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Here’s the full text of an announcement released Tuesday morning by Red Bank police: On Tuesday morning members of the Red Bank Police Department executed a search warrant at aContinue reading "RED BANK: RAID NETS 450 HEROIN DOSES"
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A NIGHT OUT FOR RED BANK, FAIR HAVEN
Scenes from the 2010 National Night Out in Red Bank. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s one night of the year where the badge andContinue reading "A NIGHT OUT FOR RED BANK, FAIR HAVEN"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of July 22 to July 29, 2011. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring onContinue reading "COPPER PIPES STOLEN FROM VACANT HOUSE"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It was a tense situation for one Garden State Parkway driver earlier this week who was being chased by a man claiming to be a State PoliceContinue reading "FAKE COP BUSTED IN ROAD RAGE"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A Farmingdale man already in jail on charges of breaking into unlocked cars all over the redbankgreen coverage area and beyond now faces additional charges for theContinue reading "RED BANK CHARGES CAR BURGLARY SUSPECT"
COPS: CLERK POCKETED CASH
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI An employee at the Target on Route 35 was taken from the store in cuffs last week after police say she pocketed cash that was supposed toContinue reading "COPS: CLERK POCKETED CASH"
COPS: WHALER ‘RODE OVER’ VICTIM’S BOAT
Saturday night’s fatal boat collision occurred near Buoy 20, seen here from Rich Stavola’s Navesink River Road home, where authorities based their rescue operations. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "COPS: WHALER ‘RODE OVER’ VICTIM’S BOAT"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of July 15 to July 22, 2011. This information is unedited. Auto Theft occurring onContinue reading "RED BANK BLOTTER: CAR HOODS SCRATCHED"
COPS: BODY FOUND, BOAT DRIVER WAS DRUNK
The command center in front of the mansion at 36 Northover Place in Middletown, where the victims of the boating accident came ashore, as seen at about 5 a.m. Sunday.Continue reading "COPS: BODY FOUND, BOAT DRIVER WAS DRUNK"
SEA BRIGHT FIREFIGHTERS GUILTY IN SCUFFLE
A Sea Bright Fire Department engine truck on display at the department’s wet-down celebration, shortly before three firefighters got into a scuffle that led to charges. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi;Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT FIREFIGHTERS GUILTY IN SCUFFLE"
The following reports of recent activity were provided by the Middletown Township Police Department and are presented here unedited. • On July 15, 2011 at approximately 11:10 pm Patrolman AntonioContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A 26-year-old Red Bank man was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene Tuesday night, police said. The accident, which occurredContinue reading "RED BANK MAN VICTIM OF HIT AND RUN"
NEEDLES AND PIPES RULE POLICE REPORTS
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Lots of drug arrests in this week’s police activity report in Middletown. In one case, a man left a needle and bag of heroin in plain viewContinue reading "NEEDLES AND PIPES RULE POLICE REPORTS"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of July 8 to July 15, 2011. This information is unedited. Attempted Burglary occurring onContinue reading "AC UNITS STOLEN FROM CONSTRUCTION SITE"
FIVE BUSTED WITH FAKE I.D.s AT BAR
Brannigan’s in June. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A handful of 20-year-olds were arrested for trying to get into a Red Bank bar illegally lastContinue reading "FIVE BUSTED WITH FAKE I.D.s AT BAR"
THREE CHARGED IN RBR DANCER’S BEATING
Red Bank police have charged two recent Red Bank Regional High graduates and a third man in the vicious attack that left a classmate with injuries last month. Police identifiedContinue reading "THREE CHARGED IN RBR DANCER’S BEATING"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown police shut down a bar/liquor store last weekend after an inspection showed none of the employees had state-issued cards to serve alcohol. The inspection also yieldedContinue reading "COPS SHUT DOWN MIDDLETOWN BAR"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A man was chased down and arrested in Red Bank Wednesday afternoon after snatching a necklace from a woman’s neck, police said. Kevin McNair, a 40-year-old withContinue reading "COPS CHASE DOWN WEST SIDE ROBBER"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Little Silver police are investigating a burglary over the weekend at a Little Silver doctor’s office, police said. Between Saturday night and Monday morning, the office, atContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER DOC’S OFFICE BURGLARIZED"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of July 1 to July 8, 2011. This information is unedited. Theft occurring on 7-1-11Continue reading "BLOTTER: INSPECTION STICKER REMOVED"
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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 ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...
WHAT? NO redbankgreen NEWSLETTER?
Apologies to redbankgreen newsletter subscribers: the daily email hasn’t gone out for two days because of technical issues.
RED BANK: TIRED OF SKEETERS?
RED BANK: Tired of mosquito bites every summer? Monmouth County has a free program to help eliminate skeeter breeding grounds.