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From the Red Bank Police Department: As part of its participation in the Over The Limit, Under Arrest campaign, the Red Bank Police Department will be conducting a sobriety checkpointContinue reading "DWI CHECKPOINT PLANNED FOR RED BANK"
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Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 23, 2011 Detective Laurence Schachtel arrested Jennifer Franklin, age 21, from Hudson Avenue in Middletown,Continue reading "COPS: HOME HEALTH AID DEFRAUDED PATIENT"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 21, 2011 at approximately 5:40 pm Patrolman Brady Carr responded to the Shop Rite StoreContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MISCREANTS REPORT"
CARS VANDALIZED ON MONMOUTH STREET
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of August 12  to August 19, 2011. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring onContinue reading "CARS VANDALIZED ON MONMOUTH STREET"
The Red Bank Police Department issued the following notice at noon Friday: The Red Bank Police Department is investigating three burglaries to residences over the last ten days.
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 19, 2011 at approximately 2:10 am Patrolman Stephen Greenwood responded to the area of HighwayContinue reading "COPS: SHOPLIFTER HID RAZORS IN PANTS"
FIVE BUSTED FOR RED BANK BREAK-INS
Two burglaries at the Riverside Gardens Park concession stant a crackdown on loitering in the park, borough officials said. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank police closed theContinue reading "FIVE BUSTED FOR RED BANK BREAK-INS"
• On August 12, 2011 Patrolman Robert McNair responded to a residence on Monmouth Avenue in reference to a report of a subject who was groping himself in front ofContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN COPS ARREST ALLEGED GROPER"
YARBROUGH DEATH INSPIRES CALL FOR UNITY
Mourners gathered outside the Bank Street house where a melee led to the fatal knifing of Larry Yarbrough and the serious wounding of another man on August 7. (Photos byContinue reading "YARBROUGH DEATH INSPIRES CALL FOR UNITY"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 10, 2011 at approximately 9:10 pm Patrolman Richard Fulham was on patrol in the areaContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN REPORTS POT, BURGLARY BUSTS"
YARBROUGH: MEMORIES, QUESTIONS LINGER
Larry Yarbrough Sr., with a picture of his son, also shown below, who was stabbed to death in Red Bank early Sunday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "YARBROUGH: MEMORIES, QUESTIONS LINGER"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A brief standoff with a knife-wielding man on Monday ended without injury and resulted in the man’s arrest for aggravated assault and possession of a weapon forContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: POLICE BLOTTER"
LANDLORD CLAIMS POST-MURDER BURGLARY
A curbside memorial to stabbing victim Larry Yarbrough decorates a tree outside 9 Bank Street. Below, the home’s cleared-out living room, with a broken window boarded over. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "LANDLORD CLAIMS POST-MURDER BURGLARY"
Two Red Bank men were arrested Monday on murder charges following a knife-and-bottle fight that left a third man dead on Bank Street early Sunday morning, Monmouth County Prosecutor PeterContinue reading "TWO CHARGED IN STABBING DEATH"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The recurring — and alarming — theme for Middletown’s police officers this week was dealing with alleged drunks crashing into things. There were five reported car accidentsContinue reading "DRUNK DRIVING RAMPANT IN MIDDLETOWN"
FAIR HAVEN POLICE BLOTTER
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Reports from the Fair Haven Police Department for the month of July appear unedited below. 7/2/11 -Brenda S. Thomson, 50, of Rumson was arrested and charged withContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN POLICE BLOTTER"
CONCESSION STAND BUSTED INTO. TWICE.
The concession stand at Riverside Gardens Park on West Front Street. (Click to enlarge) The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period ofContinue reading "CONCESSION STAND BUSTED INTO. TWICE."
COPS PROBE BANK STREET HOMICIDE
Red Bank police and investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutors office are investigating a homicide committed at 9 Bank Street at around 3 a.m. Sunday. Glass from a broken windowContinue reading "COPS PROBE BANK STREET HOMICIDE"
DRUG SWEEP NETS THREE RED BANKERS
Three Red Bank men were among more than 30 suspects arrested in a massive law enforcement sweep focused on the sale of heroin and assault weapons, authorities said Thursday. RussellContinue reading "DRUG SWEEP NETS THREE RED BANKERS"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The prosecutor in the case of three firefighters convicted of charges in a firehouse scuffle last year wants at least two of them barred from their lineContinue reading "PROSECUTOR: BAN TWO FIREFIGHTERS"
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THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
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 ...