Crime & Safety

Ocean Teen Sought For Inappropriate Touching

The incident occurred in the area of Whippany Road and Tuscarora Avenue at 5:40 p.m. on Monday of this week, say police.

OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ — An alleged incident of "inappropriate touching" occurred Monday evening in Ocean Township, said police there. As of their last report, police were still looking for the suspect, a teenage boy. * This was Ocean Twp. in Ocean County.

The incident occurred in the area of Whippany Road and Tuscarora Avenue at approximately 5:40 p.m. Monday.

Police described the suspect as a teenage, Caucasion heavy-set young man, with black straight hair wearing a black t-shirt and black shorts with a drawstring backpack.

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Ocean Twp. police are requesting that residents in the area check their Ring doorbells or surveillance cameras to see if they captured an image of the teen suspect.

Any information is asked to call Ocean Twp. police dispatch at 609-693-4007.

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