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.
Toms River police said the couple woke up to find the man in their bedroom. Authorities are searching for the suspect.
The 18-year-old is accused of brandishing a handgun then firing a shot through the back door of the victim's home, Toms River police said.
Toms River police say they have surveillance video and have identified vehicles possibly involved in the Venzio Jewelers burglary.
A vacant store next door was used to gain access to the store and a torch was used to get into the jeweler's safe, Toms River police said.
The teen from Toms River gave authorities a fake ID after he August 2023 crash that killed Jeffrey Schlinger of Toms River.
The man is accused of trying to kidnap a Lakewood teen, sexually assaulting a female and an assault in Burlington County, officials said.
Kyle Banner of Brick Township must register as a sex offender and forfeit his teaching certificate.
The fire was quickly extinguished, a Toms River fire official said.
The man's girlfriend said he had been threatening to harm himself before he walked into the woods.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is conducting the burns at two Ocean County parks to reduce the potential for wildfires.
The fire left 5 people — two mothers and their children — in need of a new start. The community has been reaching out to help.
Luis Moreno-Gutierrez, accused of assaulting and kidnapping a woman he knew, had overstayed his visit, authorities said.