James Hadley, 66, paid a child under the age of 16 to perform sexual acts on more than one occasion, authorities said.
Four Stafford Township police officers were honored for their bravery in rescuing a resident from a fully engulfed house fire.
Michael Mulgrew pleaded guilty to two counts of murder in the death of his parents.
A K-9 unit assisted in the investigation which led to the discovery of controlled dangerous substances.
A 15-year-old and 19-year old, both from the Bronx, were charged with forgery in connection with the investigation, police said.
Four Stafford Township officers earned the top overall positions in Ocean County Police Academy Basic Recruit Class #123.
The crash happened Sunday afternoon on West Bay Avenue, Barnegat police said.
Corey Mullin, 25, was charged with aggravated assault and caught with ketamine, psilocybin mushrooms, meth and drug paraphernalia.
Four officers caught someone leaping from the second floor. The police chief said that he was "awestruck by the heroics displayed."
The fire killed a 92-year-old woman and left two others critically injured, authorities said.
Rudolf Kohl and Christine Ingelsby face multiple charges including first-degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substance.
Two people were able to escape the Yeoman Road fire and are in critical condition; a 92-year-old was trapped inside and died, officials say.
Both violent crime and property crime in Barnegat have decreased in the past few years, according to crime data.
About 110 residents were moved from Mystic Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on Monday after discovering water damage.
Fabian Lugo-Sanchez was accessing and sharing child sexual abuse images from his Barnegat home, authorities said.
Juliette Tournier, of Horsham, PA, was indicted on charges of aggravated arson and eluding for the 2025 incidents.
A nearby business is being evacuated as a precautionary measure, Stafford police said.
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A student made a threatening comment to another student, Barnegat police said.
The East Thorn Avenue home was damaged in the Tuesday night blaze, authorities said.
The woman tried to leave Walmart in a car waiting for her, but police caught them both in the Aldi parking lot, Stafford police said.
Du'preme J. Holland is accused of stealing credit card information from drive-thru customers and using it to buy things online, cops say.
Tiara Muhammad, 31, crashed her SUV into a divider and was ejected from the vehicle, police said.
A 37-year-old patient at the Manahawkin Health & Rehabilitation Center was charged with aggravated assault on a healthcare worker, cops say.
The speeding BMW driver also ran a red light and was eventually caught at Hotel LBI in Ship Bottom, Stafford police said.
Darnell Williams, a Manchester resident and former educator in both Stafford and Atlantic County, was indicted by an Ocean County jury.
A 19-year-old was seen jumping from the bridge on Nov. 25; his body was recovered Wednesday evening, Stafford police said.
Bradley Stanley was caught with stolen property after he was seen trying to break into cars at Southern Regional High School, police said.
The man drove the unoccupied car away from the nursing home before returning it a few minutes later, Stafford police said.
A two-month investigation discovered that Mark W. Hazley had been shooting his neighbor's house with an air rifle, police said.
Anyone who witnessed the two-car crash Wednesday morning in Manahawkin is asked to contact Stafford police.
People are asked not to fly drones in the area of the Route 72 Causeway bridge after a person was seen jumping off the bridge.
Ethan Salter and Thomas Lester will go to prison for aggravated arson; Salter was also sentenced for calling in a fake bomb threat.
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Keith Michael Lisa, a Barnegat resident, brought an aluminum baseball bat wanting to go to Alina Habba's office, officials said.
A Barnegat resident was almost scammed out of $95,000 after a pop-up saying his computer was infected with malware led to him sending money.
James Malandro, 22, is accused of dealing cocaine and Adderall at various locations in Long Beach Township, police said.
A 2-year-old boy was pronounced dead after police found him unresponsive inside a Little Egg Harbor home, officials said.
Donations are being collected for families displaced by a fire this week in Beach Haven:
Darnell Williams, who worked at schools in Stafford and Hamilton, is now accused of sexually touching five underage girls.