Tag: Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

  • Monmouth commissioners honor Gramiccioni as prosecutor prepares to leave office

    Monmouth commissioners honor Gramiccioni as prosecutor prepares to leave office

    Christopher Gramiccioni, who has served as Monmouth County’s prosecutor since July 2012, will step down from the office on June 1. In a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy, Gramiccioni wrote, “It has been one of my life’s greatest honors to serve as prosecutor and chief law enforcement office of this fine county for most of…

  • Ocean Township man charged with attempted murder in Freehold Borough

    Ocean Township man charged with attempted murder in Freehold Borough

    An Ocean Township man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that took place in Freehold Borough on the evening of March 30, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on April 14. Joseph Lyons, 36, has been arrested and charged with two counts of first degree attempted murder, one count of…

  • Howell resident charged in connection with Matawan hit-and-run

    Howell resident charged in connection with Matawan hit-and-run

    A resident of Howell has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run motor vehicle incident after she allegedly struck and injured a 77-year-old female resident of Matawan on Freneau Avenue in Matawan on March 9, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in an April 2 press release. Gramiccioni said the injured woman was found…

  • Area man sentenced to prison in connection with woman’s death at Tinton Falls motel

    Area man sentenced to prison in connection with woman’s death at Tinton Falls motel

    A Long Branch man has been sentenced to serve six years in state prison as a result of a plea to the first degree crime of strict liability for drug induced death. The charges stem from an overdose death that took place in February 2020 in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.…

  • Eatontown resident faces charges of luring 13-year-old girls

    Eatontown resident faces charges of luring 13-year-old girls

    A resident of Eatontown has been charged with luring two 13-year-old girls into his vehicle with the purpose of allegedly sexually assaulting them, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Feb. 18 Gramiccioni said Nathan Cohen, 27, has been charged with first degree kidnapping, second degree child luring, third degree endangering the welfare of…

  • Prosecutor warns residents to beware of COVID-related scams

    Prosecutor warns residents to beware of COVID-related scams

    Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni is urging residents to beware of becoming victims of COVID-related scams. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, scams targeting citizens, in particular elderly residents, have taken a new twist and a new sense of urgency, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Con artists are calling…

  • Manalapan crash claims lives of two young men from Spotswood

    Manalapan crash claims lives of two young men from Spotswood

    MANALAPAN – A motor vehicle accident on Route 9 in Manalapan has claimed the lives of two young men from a Middlesex County community. According to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, at 9:31 p.m. Jan. 16, Manalapan police officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 9 north in Manalapan. The location of the crash…

  • New chief of law enforcement announced for Monmouth County SPCA

    New chief of law enforcement announced for Monmouth County SPCA

    A former Eatontown police chief has been named the new chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA), Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Michael D. Goldfarb of Middletown has been named the MCSPCA’s new chief of law enforcement and will be responsible for overseeing the enforcement of…

  • Monmouth prosecutor announces charges against Freehold resident

    Monmouth prosecutor announces charges against Freehold resident

    A Freehold resident has been charged with stealing approximately $1.1 million from five individuals through the use of fraudulent stock purchases and promissory notes, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Anthony Giordano stole approximately $1.1 million between January 2015 and July 2018 from…