Tag: Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

  • Two passengers die in Freehold Township motor vehicle crash

    Two passengers die in Freehold Township motor vehicle crash

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A single-car crash claimed the life of two passengers in Freehold Township on the evening of April 19, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on April 20. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, on April 19 at 10:38 p.m., officers from the Freehold Township Police Department…

  • Three men charged with aggravated sexual assault in Marlboro home

    Three men charged with aggravated sexual assault in Marlboro home

    Three men have been arrested and criminally charged in connection with a sexual assault that took place in early April at a residence in Marlboro, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on April 11. Andrew J. Gallucci, 24, of Marlboro, Richard S. Gathy, 24, of Manalapan, and Ronald W. Hondo, 24, of Monroe Township…

  • Five investigators promoted to supervisory roles in prosecutor’s office

    Five investigators promoted to supervisory roles in prosecutor’s office

    Five officers with a combined total of more than 120 years of law enforcement service were promoted to key supervisory positions in the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office during a ceremony held April 4, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced. Sworn in to their new roles were newly minted Deputy Chief of Detectives Donna Morgan,…

  • Colts Neck resident indicted for multiple bank robberies

    Colts Neck resident indicted for multiple bank robberies

    A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against a Colts Neck man accused of committing three bank robberies in local municipalities over the course of about a month in late 2021, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on March 15. Conor Kavanagh, 29, is charged with three counts of first degree armed…

  • Independent News Briefs, March 9

    Independent News Briefs, March 9

    The Keyport Public Schools have moved to a mask-optional model as permitted by Gov. Phil Murphy during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. New Jersey’s school mask mandate was lifted on March 7 and Keyport administrators moved to permit students, staff members and visitors to the district’s schools to stop wearing a mask if they chose to…

  • Guilty verdicts returned against perpetrator of Sandy Hook sex assault

    Guilty verdicts returned against perpetrator of Sandy Hook sex assault

    A state Superior Court jury in Freehold has returned guilty verdicts against a Hudson County man who sexually assaulted a woman following their first date at Sandy Hook, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on March 3. Kawami R. Junor, 28, of Bayonne, was convicted on all charges, including second degree sexual assault, third…

  • News Transcript News Briefs, March 2

    News Transcript News Briefs, March 2

    A Manalapan resident has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $175,000 from 10 individuals who had entrusted him to invest large sums of money on their behalf, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Feb. 22. Jeffrey Loretta, 60, is charged with one count of second degree theft, three counts of second…

  • Howell woman charged with stealing from second employer

    Howell woman charged with stealing from second employer

    A Howell woman who was criminally charged in January with swindling a former employer out of more than $2.2 million over seven years has been additionally criminally charged with stealing more than $67,000 from her next employer, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Feb. 25. Donna Cook, 52, is charged with third degree…

  • Old Bridge man charged with attempted murder of police officer in Aberdeen Township

    Old Bridge man charged with attempted murder of police officer in Aberdeen Township

    A resident of Old Bridge has been arrested and charged in connection with a hit-and-run incident that left an off-duty Aberdeen Township Police Department officer hospitalized, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Feb. 23. Christopher Uszenski, 49, has been charged with first degree attempted murder and third degree knowingly leaving the scene of…