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Category Archives: Law & Justice

RED BANK: RESIDENT SAYS TRUCKS VANDALIZED WITH “NO PARKING” SIGNS
A Red Bank man who has waged a decades-long legal war with the borough over junk-filled vehicles he parks outside his house claims two of them were recently vandalized. (click to read)
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August 5th, 2025 @ 1pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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BURGLARY, GRAFFITTI ON JUNE POLICE BLOTTER
RED BANK: Police blotter for June includes a graffiti spree, a burglary and the capture of a fugitive from justice.
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July 18th, 2025 @ 12pm
VIDEO: DRIVER TOPPLES TREE IN RED BANK
Doorbell camera captures SUV driver toppling tree with head-on crash in Red Bank. (click to read)
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June 23rd, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: UBER DRIVER THEFT; SIX BIKES AND COOKING OIL STOLEN IN MAY POLICE BLOTTER
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RED BANK: Red Bank man arrested three times in 17 days. Six bikes and a $500 vat of used cooking stolen. A rundown of crimes and arrests for May.
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June 20th, 2025 @ 11am
RED BANK: STORM LEAVES HUNDREDS WITHOUT POWER
Thunderstorm bearing high winds brings down tree limbs and leaves hundreds in Red Bank without power. (click to read)
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June 20th, 2025 @ 12am
RED BANK: CAR BURGLARIES SPARK POLICE WARNING
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Red Bank police issue a warning amid an uptick in recent car burglaries. (click to read)
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June 17th, 2025 @ 6pm
RED BANK: BILLBOARD COMPANY SUES OVER SIGN DENIAL
A billboard company whose plan to build a 25-foot LED sign at the entrance to Red Bank was nixed is now suing the zoning board to get it built. Will the court case put a wrench in hopes of redevelop the site? (click to read)
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June 17th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: CAT CONVERTER JACKED, COPS MAKE 6 DWI ARRESTS IN APRIL
RED BANK: Police blotter for April includes six DWI arrests, an aggravated assault and a catalytic converter heist. (click to read)
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May 20th, 2025 @ 4pm
MAFIA BIG ARRESTED AT RED BANK CONDO AMID STATEWIDE DRAGNET
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Alleged top Mafia boss arrested in predawn raid of his downtown Red Bank condominium in statewide takedown that nabs 39 Lucchese members and associates. (click to read)
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April 11th, 2025 @ 4pm
RED BANK: NINE DWI’S, SHOOTING ARREST IN MARCH POLICE BLOTTER
RED BANK: Police blotter for March includes an arrest for attempted murder, nine people arrested for DUI and other offenses.
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April 11th, 2025 @ 12pm
RED BANK: NO CHARGES IN MAY PEDESTRIAN DEATH
Prosecutors: No charges against the driver in a May crash that took the life of a 20-year-old Frankie Luna Santamaria of Red Bank. (click to read)
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March 25th, 2025 @ 2pm
RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK, SAMARITANS LIFT SUV
A driver struck a pedestrian who was pinned under the car in Red Bank until a group of good Samaritans lifted the vehicle. (click to read)
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March 19th, 2025 @ 3pm
RED BANK: WOMEN’S DAY MARCHERS DECRY TRUMP/MUSK
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On International Womens Day, hundreds marched through Red Bank to protest Trump administration policies. (click for photos)
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March 8th, 2025 @ 6pm
RED BANK COPS: CRIME-FREE VALENTINE’S, BUT DWI’S AND MORE FILL FEB BLOTTER
RED BANK: Police blotter for February includes smattering of DWI's, thefts, assaults. (click to read the full report)
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March 7th, 2025 @ 4pm
HAZLET MAN ARRESTED FOR RED BANK SHOOTING
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Hazlet man arrested in Florida for a Dec. 7 shooting in Red Bank. (click to read)
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March 6th, 2025 @ 1pm
APP REPORT: RED BANK REAL ESTATE FIRM FACES $12M FRAUD SUIT
Report: Red Bank real estate firm faces $12 million lawsuit from investors. (click to read)
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February 21st, 2025 @ 11am
RED BANK: ASSAULTS AND DWI KEPT COPS BUSY IN JANUARY
RED BANK: Police blotter for January includes a big porch pirate heist, DWI's and multiple aggravated assaults. (click to read)
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February 14th, 2025 @ 2pm
RED BANK EX POLICE CHIEF’S $176K PAYOUT IN PRESS SPOTLIGHT
Former Red Bank Police Chief Darren McConnell received a $176,000 payout for unused sick and vacation time, Asbury Park Press reports. (click for more)
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January 28th, 2025 @ 4pm
RED BANK: MLK ESSAY WINNER RECOUNTS FIRST STING OF BIAS
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In elementary school, she wasn't invited to a classmate's sleepover party and wondered why. Read MLK essay award winner's tale of turning the sting of bias into cultural pride. (click to read)
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January 20th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK PLUMBER GETS 8 YEARS FOR PERV CELL PHONE VIDS OF DOZENS OF WOMEN
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Red Bank plumber gets eight years in prison for shooting perv videos of women in stores and homes where he worked. (click to read)
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January 15th, 2025 @ 5pm
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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.