Skip to content

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

GUN WAVER AMONG M’TOWN ARRESTEES

By DUSTIN RACIOPPI

mtown-cop-carsOne man was arrested for waving a gun and threatening to use it, another was arrested for stealing from a food store and two were cuffed after a fight on Middletown Avenue.

They’re all part of this week’s crime roundup provided by Middletown police.

Last Friday, at about 8:10p, a brief hunt ended in the arrest of a Maryland man who police say threatened another man with a gun. The suspect, Gary Love, allegedly came to the area to argue with the victim, pulled a handgun from his waistband and started waving it around, Detective Lieutenant Steve Dollinger said. Love, 23, was not at the scene when police showed up.

Love, from the Aberdeen Proving Ground military base in Aberdeen, Maryland, fled the area of the argument, on Kimberly Court, for Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, Dollinger said. There, he was detained by base police until Middletown officers could arrive. He was found to have a handgun in his car and was charged with possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, making terroristic threats and unlawful possession of a handgun. He was held on $25,000 bail with no 10-percent option.

************

Last Tuesday, police responded to a report of a fight at a Middletown Avenue home and arrested two men who gave fake names and birth dates, Dollinger said.

One man, who was spotted walking away from the area, was identified as Jason Melton, 33, of Camden. Melton, who gave police a fake name and birthday, also had two warrants for his arrest out of Camden and Haddon, plus a parole violation warrant, Dollinger said.

Melton was charged with hindering apprehension and obstructing the administration of law. He was held on $19,414 bail.

Another man who was caught running away from the scene was Robert Jeffcoat, of Middletown Avenue in Atlantic Highlands. The 29-year-old was charged with hindering apprehension, processed and released on a summons pending a court date.

************

At about 7p Sunday, police arrested a 30-year-old township man for allegedly stealing from the ShopRite on Route 35.

Police arrested Brian Bowers at his Port Monmouth home after employees of the food store gave police Bowers’s license plate number. Bowers is accused of stealing food from the store, all of which was recovered by police.

************

Two others were arrested for shoplifting that same day.

After fleeing the Kohl’s department store on Route 35, the suspects were stopped by police on the highway, where they were arrested for stealing items from that store and others, police said.

Kim Martisch, 49, and Vincent Mielnicki, 31, both of Ash Drive in the Union Beach section of town, were charged with shoplifting, conspiracy to commit shoplifting and receiving stolen goods. Police said the two had also stolen items from Toys R Us and K-Mart.

************

A truck in the woods near a gas station that appeared to be involved in an accident yielded an arrest of a 29-year-old man found to be in possession of drugs, police said.

After responding to the Fuel One gas station on Route 36, police found an abandoned truck in the woods near the road. Officers were able to locate the owner of the truck, Harold Johnson, of Hudson Avenue, who was in possession of marijuana and Xanax, police said.

He was charged with the crimes, processed and released on a summons pending a court date.

************

Three others were arrested on warrants:

Brittany Carr, 20, of Brainard Avenue in Port Monmouth, was arrested on a $215 contempt of court warrant issued by Keansburg Municipal Court. She was turned over to Keansburg police.

John Kilian, 33, of Matawan, was arrested on a contempt of court warrant issued by Middletown. He was released after posting $150 bail.

Paul Albrizio, 59, of Holmdel, was arrested on a non-support warrant, processed and released.

Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
Partyline
A BLAST FROM THE PAST
NJ Transit "heritage" locomotive makes an appearance at the Red Bank station.
RBFD SNUFFS OUT SMALL APARTMENT FIRE
A small fire that started in a light fixture at the Colony House apartments in Red Bank was quickly put out by members of the Red Band Volun ...
HEAVENLY RED BANK
Rays burst from behind clouds at the sun begins to set over the Navesink River. (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)
IN THE FLOW STATE AT RIVESIDE GARDENS
Flow artists in Riverside Gardens Park Friday night. ( photo by Partyline Contributor Karly Swaim)
MAILBOXES HEAD TO HISTORY’S SCRAP HEAP
Sign of the digital age: mailboxes hauled away from Red Bank post office to storage.
HOVERING CHOPPER
What’s going on here? Last Sunday. Hovering around for quite a while. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Rosaleen Perry)   ...
RBMS HOOPS CHAMPS HONORED
The Red Bank Middle School girls basketball team is honored for their championship season. (click for more)
NAVESINK SUNSET
Sunset sunburst over Riverside Gardens Park (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)
RIVERSIDE SUNSET
Sunday’s sunset shot from Riverside Gardens Park. (Photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus) —
MARINE PARK SUNSET
Stunning sunset from Red Bank's Marine Park.
GULLS AND GRAY OVER MOLLY PITCHER INN
On a cold rainy spring day, bulls soared high above the Navesink River and the golden cupola of Red Bank's Molly Pitcher Inn.
Red Bank Commuters Enjoy Stunning Sunrise Over Navesink River
Thursday morning sunrise over the Navesink River, a commuter view from NJ Transit Train 3320. (photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim) & ...
SUNRISE OVER MONMOUTH STREET
Sunrise over Monmouth Street Thursday morning (photo by Partline contributor Thomas Doremus)
FINAL STRAW FOR MARINE PARK REMAKE
Workers place a straw covering over the now-dirt (soon to be grass) stretch of Marine Park that had been an asphalt parking lot for generati ...
DEER IN RED BANK
  Deer Friends (photo by Partyline contributor Roseann DalPra)
GHOSTBUSTERS ON MONMOUTH STREET
Ghostbusters vehicle spotted on Monmouth Street. (photo by Partyline contributor Roseann DalPra)
BOAT CLUB AND BATTLESHIP GREY
Monmouth Boat Club under the past weekend’s clouds. (Photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)    
CURBSIDE BLOOMS
Broad Street beautified. (photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
NEW MURAL TAKES SHAPE AT CANNABIS SHOP
Red Bank artist Michael White, donning a hat fitting for the day of the New York Mets’ home opener, works on a new mural at Canopy Cro ...
CHERRY BLOSSOMS ABOUND IN RED BANK
Cherry blossoms are everywhere! (photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)