Tag: Toms River Police Department
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South River man found guilty in federal court for possession of child pornography
TRENTON – A South River man was found guilty of allegedly receiving child pornography, soliciting child pornography, possessing prepubescent child pornography and concealing objects to impede the FBI’s investigation against him, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court found Charles F. Browne, 52, guilty following…
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South River man found guilty in federal court for possession of child pornography
TRENTON – A South River man was found guilty of allegedly receiving child pornography, soliciting child pornography, possessing prepubescent child pornography and concealing objects to impede the FBI’s investigation against him, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court found Charles F. Browne, 52, guilty following…
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Monroe Township Police Department welcomes five new officers
MONROE – The township welcomed five new police officers, bringing the Monroe Township Police Department’s complement to 66. The new officers graduated from the Cape May Police Academy on July 2, 2020. Police Chief Michael Biennas and Mayor Stephen Dalina introduced the officers on Feb. 24. Biennas said “the new class of recruits joins a…
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First responders lace on ice skates to rally around one of their own
TOMS RIVER- A special hockey game was recently played at Winding River Ice Rink. On Jan. 5, at the ice rink in Toms River, members of the Berkeley Township, Manchester Township, and Toms River Township Police Department’s took on the Toms River Blackhawks coaching staff for a hockey game to benefit a Berkeley Township EMT,…
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Homeland Security grant benefits Toms River Police Department
TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Police Department is beefing up its K-9 police dog unit by adding two German shepherds and two special vehicles. The vehicles to be purchased will house a K-9 and its handler in the event an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) must be searched for. Township Council members recently accepted a…
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Toms River residents charged in connection with drug activity
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has concluded a three-month multi-jurisdictional investigation into drug activity in northern Ocean County. “Detectives from the prosecutor’s Narcotics Strike Force, Northern Enforcement Unit, collaborated with the Lakewood Police Department, the Toms River Police Department and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department to conduct an investigation into the distribution of heroin and…
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Toms River police respond to suspicious package
TOMS RIVER – Police were called to the Rite Aid pharmacy at 1726 Route 37 in Toms River at 1:40 p.m. Dec. 31 to investigate a report of a suspicious package. “Upon arrival, employees advised the responding officers they opened a mail package that was delivered to the store and located a newspaper inside. The…
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Burglary reported at the Masjid Bilal Mosque
Toms River Police responded to the Masjid Bilal Mosque, Muslim Society of the Jersey Shore due to a reported burglary. “On Jan. 6, at approximately 10 a.m., Toms River Police responded to 1733 Route 9, the Masjid Bilal Mosque, Muslim Society of the Jersey Shore for a reported burglary,” said the spokeswoman for the Toms…
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Hazlet man charged with attempting to extort ‘JWoww’
TOMS RIVER – A former boyfriend of Jenni “JWoww” Farley has been charged with attempting to extort thousands of dollars from the Toms River resident. Farley is one of the stars of the reality television show “Jersey Shore,” Toms River Police Department spokeswoman Jillian Messina said Thomas Lippolis, 32, of Hazlet, was charged with third…
