Some traffic lights were out in the area of Fischer Boulevard and Hooper Avenue Friday afternoon.
The two employees of the Alzheimer's care facility have been indicted in the case, authorities said.
A man suffered a gunshot wound after the suspect fired two shots into a car that was sitting in front of a home, Toms River police said.
The injured man took himself to the hospital for treatment after the shooting at the West Gate Shopping complex, officials said.
The fire is under investigation, authorities said.
Anthony P. Collins, 41, pleaded guilty to punching Robert May, who hit his head on a curb and died of his injuries 2 weeks later.
The motorcyclist tried to avoid the crash but slid into the car and was dragged several feet, suffering severe head injuries, police said.
The woman was flown to a hospital after getting cut while swimming near a pontoon boat, New Jersey State Police said.
The woman was using her cellphone when she hit a GMC head-on, killing a child in her minivan and the other driver, prosecutors said.
People dressed in Amazon vests are taking packages after they've been delivered in Toms River and elsewhere, police said.
Wallets, sunglasses, headphones and more were taken from several vehicles and a Chevy Suburban was stolen, Toms River police said.
Kailyn Gorga, 18, was drunk and had THC in her system when she crashed April 14, authorities said. Catalina Reinoso, 18, did not survive.
Callers reported the man was unresponsive and the boat was going in circles on the bay, state police said.
The man is accused of using credit cards stolen from multiple vehicles earlier this year, Toms River police said.
Toms River police said the owner was traveling south in the ocean when he got lost.
Rumors of a gunshot led to teens sprinting from the boardwalk Saturday; authorities said there were no shots fired.
The curfew applies to those under age 18 in the barrier island communities, police said.
There were no shots fired, despite rumors otherwise Saturday night, the Ocean County Sheriff's Office and Seaside Heights police said.
Police say the teen knew the bicyclist; at least one more person is being sought in connection with the shooting.
A home in Toms River was being used by an Ocean County man to store and distribute drugs, the prosecutor's office said.
Authorities seized four firearms, including an AR-15, when they arrested the man in the burglaries in Toms River and Lakewood, police said.
Authorities said the crash Wednesday evening involved a vehicle and a motorcycle as well.
The April 15 crash of a motorized scooter and multiple vehicles on Route 35 in Monmouth County remains under investigation, officials said.
Drivers who speed down flooded roads in Seaside Park will face big fines, a response to damage caused by waves they create, the mayor said.
Front windows were smashed and cash was taken, Toms River police said.
The man is accused of threatening another driver at a red light and chasing him through the Ocean County Mall lot before crashing in Brick.
Diamonique Kennedy volunteers with Toms River Fire Department with a career as a police officer in Philadelphia.
A paddleboarder found Karen McKenna's body along the shoreline near Good Luck Point in Berkeley Township Tuesday morning, she said.
The crash disrupted traffic on Hickory Street and Vermont Avenue, police said.
Two women are hospitalized following the crash that happened on Bay Avenue, the prosecutor's office said.
Karen McKenna was last seen about 4 a.m. Monday, authorities said.
A Toms River man who was found with more than 1,000 images of child pornography last summer has been hit with new charges, authorities said.
Toms River and Island Heights police responded to the incident that led to the man's arrest, authorities said.
The thieves loaded duffel bags with stolen merchandise 3 times within an hour at the Church Road store, police said.
Both businesses are on Fischer Boulevard and the burglaries were in the early morning hours, Toms River police said.
Quamel J. Benton, 35, is accused of attacking his girlfriend, trying to grab a teenage girl in Lakewood and groping a woman in Toms River.
The mother was critically injured; her children were taken to the hospital for treatment, Toms River police said.
Zachary Lockwood, 25, was sentenced in connection with two cases from 2023.
"Unless you have an actual emergency, do not call 911," the Ocean County Sheriff's Office said after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook NJ.
Three homes in the Tallymawr development were targeted in a 30-minute span, police said.