One person was injured in the crash that closed Route 88 for several hours.
Authorities said 3 off-duty Point Pleasant Beach police officers saw the fire and started evacuating people immediately.
The Point Pleasant Beach Police Department is welcoming applications for SLEO Class I officers for the summer of 2025.
The grants are part of the annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" enforcement campaign targeting impaired drivers for the holidays.
River Avenue was closed in the area while authorities worked to peacefully resolve the crisis, Point Pleasant police said.
Point Pleasant police said drivers should plan alternate routes.
The Brick man did not suffer serious injuries, police said. A Point Pleasant Beach man is charged with aggravated assault, police said.
The teacher admitted to incidents in Point Pleasant Beach and Asbury Park the prosecutor's office.
Police said the man claimed to be a law enforcement officer. He wasn't, he didn't own the gun and didn't have a firearms card, police said.
Repairs are underway on the break, authorities said.
Salvatore Umek also must repay more than $100,000 that he stole and used to pay off credit cards, the prosecutor said.
Assemblyman Paul Kanitra, of Point Pleasant Beach, blamed the break-in and theft on policies of Gov. Phil Murphy regarding juvenile arrests.
Point Pleasant police say authorities are searching for the person who made the false report that prompted a large law enforcement response.
Two people were charged with DWI following crashes in July, police said.
The fire on the North Jersey Coast Line train was quickly extinguished and there were no injuries reported, officials said.
The man was walking along Route 50 and told state troopers he'd crashed his plane. They soon learned it wasn't his, police said.
The police department announced the training session to alleviate concerns about the activity.
Guilherme H. Jamarino of Point Pleasant is accused of sending sexual text messages and photos to crime victims he was assigned to help.
A wallet dropped at a store led to charges when the man tried to use the credit cards, police said.
Point Pleasant Beach police say they will enforce the town's curfew on unaccompanied minors in an effort to curtail rowdy behavior.
Frank Guadagnini, 55, died after going under in the reservoir in the Whitesbog area near the Manchester-Pemberton border, officials said.
Salvatore Umek used the Point Pleasant Beach Fire Company's money to pay off his credit card debt.
The man was one of six people charged with driving while intoxicated in May, police said.
Police said the crash knocked out electrical service to the surrounding area for several hours.
The fight was among the incidents released in the April police blotter.
The Point Pleasant Beach resident who is a teacher in Mercer County was released to care for her children, the report said.
Sgt. Gene Capoano is a Point Pleasant Borough native who has spent most of his career with the borough police department.
The woman teaches in Mercer County and is charged with sexual assault; prosecutors say she had sex with the student at a Monmouth Co. park.
The police department reminds residents to call them when they need police assistance.
A tree service was trying to remove a tree from the property when the ground gave way, Point Pleasant Police said.
The Point Pleasant Police Department made six arrests charging people with driving under the influence in February.
The training session is going on all morning.
The truck hit the side of a gym along Route 35 before winding up on the councilwoman's property, the report said.
Point Pleasant police released police blotter for January 2024.
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Authorities allege the man strangled a woman and left her unconscious in 2022, then spent nearly 16 months on the run.
Juan Santiago-Rojas was on the run for 16 months; authorities allege he strangled a woman and left her unconscious in 2022.
The police department is accepting applications for Class I and parking enforcement for summer 2024.
Harcourt "Paul" S. Ward of Ward Realty and Insurance in Point Pleasant Beach set fire to the vehicles at a Wall Township site in 2022.
Police are warning residents of a scam where callers say money needs to be moved to a "safe" account to keep it away from hackers.