Tag: Middletown Township Police Department

  • Middletown bank robbery under investigation

    Middletown bank robbery under investigation

    MIDDLETOWN — An investigation has been launched into a bank robbery that occurred in Middletown on the morning of Dec. 28, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced. At 10:40 a.m., officers from the Middletown Township Police Department responded to a report of a bank robbery at the Valley National Bank on Route 35 in…

  • Middletown police investigate reports of break-ins in Lincroft, Oak Hill

    Middletown police investigate reports of break-ins in Lincroft, Oak Hill

    MIDDLETOWN — During the early morning hours of Dec. 18, officers from the Middletown Township Police Department responded to four reports of burglaries, attempted burglaries and thefts occurring in the Oak Hill and Lincroft sections of the township. According to police, at approximately 3:55 a.m. several male suspects attempted to steal a vehicle that was…

  • Middletown police: Newark teens are suspects in attempted auto thefts

    Middletown police: Newark teens are suspects in attempted auto thefts

    MIDDLETOWN — On Sept. 29, Middletown Police Chief R. Craig Weber announced the arrest of two juveniles who were charged in connection with the theft of a vehicle in New York City and who are suspects in several attempted vehicle thefts in Middletown. According to a press release issued by the Middletown Township Police Department,…

  • Middletown police officers promoted during Township Committee meeting

    Middletown police officers promoted during Township Committee meeting

    MIDDLETOWN – Three officers in the Middletown Township Police Department have been promoted. During the Jan. 18 meeting of the Township Committee, Sgt. Anthony J. Gigante was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, Police Officer Stephen G. Greenwood was promoted to the rank of sergeant and Police Officer Brady M. Carr was promoted to the…

  • Middletown woman charged with murder in fatal shooting of husband

    Middletown woman charged with murder in fatal shooting of husband

    A Middletown woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of her husband that took place at the couple’s residence, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Dec. 14. On Dec. 13 at 10:13 a.m., the Middletown Township Police Department was dispatched to 29 Borden Road to investigate a report of a shooting incident,…

  • Middletown police department holds memorial service; promotes three officers

    Middletown police department holds memorial service; promotes three officers

    MIDDLETOWN – In memory of fallen law enforcement officers, the Middletown Township Police Department held its annual police memorial service on May 14 during National Police Week. The service was held at the Middletown Police Memorial at the corner of Kings Highway and Route 35, according to a press release from the township. The memorial…

  • Police: Pedestrian struck by van still hospitalized

    Police: Pedestrian struck by van still hospitalized

    MIDDLETOWN — A woman who was struck by a van last week is still in the hospital. The Middletown Township Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian who was struck around 9:10 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the intersection of Route 36 and Seventh Street, according to a statement prepared by the…

  • Lost hiker located in Hartshorne Woods

    Lost hiker located in Hartshorne Woods

    MIDDLETOWN – A team of first responders successfully located a hiker who was lost in the woods. Around 7:47 p.m. on Oct. 9, officers from the Middletown Township Police Department and Park Rangers from the Monmouth County Park System responded to a report of a lost hiker, according to a statement prepared by Det. Lt. Paul Bailey…

  • Monroe man charged with theft of construction equipment from Middletown business

    Monroe man charged with theft of construction equipment from Middletown business

      MIDDLETOWN – A 48-year-old Monroe Township man was charged on Sept. 19 with burglary and theft of construction equipment including an excavator, dumpster, tamper, saws and hydraulic equipment. Lawrence J. Casazza faces one count of third degree burglary and one count of second degree theft following an investigation by Detective First Class Albert Scott of the Middletown…