selling Heroin: Prosecutor A 23-year-old man from Lakewood has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey State Prison for possessing and selling heroin, authorities said. An investigation into the distribution of heroin/fentanyl and cocaine by Dayewon Crockam in the Ocean County area between the months of January and September 2022 was conducted by Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Narcotics Strike Force, Lakewood Township Police Department Patrol Division, Lakewood Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department Special Response Unit, and Lakew…