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Middletown Doctor Pleads Guilty to Distributing Oxycodone, Prescription Forgery

January 19, 2016
Shrewsbury NJ Prescription Fraud Defense Attorneys

A Middletown doctor recently pleaded guilty to charges for distribution of oxycodone, as well as the unlawful practice of medicine, after he was indicted for allegedly using another doctor’s name to write fraudulent prescriptions for the painkiller oxycodone. The doctor in question, 53-year-old Middletown resident Kenneth Lewandowski, operated a pain management practice in Red Bank before […]

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Jackson Woman Charged in Connection with 6 Shoplifting Incidents in Ocean Twp.

January 12, 2016
Colts Neck NJ Shoplifting Defense Attorneys

Police have charged a Jackson woman with six counts of shoplifting, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia, in connection with six separate shoplifting incidents that occurred in Ocean Township recently. The defendant, 34-year-old Jackson resident Margaret M. Vannell, was arrested on Friday, January 8th, after a shoplifting incident occurred at a Target store located in […]

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Former Monmouth High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Offenses Involving Students

January 5, 2016
Former Monmouth High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Offenses Involving Students

A former teacher at Monmouth Regional High School recently pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child after being accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual relationships with several students at the school in Tinton Falls. 29-year-old Jackson resident Nicholas DePue, a former Monmouth Regional High School teacher, was fired last year following a […]

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Howell Man Accused of Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer at Local Target Store

December 29, 2015
Howell Man Accused of Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer at Local Target Store

A Howell man was recently charged with aggravated assault and obstruction of the administration of the law after allegedly assaulting a Howell Police Officer at a nearby Target. The man in question, 32-year-old Howell Township resident Roger E. Alonso-Soloranzo, is accused of causing a disruption at a Target store located on Route 9 in Howell at approximately 8:56 p.m. on Saturday, […]

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Long Branch Police Investigate Vandalism on Long Branch Boardwalk

December 23, 2015
Long Branch Police Investigate Vandalism on Long Branch Boardwalk

Long Branch Police recently reported a vandalism incident on their Facebook page, requesting public assistance in identifying the perpetrators who damaged the city’s new boardwalk. The details of the incident were as follows: an act of vandalism occurred on Sunday, December 20th, on a newly constructed stretch of boardwalk in Long Branch. Police say that boards […]

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Ocean Twp. Arrests for Heroin Possession, Burglary

December 8, 2015
Monmouth County Defense Attorneys for Drug Offenses Within 500 Feet of Certain Public Property

  Ocean Township police made multiple arrests recently in two unrelated cases, one of which involved a Union Beach woman charged with heroin possession and other drug crimes, while the other involved a man accused of burglary at a local residence. Interestingly, although these crimes seem vastly different, their legal ramifications overlap in a number […]

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Man Charged with Multiple Armed Robberies in Monmouth and Ocean Counties

December 2, 2015
Freehold Borough Double-Homicide Case Concludes with Guilty Verdict

Monmouth County authorities have accused a man who is currently being detained at the Ocean County Jail for allegedly robbing a bank in Toms River, of two other robberies that occurred at a bank in Howell last year. The defendant, 38-year-old Jackson resident Christopher Gilman, is currently in custody at the Ocean County Jail with bail […]

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Howell DWI Checkpoint During Thanksgiving Holiday

November 25, 2015
Howell DWI Checkpoint During Thanksgiving Holiday

In coordination with the Thanksgiving holiday, authorities in Monmouth County have announced a slew of DWI checkpoints, including one that will be conducted on Thanksgiving Eve on Route 9 in Howell. Brielle Police Chief Michael Palmer, the coordinator of the Monmouth County DWI Task Force, announced the Howell DWI checkpoint that will be in effect from 11:00 p.m. […]

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Rowan University Student Charged with Gun Possession, Aggravated Assault after Matawan Shooting Incident

November 17, 2015
Violent Crime Rates Decreased in Asbury Park in 2014, Say Authorities

A Rowan University student is now facing serious criminal charges, including unlawful possession of a weapon and aggravated assault, in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in Matawan earlier this year. According to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni, 18-year-old Rowan University student Christopher Solomon was arrested on Monday, November 16th. The arrest followed an extensive investigation […]

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