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RED BANK: Borough man flees traffic stop on foot. Cops capture and charge him with having 'large quantity' of heroin and a loaded gun.
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February 25th, 2021 @ 4pm
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RED BANK: RAPES UP, OVERALL CRIME DOWN
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RED BANK: Rape cases increased in 2020, while other crimes fell, says McConnell. Police had no excessive-force complaints lodged against them, he says.
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February 4th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: MURPHY ‘PAUSES’ INDOOR DINING
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RED BANK: Murphy indefinitely delays restart of indoor dining amid concerns over "complete disregard" of social distancing at some bars.
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June 29th, 2020 @ 5pm
RED BANK: PICKUP PARKING ZONES SET
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RED BANK: Borough creates 36 quick-pickup parking zones to serve retail and dining "clusters" as merchants start to emerge from COVID-19 lockdown.
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May 19th, 2020 @ 9am
RED BANK: PARKS SEE COMPLIANCE, IT SEEMS
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RED BANK: Parks reopen without any "significant" social distancing issues, police say. But there was no shortage of possibly maybe sorta questionable behavior...
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May 4th, 2020 @ 9am
RED BANK: POLICE BUST UP CAR RALLY
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RED BANK: Police busted up a car rally in the parking lot of the Molly Pitcher Inn Sunday as a violation of Murphy's "stay home" order.
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April 20th, 2020 @ 8am
RED BANK: BARBER SHOP CLIPPED
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RED BANK: A barber shop that continued operating after an anti-COVID-19 executive order by the governor closed after a visit by police Saturday morning.
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March 21st, 2020 @ 11am
MAN CHARGED IN THREE JOGGER ASSAULTS
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LITTLE SILVER: Police quickly nab man who allegedly assaulted a jogger Sunday morning. Red Bank cops say he did the same thing there twice in recent months.
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February 7th, 2020 @ 1pm
RED BANK: Police find large stash of illegal drugs following traffic stop, and woman is charged with assaulting three cops.
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February 6th, 2020 @ 8am
RED BANK: CRIME RATE DROPPED IN 2019
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RED BANK: Borough crime rate showed sharp drop in 2019. Also down: use-of-force incidents and internal affairs complaints, says Chief McConnell.
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January 28th, 2020 @ 1pm
RED BANK: JOGGER ASSAULTED
RED BANK: Police are seeking video footage or other help in identifying a man who assaulted a jogger on the East Side Sunday morning.
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January 13th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: A 42-year-old borough man is facing charges he sexually assaulted a child and invaded the privacy of another, according to police.
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April 4th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: COPS ARREST MAN IN FRAUD TRY
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RED BANK: Cops arrest onetime rising soccer prospect from Ghana for fraud in a credit scam they're seeing more of, a warning for consumers to monitor their accounts.
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February 14th, 2018 @ 4pm
RB, FH & LS COPS HOST ‘NIGHT OUT’
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FAIR HAVEN & RED BANK: Police in two towns host their latest events in the annual National Night Out community relations initiative Tuesday evening.
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July 31st, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: The borough PD hosts an informal "Coffee with a Cop" session, Tuesday morning at Readie's.
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April 3rd, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: DRUG OVERDOSE CASES SOARING
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RED BANK: Borough police are "constantly" answering drug overdose calls these days, chief says as county prosecutor releases data showing OD deaths soaring.
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March 1st, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK, FH, LS HOST A NIGHT OUT
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RED BANK: Police and local officials join sister boroughs Fair Haven and Little Silver in National Night Out activities on Tuesday, August 2.
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August 1st, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: NO BODY CAMERAS, FOR NOW
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Body cameras are being tested by RBPD’s traffic unit, but Chief Darren McConnell said he’s holding off on adopting general usage. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: NO BODY CAMERAS, FOR NOW"
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July 20th, 2016 @ 10am
ON THE GREEN: MEET THE FOLKS IN BLUE
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The chance to dunk-tank a local official is just part of the free, family-friendly fun as the Fair Haven Police presents its 13th annual National Night Out Against Crime communityContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: MEET THE FOLKS IN BLUE"
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August 3rd, 2015 @ 5am
RB, FH: A NIGHT OUT, A BITE OUT OF CRIME
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A demonstration of driving with “Drunk Goggles” is part of the programming in Red Bank, as police departments in two local boroughs invite kids to take part in the NationalContinue reading "RB, FH: A NIGHT OUT, A BITE OUT OF CRIME"
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August 4th, 2014 @ 12pm
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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.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.