Ocean County Increases Police Presence After Jersey City Killings

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ — The county will increase the presence of law enforcement in the wake of the deadly attack on a Jewish market in Jersey City, officials announced Thursday. The increased presence will take place throughout Ocean County.

There is no specific or credible threat in Ocean County at this time. The county prosecutor's office and sheriff's office made the joint announcement but didn't lay out many details.

“Unfortunately, for the sake of operational effectiveness, it would be counterproductive for us to release specific details about our response at this time,” Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy told the Asbury Park Press.

Officials reminded everyone to report all suspicious activity to police. If you see something suspicious, call 911 immediately, the announcement says.

If you think you're the victim or witness of a bias crime, call your local police department or the 24-hour Bias Crime Hotline of the state's Office of the Attorney General at 1-800-277-BIAS (2427) or NJBIAS@NJDCJ.ORG. For more info on bias crimes, click here.

Six people were killed Tuesday in an hours-long shootout with two heavily armed people in Jersey City — three civilians, one cop and two suspects. Officials called the attack a hate crime.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Gregory Ehrie said his agency will "continue to investigate this as a domestic terrorism incident with a hate-crime bias, slant to it." Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito echoed those remarks Thursday. Read more: Gov. Murphy: Jersey City Attack Was 'Hate-Crime;' Video Released

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