Category Archives: drugs

RED BANK: Arrests for marijuana possession continued in days leading up to legalization, police blotter for February shows.

RED BANK: Police blotter for January.

RED BANK: Police blotter for December includes three motorists charged with DWI; one of them faces an additional charge related to a handgun.

RED BANK: There's always a jackass, right? Christmas displays vandalized in Riverside Gardens Park and elsewhere downtown, police report in November blotter.

RED BANK: In the latest police blotter: multiple bike thefts, slate stolen, two more pre-legalization marijuana arrests and more.

RED BANK: In the latest police blotter: wine, crab traps and bikes stolen; arrests for child sexual assault, marijuana possession, DWI and more.

RED BANK: Tracked by K9 unit, shoplifting suspect found hiding in woods, arrested after reported struggle with police Monday night.

RED BANK: Law enforcers, healthcare providers and others advocate for destigmatizing opioid addiction at an Overdose Awareness event here.

RED BANK: Attempted street robbery by two men leads to altercation and charges against alleged robbers and victims alike.

FAIR HAVEN: Council takes action on two hot issues, calling for zoning ban on recreational pot sales and demanding action on assault weapons.

FAIR HAVEN: Borough joins broadening debate among Shore municipalities on how to deal with possible marijuana legalization.

RED BANK: The obituary of a former borough resident who died of a drug overdose last week includes some unusually frank talk about his addiction.

RED BANK: Police dog Hunter hunts down a large cache of drugs, including heroin, after suspect flees traffic stop on foot and discards bag.

SHREWSBURY: Borough tells controversial new drug counseling center that its plan for group sessions doesn't comply with zoning.

SHREWSBURY: Governor Chris Christie opens new outpatient drug counseling center here by shouting down protestors as "ignorant" NIMBYs.

SHREWSBURY: Governor Chris Christie is scheduled to cut the ribbon on a new outpatient drug addiction treatment center here Thursday.

RED BANK: Two years after starting a K9 unit, borough police will get a second dog. Also will host a "Coffee with Cops" next month.

RED BANK: Borough police are "constantly" answering drug overdose calls these days, chief says as county prosecutor releases data showing OD deaths soaring.

RED BANK: An aerial photo of 200 middle school students wins the school $1,000 and an iPad in a national contest targeting drug abuse.

FAIR HAVEN: Borough man arrested on pot and other charges.