Tag: Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

  • Middletown police officer pleads guilty to falsifying accident report

    Middletown police officer pleads guilty to falsifying accident report

    A police officer in the Middletown Police Department has pleaded guilty to falsifying a report after getting into an accident with his police cruiser, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. On July 17, Thomas E. Foster, 33, of Keyport, entered a guilty plea before state Superior Court Judge Ellen Torregrossa-O’Connor to one count of…

  • Whiting resident arrested following Marlboro shots fired investigation

    Whiting resident arrested following Marlboro shots fired investigation

    A male resident of the Whiting section of Manchester Township, Ocean County, has been charged in connection with an April shots fired incident in Marlboro, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on July 17. At 3:37 a.m. April 7, officers from the Marlboro Police Department responded to a report of shots being fired in…

  • Middletown police officer charged with falsifying accident report

    Middletown police officer charged with falsifying accident report

    MIDDLETOWN – An officer in the Middletown Police Department has been charged with falsifying a report after getting into an accident with his police cruiser, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on June 17. According to a press release, Thomas E. Foster, 33, of Keyport, is charged with fourth degree falsifying records. He is…

  • Couple charged with animal cruelty in death of puppies

    Couple charged with animal cruelty in death of puppies

    A couple is facing charges of animal cruelty after four German Shepard puppies in their care died due to neglect, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on June 16. Daniel McDonald, 25, and Tricia Jaccoma, 24, are charged with four counts of third degree animal cruelty with respect to the deaths of four German…

  • Opioid use helpline, diversion program serving Monmouth County

    Opioid use helpline, diversion program serving Monmouth County

    The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, in partnership with CPC Behavioral Healthcare and Recovery Advocates for the Shore, has launched two initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic, Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. “The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has created a 24-hour helpline and an opioid diversion program to help residents of Monmouth County suffering with opioid…

  • Three men charged in Eatontown shooting

    Three men charged in Eatontown shooting

    Three men are facing charges related to the shooting of a 20-year-old man in Eatontown in March, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. According to a press release, John Carozza, 18, of Middletown, Rashahn Tucker, 19, of Middletown, and Leo Morabito, 21, of Keansburg, have each been charged with two counts of attempted murder,…

  • Howell man charged with possession of child pornography

    Howell man charged with possession of child pornography

    A CyberTip has led to charges of possession of child pornography being filed against a resident of Howell. William Whesper, 54, was arrested on Feb. 19 and charged with one count of second degree endangering the welfare of a child for possession of child pornography. Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced the charges against…

  • Jackson residents indicted in Manalapan shooting death

    Jackson residents indicted in Manalapan shooting death

    Two men and a woman, all from Jackson, Ocean County, were indicted on Jan. 28 for their alleged roles in the October 2019 shooting death of a Manalapan man, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Zoey S. Monte, 20, of Jackson, was arrested after she turned herself in at the Manalapan Police Department on…

  • Holmdel official: Vote to pay my company was ‘harmless error’

    Holmdel official: Vote to pay my company was ‘harmless error’

    Holmdel Township Committeeman Tom Critelli said it was a “harmless error” when he unknowingly voted “yes” to authorize a $10,000 payment to his own business in 2013. “Unbeknownst to me, payment to my company was included among the 130 other bills payable on the consent agenda during a Township Committee meeting held on Feb. 5,…