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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"
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August 11th, 2011 @ 11am
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YARBROUGH: MEMORIES, QUESTIONS LINGER
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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"
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August 11th, 2011 @ 9am
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"
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August 10th, 2011 @ 1pm
LANDLORD CLAIMS POST-MURDER BURGLARY
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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"
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August 10th, 2011 @ 9am
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"
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August 8th, 2011 @ 6pm
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"
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August 8th, 2011 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN POLICE BLOTTER
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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"
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August 8th, 2011 @ 12pm
CONCESSION STAND BUSTED INTO. TWICE.
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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."
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August 8th, 2011 @ 6am
COPS PROBE BANK STREET HOMICIDE
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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"
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August 7th, 2011 @ 8am
DRUG SWEEP NETS THREE RED BANKERS
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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"
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August 4th, 2011 @ 4pm
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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August 4th, 2011 @ 3pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A man rollerblading in the area of Brandywine Way in Middletown was assaulted by three men Sunday, police said. According to Detective Lieutenant Steve Dollinger, the unidentifiedContinue reading "ROLLERBLADER ASSAULTED ON SKATE HOME"
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August 2nd, 2011 @ 12pm
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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August 2nd, 2011 @ 10am
A NIGHT OUT FOR RED BANK, FAIR HAVEN
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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"
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August 1st, 2011 @ 12pm
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"
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August 1st, 2011 @ 6am
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"
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July 29th, 2011 @ 12pm
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"
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July 27th, 2011 @ 10am
COPS: CLERK POCKETED CASH
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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"
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July 26th, 2011 @ 9am
COPS: WHALER ‘RODE OVER’ VICTIM’S BOAT
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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"
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July 26th, 2011 @ 6am
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"
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July 25th, 2011 @ 6am
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COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...