Tag: Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office
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Former Aberdeen Township officer sentenced to prison for evidence tampering
A former Aberdeen Township police officer has been sentenced to nearly a year in jail for tampering with evidence on two separate occasions during 2021, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Sept. 9. Philip M. Santiago, 35, was sentenced by New Jersey Superior Court Judge Jill O’Malley, sitting in Freehold, to 364 days…
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Prosecutor: Marlboro deaths ruled murder-suicide
MARLBORO — A husband and wife who were found deceased in their Marlboro home on Sept. 6 appear to have died as a result of a murder-suicide, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Sept. 8. At 2:24 p.m. Sept. 6, members of the Marlboro Police Department responded to a residence on Albermarle Drive…
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Monmouth County traffic fatalities spike; officials urge caution on roads
Following a historically deadly summer on area roads, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey and the county’s police chiefs are urging local motorists to exercise additional caution heading into autumn. According to a Sept. 1 press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, 13 people died in July due to vehicular incidents occurring across the…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Aug. 31
A Matawan resident has been arrested and criminally charged with killing his father in the home they shared, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Aug. 22 According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Kenneth Knapp Jr., 31, is charged with first degree murder and second degree desecration of human…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Aug. 24
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the county has been awarded a reimbursement grant through the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to promote electric vehicle (EV) adoption and tourism through investments in EV chargers on county property. “Monmouth County is thrilled to assist visitors and residents who have electric…
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Overdose awareness day honors lives lost to substance use
A sea of small purple flags will adorn the grass along the front entrance to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office in Freehold for the rest of the month, leading up to International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, with each flag representing an individual lost due to a drug overdose in Monmouth County this year.…
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Task force investigations result in 14 arrests and two sentencings
A series of investigations led by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit and the Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force has resulted in the arrest of 14 individuals since January and also two recent sentencings in court, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Aug. 11. The majority of…
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Millstone Township man, 71, charged with first degree murder
A Millstone Township man has been arrested and criminally charged with fatally shooting an acquaintance in July, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Aug. 2. David A. Bulk, 71, is charged with first degree murder and a related second degree weapons offense in connection with the death of Gerard Carpinello, 49, of Portland,…
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Prosecutor’s office crisis training pays off for Keyport officers
It had all the hallmarks of a call for service that could have easily gone quickly and badly wrong, but because of the efforts of four Keyport Police Department officers – one of whom had completed the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training program a few months earlier – the opposite outcome…
