Tag: Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office
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Prosecutor confirms body found in Old Bridge is Stephanie Parze
The remains of Stephanie Parze, the Freehold Township woman who has been missing since Oct. 31, have been located and identified. On the morning of Jan. 27, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced that a body that was found in Old Bridge, Middlesex County, on the afternoon of Jan. 26 had been identified as Parze,…
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Freehold Borough man convicted of shooting two men gets 70 years
Citing a litany of reasons for his decision, a state Superior Court judge sitting in Freehold sentenced a Freehold Borough man to 70 years in state prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. The sentence follows the man’s 2019 conviction of attempted murder and related charges for the 2014 shooting of two men at…
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Business owner sentenced to three years in prison
A local business owner has been sentenced to three years in state prison for inappropriately touching several individuals who were customers and employees at his store, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Brian Young, 53, the owner of Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More, Howell, was sentenced on Jan. 10 by state Superior Court…
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Law enforcement shuts down drug scheme in New Jersey
The illicit resale of popular candies laced with Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) was leaving its purchasers with more than just a sugar high, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. THC is the principal psychoactive component of marijuana. During a Jan. 7 press conference at the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office in Freehold Township, Gramiccioni said an…
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Substantial THC bust in New Jersey follows yearlong investigation
FREEHOLD – A yearlong investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics and Criminal Enterprise Unit targeting a large-scale marijuana and THC distribution network resulted in charges being filed against 24 men and women, the Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Jan. 7. The network operated throughout Monmouth, Ocean and Bergen counties, as…
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Fatal incident at Red Bank home remains under investigation
RED BANK – Red Bank police officers responded to a residence at 85 Bank St. at 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 8 and found five people in need of medical attention. In the aftermath of the response, two individuals were pronounced dead and three individuals were taken to Riverview Medical Center, Riverview Plaza, according to Christopher…
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Monmouth officials tout ‘Growth Through Opportunity’ program
The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is the anchor for a pilot program among The Arc of New Jersey, The Arc of the United States and local police departments that started in October. Five Monmouth County law enforcement agencies are providing individuals who have special needs with an opportunity to serve as interns, called cadets, and…
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Lakewood resident charged with murder of man found in Howell
A resident of Lakewood has been charged with the murder of a man whose body was found lying on a road in Howell in the early morning hours of Oct. 18, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a press release issued on Oct. 24. Gramiccioni said Juan Carlos Rivera Rojas, 29, who is…
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Prosecutor: Man’s death was a homicide
HOWELL – The cause of death of a man whose body was found on Hurley Pond Road in Howell on Oct. 18 has been ruled a homicide. Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced the cause of death on Oct. 20. The man was identified as Domingo Merino Rafael, 33, of Lakewood. Howell police responded…
