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Category Archives: Law & Justice

“BROADWALK WAS BANGIN'” – RED BANK PLAZA DRAWS CROWDS, QUELLS CRITICS
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Hate Broadwalk? You may be in a shrinking club. Red Bank's summer pedestrian plaza drew crowds and raves this summer. (Click to read)
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October 1st @ 3pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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DWI’S, SHOPLIFTING FILL AUGUST POLICE BLOTTER
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RED BANK: Police blotter for August includes multiple DWI arrests and a $3,000 shoplifting heist on Monmouth Street.
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September 25th @ 2pm
RED BANK MAYOR & COUNCIL: NO FLOCKING WAY
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Red Bank officials clarify license-plate reader policy after web site wrongly lists Flock camera in the borough.(Click to read)
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September 15th @ 4pm
RED BANK: FORMER POLICE CHIEF JAMES CLAYTON DIES
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Former Red Bank Police Chief James Clayton has died. (Click to read)
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September 13th @ 6pm
RED BANK: JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY SALUTES FIRST CLASS
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A Red Bank first: RBPD Junior Police Academy salutes 26 grads. (click to read)
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August 28th @ 1pm
POLICE: RED BANK MAN SHOT GUN THROUGH NEIGHBOR’S WINDOW
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Police say a Red Bank man fired a gun in his garage sending a bullet through his neighbor's window, nearly striking them. (Click to read)
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August 21st @ 3pm
RED BANK POLICE BLOTTER: GUN, AMMO CHARGES FOR BORO MAN
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RED BANK: Police blotter for July includes man charged with possession of penetrating bullets, large ammo magazine, and possession of handgun for illegal purposes.
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August 14th @ 11am
NO TAX BREAK? NO PROBLEM. RED BANK BUILDER TRANSFORMS GATEWAY & SPURS REGRET
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Developers said the 212-unit Commodore project would sink without a tax break. Red Bank officials refused, but the building rises anyway, spurring regrets from the Planning Board chair who now says he "hates it." (Click to read)
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August 4th @ 8am
“BREAKING POINT” – RESIDENTS OF FLOODED RED BANK BUILDING CRITICIZE DENHOLTZ
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A day after a burst pipe forced residents from their homes, residents of a Red Bank apartment building describe long term water issues and decry a slow response from developer Denholtz. (Click to read)
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July 31st @ 4pm
RED BANK: $9000 ART HEIST, SUSPECT DITCHES ON $266 CAB FARE IN JUNE POLICE BLOTTER
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RED BANK: A thief stole three paintings worth up to $3,000 each and a tax passenger ditched on a huge fare in the June crime and arrest reports from the RBPD.
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July 22nd @ 11am
RED BANK: 30 YEARS LATER, MURDER REMAINS UNSOLVED
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Thirty years after a Red Bank shop owner was found brutally murdered in her store, her killing remains unsolved. (click to read)
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July 3rd @ 7am
RED BANK: FIVE DWI ARRESTS, $700 DRESS SHOPLIFTED IN MAY POLICE BLOTTER
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RED BANK: Police blotter for May includes five people arrested for DWI, including two police say refused tests.
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June 19th @ 6pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL OK’S ADUs, SMALL HOTELS. DATA CENTERS, VAPE SHOPS BANNED
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In: backyard cottages and boutique hotels. Out: data centers, vape shops and strict parking rules for small businesses. Red Bank Council revamps planning laws. (Click to read)
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June 13th @ 1pm
RED BANK: RIVER STREET ASSAULT, SIX DWI’S ON APRIL POLICE BLOTTER
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RED BANK: Police blotter for April includes six DWI arrests and an aggravated assault arrest on River Street.
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May 29th @ 11am
RED BANK: COUNCIL OK’S 8 PERCENT TAX HIKE; BONDS FOR ROADS, PARKS, WATER
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Red Bank Borough Council passes budget with 8 percent tax hike, ok's borrowing for streets, parks and water projects. (Click to read)
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May 18th @ 4pm
RED BANK: LONG LIST OF ARRESTS IN MARCH POLICE BLOTTER
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RED BANK: A man charged with assaulting and taking an officer's weapon is among a long list of arrests by police in the month of March.
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April 17th @ 5pm
RED BANK: COP WED TO EX-CHIEF SUES BOROUGH FOR BIAS
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Her police chief husband resigned after an ethics scandal stemming from their affair. Now, police officer Kristen McConnell has filed a sexually explicit lawsuit against top Red Bank officials. (Click to read)
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April 6th @ 12pm
RED BANK: BAR, LIQUOR STORE SETTLE DRUNKEN FALL LAWSUIT
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A man injured in a fall from a train station platform sued businesses he said broke the law by serving him when he was already drunk. (Click to read)
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March 19th @ 12pm
RED BANK: THIEVES GRAB GUMMIES, APPLE WATCH IN FEBRUARY POLICE BLOTTER
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Thefts and criminal mischief topped Red Bank police reports for February, with 29 arrests including three DWI charges.(Click to read)
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March 16th @ 5pm
RED BANK: BORO RELEASES PLAN FOR 40-UNIT “NAVESINK CROSSING”
News A rendering of the proposed project for 26-28 Shrewbury Avenue included in the the rehabilitation plan by borough planner BFJ Planning.
Five stories with a waterfront walkway: Borough planner issues a report with development guidelines for a proposed 40 unit building on the Navesink River. (Click to read.)
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March 10th @ 2pm
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KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
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)