Monmouth County

A convenience store clerk in New Jersey was arrested last week for allegedly asking underage customers to give him sexually explicit photos in exchange for free vape products, according to prosecutors. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office says Muhammad Ikram worked at Sam’s 2, a store located on Palmer Avenue within Hazlet. After receiving several reports of inappropriate behavior, police...

Twenty-nine individuals from Monmouth and Ocean counties were charged with racketeering, conspiracy, attempted murder, drug- and gun-trafficking and dogfighting following and 8-month investigation into gang activities and organized street crimes, Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Friday. The investigation allegedly revealed a power grab by Xavier Reed, a Bloods gang leader, to consolidate his command of the gang’s criminal activities...

An 89-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s almost lost her home over pennies in back taxes, before her daughter contacted the town and the mayor to put a stop to it. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday singled out two New Jersey counties home to growing coronavirus cases as the state’s total surpasses 200,000. For over a week, the largest increases in the state were in Ocean and neighboring Monmouth counties. Masks are still mandated indoors in New Jersey, but its activity elsewhere has state and local officials worried. Gatherings like the…

Gov. Murphy says he’s open to reinforcing restrictions for two counties in the state if recent spikes in coronavirus cases are not curbed. Brian Thompson reports.

A nearly 90-year-old woman who suffers from Alzheimer’s was close to losing her home after the nickel and penny she owed in taxes in 2019 accrued to more than $300 in interest

New Jersey authorities arrested a woman on the run for nearly three months after she was charged with the deaths of four puppies. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office says 24-year-old Tricia Jaccoma was apprehended Friday, nearly three months after charges were ordered for the deaths of four German Shepherd puppies. According to authorities, the four puppies were found dead...

The Ovox Gym in Morganville has changed not only how it is operating — but where, as the owners set up a tent outside with no walls, but does have most of the equipment any exercise aficionado would expect at a gym

It’s operating under an open tent, with masks required, constant cleaning and social distancing. News 4’s Ray Villeda reports.

A seemingly lifeless puppy was among more than a dozen dogs that were rescued from an abandoned home in New Jersey over the weekend. Monmouth County SCPA says the dogs and puppies were found in and around a sweltering home on Mattison Avenue in Asbury Park on Sunday. One of the puppies was found laying on hot concrete outside. Rescuers…

The Monmouth County SPCA says it rescued more than a dozen dogs and puppies from an abandoned home in Asbury Park.

Dozens of hoarded dogs had to be removed Monday from a home in Monmouth County where they had been living in squalor. Medical staff at the Monmouth County SPCA are working on evaluating the 61 dogs that were rescued from living in cruel conditions in Belford. “You couldn’t tell what was the front and what was the back… and now……

More than 60 dogs, some of which were puppies or even pregnant, were rescued from a home that has had similar problems in the past, and the owner is now facing charges. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

Manasquan, New Jersey scales back to keep cases under control, Brian Thompson reports.

A New Jersey high school canceled its in-person graduation ceremony just two days before it was set to be held after a senior student tested positive for COVID-19, officials say. They’re concerned the student may have infected others. In a statement posted to its website Tuesday, the Red Bank Regional High School District said it learned early this week...

Twenty-somethings are at the center of a coronavirus clusuter in one suburban New Jersey town. Sarah Wallace reports on what’s driving the surge.

Incidents of racism have become more visible due to cell phone cameras and social media, but hate crimes are still underreported across the U.S., according to Roy L. Austin, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. The reasons include distrust between the Black community and law enforcement, and a lack of incentive for officials to report...

A woman and her son, both of Florida, have been indicted in connection with two murders that remained unsolved for 25 years in New Jersey, prosecutors announced Thursday. Last month, Dolores Morgan, 66, and her 47-year-old son, Ted Connors, were each charged with two separate counts of first-degree murder in connection to the deaths of Ana Mejia and Nicholas Conner. On...

A former probation officer in New Jersey has admitted intimidating a woman he supervised on probation to have sex with him or she would go back to jail. Henry Cirignano, 48, of Wall Township, pleaded guilty Monday to sexual assault by coercion and official misconduct. Cirignano threatened to create false probation violations unless the 23-year-old provided sexual favors to him…

A New Jersey man has been charged with murder in the death of his 6-week-old daughter. Austin Meli, 23, of Wall, was also charged Thursday with child endangerment, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. But they declined to release further details about how the death occurred or discuss the cause of death. Police had responded to the family’s...