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RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS
RED BANK: Police blotter for December includes reported theft of $1,950 from a vehicle's glove compartment.
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RED BANK: March police blotter includes spray-paint vandalism, three DWI arrests and a charge of criminal sexual contact involving a minor.
RED BANK: Arrests for marijuana possession continued in days leading up to legalization, police blotter for February shows.
RED BANK: Borough man flees traffic stop on foot. Cops capture and charge him with having 'large quantity' of heroin and a loaded gun.
RED BANK: FIVE-MAN OVERDOSE A MYSTERY
RED BANK: Police still sorting out how five men apparently overdosed, and two of them died, in Bank Street house early Sunday.
RED BANK: TWO OF FIVE DEAD AFTER ODs
RED BANK: Two men died and three other were hospitalized after an apparent group overdose in a Bank Street house early Sunday, police say.
RED BANK: COPS CHARGE ROBBERS & VICTIMS
RED BANK: Attempted street robbery by two men leads to altercation and charges against alleged robbers and victims alike.
RED BANK: A predawn raid on a West Side house resulted in the arrest of two brothers on drug and weapons charges, police said.
RED BANK: RAID NETS HEROIN, OTHER DRUGS
RED BANK: A predawn raid on an East Side house resulted in the arrest of a man and woman on charges of dealing drugs, including heroin, police said.
RED BANK: OPIOID ADDICTION CITED IN OBIT
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: K-9 AIDS BIG DRUG BUST
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: SEABROOK ZONE ISSUE CITED
SHREWSBURY: Borough tells controversial new drug counseling center that its plan for group sessions doesn't comply with zoning.
SHREWSBURY: CHRISTIE IN CLASH OVER REHAB
SHREWSBURY: Governor Chris Christie opens new outpatient drug counseling center here by shouting down protestors as "ignorant" NIMBYs.
SHREWSBURY: CHRISTIE TO OPEN REHAB UNIT
SHREWSBURY: Governor Chris Christie is scheduled to cut the ribbon on a new outpatient drug addiction treatment center here Thursday.
RED BANK: DRUG OVERDOSE CASES SOARING
RED BANK: Borough police are "constantly" answering drug overdose calls these days, chief says as county prosecutor releases data showing OD deaths soaring.
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Brian Vanlenten, age 35, from West Front Street in Keyport, NJ, arrested on April 11, 2016Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
RED BANK: MAN CHARGED IN COPPER THEFT
An Eatontown man was arrested in Red Bank last week on charges of copper theft and drug possession, police said. Joseph Pfeifer, 27, of Third Street, was arrested in the midstContinue reading "RED BANK: MAN CHARGED IN COPPER THEFT"
MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Vanessa Flores, age 21, from Kimberly Court in Red Bank, NJ, arrested on March 21, 2016Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Valerie Waldman, age 35, from Berkeley Place in Eatontown, NJ, arrested on March 3, 2016 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Thomas Earls, age 55, from Chadwell Court in Neptune, NJ, arrested on February 23, 2016 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...