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RED BANK: STOLEN CAR FLIPS GUARDRAIL

A BMW stolen in Fair Haven landed on its front grill after a predawn crash in Red Bank Sunday. 

According to Captain Mike Frazee, borough police were alerted to a possible crash on the Senator Joseph Kyrillos Bridge, West Front Street, shortly before 4:30 a.m.

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RED BANK: CHARGES FILED IN HIT-AND-RUN

The August 31 crash occurred on Newman Springs Road at the intersection of Hance Road, as indicated by the star. (Image from Google Maps. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

A Red Bank man was charged Monday with multiple offenses arising from a hit-and-run crash in which a bicyclist was seriously injured last month, according to police Chief Darren McConnell.

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RED BANK: TWO HURT IN ROLLOVER CRASH

In yet another crash resulting in a rollover, two motorists were injured when their vehicles collided in Red Bank Friday afternoon.

According to police Chief Darren McConnell, the accident occurred at Bridge Avenue and Herbert Street at around 4 p.m.

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RED BANK: CYCLIST INJURED IN HIT-AND-RUN

See UPDATE below

By JOHN T. WARD

A bicyclist was struck and seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Red Bank Wednesday morning, according to police Chief Darren McConnell.

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FAIR HAVEN: STOLEN AUTO HITS CYCLIST

The cyclist was struck in the area of River Road and Hance Road, police said. (Google map. Click to enlarge.)

See UPDATE and CORRECTION below

By JOHN T. WARD

redbankgreen hot topicA cyclist was struck by a stolen auto during a police pursuit in Fair Haven Tuesday morning, redbankgreen has learned.

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RED BANK: DWI CHARGED IN ROLLOVER CRASH

A motorist whose vehicle rolled over in a crash Sunday was charged with driving under the influence, Red Bank police Chief Darren McConnell tells redbankgreen.

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RED BANK: MAN SURVIVES FALL ONTO TRACK

A 2016 view of the station platform. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

A “highly intoxicated” man survived a fall onto the North Jersey Coast Line tracks just as a train was pulling into the Red Bank station Saturday night, police said.

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RED BANK: ONE DEAD IN BRIDGE CRASH

A motorist was killed when his car smashed into a truck at the foot of the Route 35 bridge in Red Bank Saturday morning, according to police Chief Darren McConnell. More →

RED BANK: NAIL SALON NAILED AGAIN

No injuries were reported after a car struck the facade of nail salon in Red Bank Monday morning.

The crash was the second such accident at the salon in three years.

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RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK

By JOHN T. WARD

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in front of Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank Thursday night, according to police Chief Darren McConnell.

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RED BANK: REPAIR WORK CONTINUES

Motorists traveling into Red Bank via southbound Route 35 may encounter delays Thursday as a utility crew continues post-accident work at Pearl, Water and Wall streets.

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RED BANK: CAR STRIKES HOME

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No injuries were reported after a car struck a home on Branch Avenue in Red Bank shortly before 4 a.m Thursday.

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RED BANK: DWI CHARGED AFTER CRASH

red bank policeA Keyport woman faces a drunk-driving charge after crashing into two parked vehicles in Red Bank over the Labor Day weekend.

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MIDDLETOWN: SINKHOLE SWALLOWS VEHICLE


No one was injured when a sinkhole swallowed a motor vehicle following a water main break in the River Plaza section of Middletown Thursday morning, police said.

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RED BANK: ANOTHER CAR HITS BUILDING

No one was injured when a car plowed into the vacant former VNA headquarters in Red Bank early Sunday morning.

The vehicle struck the same spot hit in a 2017 crash, which neighbors cited in raising safety concerns about a massive development plan for the location.

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SHREWSBURY: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK & KILLED

The accident occurred on Route 35 near the Avenue at the Common, the prosecutor’s office said. (Google Maps. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

A Shrewsbury resident died following an accident on Route 35 in the borough Monday night, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Officer reported Wednesday.

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RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS

The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for August, 2020. This information is unedited; see below for additional information.

red bank policeCRIMES

Theft: On 08/07/2020 in the area of West St it was reported a gray BMX bicycle was stolen from the front yard of a residence. Ptl. Froilan Hernandez.

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RED BANK: DWI CHARGED AFTER CRASH

red bank policeA Long Branch man faces a drunk-driving charge after crashing into a parked vehicle in Red Bank shortly before dawn Sunday.

Separately, a police pursuit of a vehicle believed stolen in Rumson was terminated early Monday morning, according to Chief Darren McConnell.

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RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS

The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for July, 2020. This information is unedited; see below for additional information.

red bank policeCRIMES

Theft: On 07/06/2020 two unknown males were seen entering a garage in the area of W. Westside Ave. The males proceeded to take a bicycle described as a “Specialized” woman’s bike with teal writing valued at approximately $600.00 and were last seen going towards Leighton Ave. Ptl. Tanner Shea.

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