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.

FAIR HAVEN: STOLEN AUTO HITS CYCLIST

fair-haven-081622-1-500x277-3132097The cyclist was struck in the area of River Road and Hance Road, police said. (Google map. Click to enlarge.)

See UPDATE and CORRECTION below

By JOHN T. WARD

hot-topic_02-220x137-6360205A cyclist was struck by a stolen auto during a police pursuit in Fair Haven Tuesday morning, redbankgreen has learned.

Here’s a statement from FHPD:

The Fair Haven Police Department received a call at 0735 this morning reporting an attempted vehicle theft. The vehicle involved was described as a white Bentley SUV occupied by 2 males wearing face coverings, last seen on Fair Haven Rd. A vehicle matching this description was reported stolen to the Rumson Police Department earlier this morning. Subsequent reports were received reporting a suspicious vehicle matching the above description on Allen St and Church St in Fair Haven. At approximately 0745 a Fair Haven Police officer assigned to a traffic detail at River Rd and Hance Rd spotted the vehicle on River Rd and attempted to confront the driver. The vehicle then turned onto Hance Rd southbound northbound where it struck a bicyclist and fled the area. A Fair Haven officer on patrol then located the vehicle on Lewis Ln where a pursuit was initiated after the vehicle refused to stop. The. pursuit was terminated after attempts to stop the vehicle were unsuccessful and it was last seen heading west on Harding Rd into Red Bank. The bicyclist, a Fair Haven resident, was treated at the scene by patrols and the Fair Haven First Aid Squad and subsequently refused further medical assistance. The incident remains under investigation and anyone with any information is asked to contact Fair Haven Police Detective Dwayne Reevey at 732-747-0241 x336

UPDATE: Captain Robert Townshend said the officer who attempted to confront the stolen vehicle was on foot, working traffic duty at the River Road repaving project.

“He saw the vehicle coming up to the intersection and he approached the driver” when the vehicle stopped, Townshend said. The vehicle then took off, striking the cyclist, who was tended to immediately by the officer and another who arrived in a patrol car, he said.

Police are not identifying the cyclist, an adult male, Townshend said.

The vehicle headed north on Hance to Lewis Point Road, where a police vehicle began the pursuit, he said.

Townshend said matter is under standard review. He said the department follows the New Jersey Attorney General’s policy on stolen-vehicle pursuits “to a T,” and Tuesday’s incident “certainly did match that criteria.”

“Nothing stands out to indicate an inappropriate response, but it’s under investigation,” he said.

Information on the number  of vehicles stolen in town, and the number of pursuits, was not immediately available, he said.

CORRECTION: The initial statement incorrectly reported the stolen vehicle traveled southbound on Hance.

If you value the news coverage provided by redbankgreen, please become a financial supporter for as little as $1 per month. Click here to set your own level of monthly or annual contribution.

Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
Partyline
RED BANKJ: JAZZ IN THE PARK BEGINS THURSDAY
Jazz in the Park kicks off tonight (Thursday) with The Grace Fox Big Band, an all-women 16-piece ensemble known for its bold original compos ...
LOST PARROT
This little blue beauty was found by a redbankgreen reporter Thursday boldly tempting fate by foraging on the ground on the turf of a pack o ...
ORANGE GLOW OVER RED BANK
A truly unbelievable post-storm sunset Tuesday (shot on Monmouth St. facing west). Photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus.
BROAD STREET’S THIRSTY BLOOMS
Delfino, a worker with the company Terra Casa that manages the flower beds for the Red Bank special improvement district waters the flowers ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST MEN’S DAY CELEBRATION
  (photo by: Shanikquya Jackson) On Sunday, June 22, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank hosted its annual Men’s Day Celebration a ...
THREE GENERATION PROCLAMATION
Mayor Billy Portman presents the Borough of Red Bank’s Independence Day 2025 Proclamation to Arleen Brahn (second from right), grandmo ...
STEW THE BUTCHER COSPLAY
On the occasion of the retirement of Stewart Goldstein, longtime proprietor of Monmouth Meats, we thought it apt to present this photo from ...
NAVESINK FISHING
A kayak fisherman tries his luck under the NJ Transit train trestle across the Navesink River in Red Bank. (Photo by Partyline contributor A ...
RED BAKE
As the temperature hit 100 degrees Tuesday, Tom Sevison, Red Bank High School Class of 1973 and in town briefly on his way back home to Virg ...
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
Performers at Red Bank’s Juneteenth community celebration Sunday at Johnny Jazz Park. (photo by Brian Donohue)      
BUTTERFLIES LOVE THE WEED
Save the monarch, plant butterfly weed. (photo and text by Partyline contributor Roseann DalPra)  
LANTERNFLY PARTY
An invasive ailanthus tree sprouting in front of the US Post Office on Broad Street is covered with invasive spotted lantern fly nymphs Wedn ...
STREETCORNER SERENADE
An Irish doodle named Cheddar listens to native New Jerseyan, singer/songwriter and former Houston resident Tom Foti, (identified in the hea ...
Red Bank 5K Fun!!!
Red Bank Classic – June 14th, 2025 (photo by Partyline contributor Adam Kaplan)  
RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Saturday, before and after the storm that rolled through town. (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)    
Mini Ballers Bring the Heat at Fusion Basketball School
As the temperatures heat up, so does the competition in the mini baller clinic at Fusion School of Basketball. These little tykes are intens ...
DOZENS OF PLEIN AIR ARTISTS “PAINT RED BANK”
Plein air artists take over town for first ever "Paint Red Bank" event. (click to read)
RED BANK: SIGN ON ICONIC DANNY’S STEAK HOUSE COMES DOWN
The sign hanging from the shuttered Danny's Steak House comes down ten months after a manager reported Danny's Steakhouse would be back "bet ...
FOR YANKEES FANS, GOOD TRASH PICKIN’
A collection of framed photographs of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and other New York Yankees greats was placed curbside along with a ...
RED BANK: NEW HANDICAPPED PARKING, WEST SIDE MEETING PLANNED
New handicapped parking sign West Side advocate had pressed for is installed, with meeting planned to discuss other concerns. (click to read ...