Category Archives: Security

Two Montgomery Terrace residents confer with Human Relations Commmittee member Henry Tindall, center, and Red Bank Police Lt. Mike Clay after last night's HRC meeting. Montgomery Terrace residents last night called for more attentive policing, leaseholder ID cards and other...

With authorities clamping down tight on information about Monday night's shooting at Montgomery Terrace, details that might normally be available can only be teased out from a rumor mill of sometimes conflicting accounts. The Monmouth County Prosecutor's office, which is...

Graffiti that Red Bank police say refers to the Sureno 13 gang is visible in several locations, including this railroad gate on Drs. James Parker Boulevard. By TIM HATHAWAY Is gang activity a problem in the Red Bank area? "Right...

A 3-3 council split over the $47,000 cost of water utility equipment led Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna to cast a rare tiebreaker vote last night. With that, the council approved a change order that will allow for the installation...

A Long Branch man was in the Monmouth County jail on $101,000 bail following his capture, escape and re-arrest by Red Bank police on burglary and other charges yesterday. The incident began when the occupant of a Shrewsbury Avenue apartment...

He's wanted in connection with last weekend's attempted robbery, kidnapping and assault of a Red Bank man. The suspect is one of three men sought by police, says Capt. Steve McCarthy, who heads the detective division. The assailants are alleged...

A Red Bank man was briefly kidnapped, slashed in the face and dumped in Shrewsbury by three unknown assailants who tried to rob him early Saturday morning, borough police are reporting. The 18-year-old victim, a Locust Avenue resident, was treated...

Red Bank Police are seeking three men for questioning in connection with an argument that resulted in a Catherine Street resident getting punched in the face Monday night, the Asbury Park Press is reporting. No gun was involved, police said,...

The Murphy boys had bones to pick with Councilwoman Grace Cangemi last night. Most notably, Councilman Art Murphy erupted at Cangemi for a statement she made about policing at the candidate's forum earlier this month. But his brother Sean also...

The numbers of rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries and larcenies reported in Red Bank soared from 2005 to 2006, according to new crime data released today by the State Police. The 2006 Uniform Crime Report shows that the violent crime...

A 25-year-old Red Bank woman walking home on Branch Avenue early Sunday morning was assaulted by an unknown man traveling by bicycle, borough police reported yesterday. It was the second such report in less than a week. The woman told...

Red Bank Police arrested a 46-year-old borough man in the early hours of Tuesday morning following a reported sexual assault of a woman on Monmouth Street, police Capt. Steve McCarthy reports today. The victim, a 24-year-old resident of Little Silver,...

For 20 years now, Sea Bright's temporary lockup has failed state Department of Corrections inspections because of an enduring deficiency, today's Asbury Park Press reports. The jail doesn't have a secure facility for moving prisoners in and out of the...

What to do about the cramped Borough Hall is among tonight's topics in Sea Bright. By LINDA G. RASTELLI If you want to read Sea Bright's Smart Growth report, a copy of the document will set you back $40 at...

Red Bank Police will man a DWI spot-check on Newman Springs Road beginning at 11p tonight, the department says in a press release. The sobriety checkpoint will stay up until 3a. Extra patrols will also be on the lookout for...

By LINDA G. RASTELLI The end of summer, when the season is in its final flush of glory, is like no other time. And the Firemen’s Fair in Fair Haven celebrates it with gusto. On a typical warm night, fairgoers...

A $40,950 grant awarded by the state last week will pay for a study to explore the feasibility of merging police departments in Fair Haven, Rumson and Little Silver, today's Asbury Park Press reports. The analysis will be conducted by...

Red Bank police say a South Street homeowner interrupted an attempted break-in of his house early yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred at about 1:05p when the homeowner, who had been away from his home a short period, discovered an unknown...

A 26-year-old Red Bank man previously charged with six counts of burglary and attempted break-ins over a monthlong period now faces more than 20 charges for an alleged crime spree in the borough that lasted eight months. After an investigation...

Seems somebody may have been desperate for office supplies. The Asbury Park Press has a story this afternoon about four out-of-staters arrested Sunday at the Staples store in Shrewsbury for trying to pass a stolen credit card number. Apparently, the...