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Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Lakewood Man, 39, Gets 30 Years In State Prison For Fatal Shooting
A 39-year-old Lakewood man has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison for killing another man in 2016, authorities said. Merrill Spencer pleaded guilty on Nov. 22 to aggravated manslaughter, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. He was sentenced on Wednesday before Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski and has been held in Ocean County Jail since his arrest in June 13, 2016, Billhimer said. On June 13, 2016, Lakewood police officers responded to Martin Luther King Boulevard. Officers found Johntel Thomas, 23, of Toms River, with an a…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Convict Gets 22 Years In State Prison For Fatal Jersey Shore Stabbing During Xanax Theft
An ex-convict from Ocean County has been sentenced to 22 years in state prison for killing a man during a drug deal, authorities said. John T. Mullen, Jr., 51, of Seaside Heights was sentenced on an aggravated manslaughter charge on Monday by Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan. Mullen tried to steal Xanax from a 33-year-old Manchester man during a failed drug deal on Oct. 20, 2019, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Thomas J. Applegate was found dead near the entrance to Surf & Stream Campground in Manchester Township, Billhimer said. Mullen pleaded guilty …
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Lakewood Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For Abducting, Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend Before DWI Crash
A 24-year-old man from Lakewood has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for abducting and assaulting his ex-girlfriend before crashing her car while drunk, authorities said. Jorge Juarez Mendoza pleaded guilty in September to multiple charges in connection to the assault last fall and an earlier incident in which he reportedly vandalized the former girlfriend's car, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said on Monday. Mendoza was charged with aggravated assault, eluding and criminal mischief, Billhimer said. Mendoza also pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge R…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Sexually Assaulted Visitor At Long-Term Care Facility, Jackson Police Say
A 40-year-old man sexually assaulted a woman in a Jersey Shore assisted living facility in which he resides, authorities said. The woman told police a friend dropped her off at the Pushkin Memorial Home on Puskin Road in Jackson last week, where she planned to meet a man. But the long-term care resident led her into his room, locked the door, displayed an edged weapon and demanded the woman perform a sexual act with him, Jackson police said. As the incident progressed, she told him that she had a friend who had driven her to the location waiting outside in a car for her at which …
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Charged With Murder In Jersey Shore Stabbing
Charges have been upgraded to murder for an ex-convict from the Jersey Shore, after a stabbing victim died of brain injuries, authorities said. The suspect was once featured on "America's Most Wanted," wrote a book called "Inabsentia," and previously served at least nine years in New Jersey State Prison, according to earlier news accounts. Angelo Grenci, 44, of Berkeley Township initially was charged with attempted murder on Nov. 17 after a violent fight, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Berkeley Township Police Chief Karin DiMichele. The stabbing victim, …
Lakewood, NJ
News
Trio Charged With Stealing $1.5M From Senior Citizens In Toms River
Two Toms River residents and an accountant from Brick Township have been arrested for stealing $1.5 million from two elderly relatives, authorities said. Jeffrey Dampf, 69, of Brick is accused of taking advantage of his two elderly siblings with the help of Robert Tindall, 46, and Leanna Guido, 47, both of Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said on Friday. Using power of attorney and acting as his siblings' accountant, Dampf hired Tindall and Guido as home health aides and sent them more than $1.5 million, pretending it was a reimbursement, according to Billhimer.…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Fatal Biker Night Assault At Controversial NJ Diner
A 54-year-old man was being held in the Ocean County Jail in connection with Wednesday night's fatal assault at a popular Jersey Shore diner that left another dead. Robert Clarke, 78, was airlifted to an area hospital after the 7:30 p.m. incident at the Lakeside Diner in Lacey Township, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Edward Charles Chandler was charged with aggravated assault, which is expected to be upgraded to murder, Billhimer told the Asbury Park Press. The prosecutor did not release further details. Clark's son, Shawn Clarke, told the APP that his father was remo…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Howell Man Who Threatened Attack On Lakewood Jewish Community Sentenced To Six Months Jail
A 43-year-old man from Monmouth County was sentenced on Friday to six months in Ocean County for threatening the Lakewood Jewish community and Gov. Phil Murphy via social media posts, authorities said. Anthony Lodespoto of Howell pleaded guilty on Aug.10 to bias intimidation before Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Lodespoto has been held in Ocean County Jail ever since his March 27 arrest, Billhimer said. Ryan also ordered that Lodespoto serve 18 months on probation. The Lakewood Township Police Department Detective…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Lakewood Man, 24, Admits Abducting, Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend Before DWI Crash
A 24-year-old man from Lakewood has admitted to abducting and assaulting his ex-girlfriend before crashing her car while drunk last fall, authorities said. Jorge Juarez Mendoza pleaded guilty on Wednesday to multiple charges in connection to the assault last September and an earlier incident in which he reportedly vandalized the former girlfriend's car, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Mendoza was charged with aggravated assault, eluding and criminal mischief, Billhimer said. Prosecutors are asking that Mendoza be sentenced to 10 years in state prison on the charges,…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Police ID Ocean County Stabbing Suspect
UPDATED: Ocean County authorities have released the name of a man arrested for stabbing his girlfriend. Calvin Smith, 36, of Little Egg Harbor Township has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the stabbing at 12:14 a.m. on Monday, township police said. A 38-year-old woman was found at a home on Buckhorn Lane Court with multiple cuts and stab wounds on -- and around -- her neck, Little Egg Harbor police said. The victim, whose name was not released, was treated at the scene by patrol officers and EMTs from the Great Bay Regional Ambulance Service, police said. She was then…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Ocean County Man, 42, Admits Possessing Child Pornography
A 42-year-old man from Ocean County has admitted to possessing more than 1,000 child pornography images, authorities said. Michael Delia, 42, of Waretown faces four years in state prison on the charge, Ocean Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Delia pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child by possessing child pornography on Wednesday before Superior Court Judge Linda G. Baxter, A January 2019 investigation by the county prosecutor's High Tech Crime Unit found an internet provider address belonging to Delia was being used to download child p…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Howell Man Threatened To 'Take Baseball Bat' To Lakewood Jewish Community
A 43-year-old man from Monmouth County has admitted to sending threats to the Lakewood Jewish community and Gov. Phil Murphy via social media posts, authorities said. Anthony Lodespoto of Howell pleaded guilty on Friday to bias intimidation before Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan, according to Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr. Prosecutors recommend that Lodespoto remain incarcerated at Ocean County Jail pending his Sept. 25 sentencing when they said they will seek a jail sentence of 180 days. The Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau was…
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