Good Samaritans on jet skis helped rescue multiple people from an overturned boat Sunday afternoon.
17-year-old Gabriel Saldana was predeceased by his mother, who was killed in an act of domestic violence this past January.
Thomas Lester, 21, admitted to setting a Little Egg Harbor home ablaze in January 2024.
The 11-year-old pit bull was "severely neglected" and a dead hedgehog was also found in the house after the woman left, police said.
The 17-year-old driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel prior to the early Tuesday crash, Stafford police said.
The Waretown woman is accused of stealing about $6,000 worth of assorted jewelry from a local house while employed as a cleaner.
The Annual Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning Show returns for its 43rd year this month.
The man had been ejected from his electric skateboard and was lying in the road before he was hit by a SUV, police said.
Aiden Grady, husband of a local church's ex-youth director, had the images on his phone and sent them on Snapchat, police said.
In addition to her prison sentence, Alicia Campbell will have to pay nearly $150K in restitution to Greenbriar Oceanaire Community.
An initial exam found 1,000 child sexual abuse items on Alfred Annibal's devices; authorities say they then found more than 100,000 items.
David Lyons, a resident of Glenside, recorded multiple people in various stages of undress at two Beach Haven rentals and his PA home.
One person was taken to the hospital for treatment after Monday evening's crash, Stafford police said.
One Mitzie Lane home was fully engulfed in flames, which also damaged the two neighboring homes, Stafford police said.
A Toms River business, two homes in Waretown and one Jackson home were used to distribute marijuana throughout the county, officials say.
The boat's two occupants were knocked overboard when their vessel struck a large wake in Barnegat Bay, state police said.
Christopher Therien, wanted for stabbing a healthcare worker by Toms River police, was caught Thursday in Manahawkin, police said.
The pickup truck driver was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries following the Monday morning crash, police said.
Raymond Maggelet was charged with burglary and theft; additional vehicle burglaries with a different suspect are under investigation.
Along with the lewdness arrest, multiple shoplifting arrests were made recently, according to the Stafford police blotter.
Two Philadelphia residents were charged at the conclusion of a narcotics investigation, Stafford police said.
Four people were seen trying to enter unlocked vehicles overnight in the Timbers and Settlers sections of Barnegat, police said.
The TD Bank employee linked customers' debit cards and bank account information to a digital wallet she used to make purchases, police said.
Alicia Campbell stole $175K from her former job, then lied about her child having cancer to get the case adjourned, authorities said.
The man was taken to the hospital after his leg was injured while swimming in Barnegat Light, police said.
The bus was carrying seven students from the Pinelands Regional School District when it collided with a sedan, police said.
Kaele Principato and Lucas Pyle, both 18, shot the flare gun through the window, causing curtains to catch fire, before fleeing, cops say.
The girl was shot in the torso and her father is now facing charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced Sunday.
George Rutz, 50, was charged with aggravated assault after he confronted and assaulted an 81-year-old who was getting his mail, cops said.
Ethan Salter stole a handheld radio used by Walmart employees to make a fake bomb threat and set a house on fire, authorities say.
The 76-year-old man gave nearly $200K in gold bars to the scammers and almost gave an additional $550K before police intervened.
A man was working on the car in the garage when the gas tank exploded, igniting both the vehicle and the house, police said.
The Jones Road Wildfire has been 40 percent contained as of Wednesday afternoon, but authorities are still investigating its exact cause.
Smoke from the Jones Road wildfire was expected to continue to cause air quality issues all day Wednesday, possibly longer, officials said.
The Jones Road Wildfire had burned 12,000 acres by Wednesday afternoon, prompting evacuations and road closures.
The governor's office declared a state of emergency in response to the Jones Road Wildfire, which has burned 12,000 acres in South Jersey.
The Jones Road Wildfire has grown to 13,250 acres and is 50 percent contained as of 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The fire grew to 3,200 acres and 5 percent containment as of 8 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. Thousands have been evacuated.
Reuben Tallman, 62, was charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
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