Saturday, May 19, 2012
Ocean County law enforcement officials and officers gather to remember those lost in the line of duty in the last year
There are 12 names etched in the monuments at Ocean County Park in Lakewood. It's a list that grew longer in the last year, as more law enforcement families joined those whose family members made the ultimate sacrifice in giving their lives in the line of duty. During the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Day Service, on the grounds at the Ocean County Police Academy within the park, those officers were remembered again, as the county's entire law enforcement family paused to honor their sacrifices. "I've always believed that we are one large law enforcement family," said Juan Mattos Jr., U.S. Marshal for the District of New Jersey, who was the keynote speaker at the service. "When one of us bleeds, we all bleed." "Remembrance is the …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
In two separate cases, Barnegat police arrested five juveniles this month
Barnegat Township Police made several arrests of juveniles in the last few weeks, according to the latest police reports. Last week, a 14-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy were arrested for stealing electrical wire from a residence. During the week prior, a teen, acting with two younger boys, broke into a shed behind the Lillian M. Dunfee School and stole balls used for recreation, police said. Below are the details released by the Barnegat Police Department: On May 9, Detective William Hetrick charged a 14-year-old Barnegat female and 9-year-old Barnegat male with fourth degree theft in connection with the theft of electrical wire from the back yard of a Longboat Avenue residence. The juveniles were identified with the help of witnesses …
Barnegat man arrested for reckless driving in Settlers Landing
A Barnegat policeman on a foot patrol arrested a local resident, who had been driving drunk through Settlers Landing late Saturday evening, according to the latest police report. Patrolman Nicholas Dapuzzo arrested George Pfeiffer Jr., 47, of Barnegat for DWI on May 12th at 10 p.m. Dapuzzo was walking through the Lexington Boulevard area with another officer when he observed Pfeiffer Jr.'s vehicle being operated at a high rate of speed and with a loud muffler, police said. "Dapuzzo signaled Pfeiffer Jr. to stop and was able to determine during the ensuing contact that Pfeiffer was impaired due to alcohol," according to the report. Pfeiffer was processed and released with summonses for DWI, reckless driving, loud exhaust, failure to wear …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Bergen prosecutor claims Dunya Predovan swindled investors out of $450,000
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Monday, May 14
A Manahawkin woman is being held in the Bergen County Jail after being accused of being the architect of a Ponzi scheme that swindled investors out of $450,000. Dunya Predovan, 57, of Jeteemale Drive was arrested Thursday by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and Alpine (Bergen County) Police Department after a joint investigation revealed she had cheated investors out of money from 2005 to 2011, Bergen Prosecutor John Molinelli said in a release. Molinelli said Predovan got numerous people to invest in a hedge fund she said was being handled by George Soros, the acclaimed financier and chairman of Soros Fund Management. A claim from Predovan to have worked for Soros in the 1980s was false, Molinelli said, and Soros had no …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Large number of floating buoys may be a hazard, officials say
Most boaters have been there. It's night time, but channel markers are there to guide you back to your marina or boat ramp. The only obstacle, of course, is the large number of buoys marking No Wake zones that dot the path between the open bay and home port. On a busy summer weekend, the buoys can sometimes cause stress as boaters try to navigate skinny channels in the nation's most densely populated state. Boaters who equate the proliferation of buoy markers in waterways such as Barnegat Bay to a minefield of anchored obstacles will see some relief this summer, however, as the state will reduce the number of No Wake warning buoys up and down the coast. The total number of buoys, which mark areas in which boaters must slow to near-idle …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Grand juries hand up indictments
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Thursday, May 10
A Barnegat woman is free on bail after being arrested on assault and weapon charges. Susan Szabo, 49, was indicted last week by an Ocean County grand jury on charges including aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon. Szabo was arrested Jan. 6 in the township and accused of using a tire iron to assault a Barnegat resident, the indictment states. She posted $15,000 bail on Feb. 18 and is forbidden contact with the alleged victim while she's free. Grand juries also indicted: Ronald Pisaniello, 31, of Colonial Court, Galloway, and Malissa M. Shirley of Route 9, Manahawkin, were each accused of two counts of possession after being arrested Oct. 14 and accused of having oxycodone and…
Route 9 back open to traffic
Two were taken to the hospital for injuries, including a Lacey Township Special Officer, following two motor vehicle accidents at the intersection of Route 9 and Lakeside Drive South in Forked River early this morning, Patrolman George Resetar said in a news release. Police responded to a three-car collision at approximately 5:48 a.m., he said. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2011 Subaru driven by Justin Gartley, 26, of Barnegat was traveling south on Route 9 when it left the lane and struck two vehicles traveling north. A 2003 Hyundai driven by Robin Doyle, 40, of Barnegat and a 1997 Ford driven by Gregory Doscher Jr., 23, of Barnegat were struck. Doyle and Doscher received minor injuries, Resetar said. Gartley was extricated …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A 15-year-old resident of Barnegat set the brush fire in Settlers' Landing, police said.
A Barnegat teen was charged with third-degree arson for intentionally setting fire in the wooded area behind Spar Court in the Settlers' Landing section of the township, police said. Detective Maryann Cirulli handled the investigation and charged the juvenile on May 1, police said. "The suspect was identified with information developed from a witness," said Lt. Keith Germain of Barnegat Township Police. The fire on April 19, which started at about 4:30 p.m. behind the Lillian M. Dunfee School on Barnegat Boulevard, close to the Spar Court cul-de-sac, caused no damage to property and no injuries, and burned about 1,000 square feet of woodland, police said. Barnegat Volunteer Fire Company called in the New Jersey Forest Fire Service to …
Monday, May 7, 2012
A local man hit the building while having trouble with acceleration in his car, police said.
The Waretown branch of the Ocean County Library on 112 Main St. remains closed, following car damage on May 4 to the side of the building which caused the structure to be deemed unsafe, according to township officials. But the library staff said they do not foresee the building being closed for too long. "We don't anticipate it being a very long closure," Ocean County Library spokeswoman Heather Andelson said. Ocean Township Police said the accident which caused the damage was "relatively minor" and resulted in no injuries. A Waretown man, Robert Silverman, 75, told the police that he had been having trouble with acceleration in his 2003 Toyota while trying to pull into a parking space by the library on Friday afternoon. "He indicated that…
Friday, May 4, 2012
Library closed pending physical inspection
A motor vehicle struck the Waretown Branch of the Ocean County Library damaging the building and forcing library officials to close the branch indefinitely. Judy Macaluso, Supervising Librarian of Branch Services for the library, confirmed the accident in a telephone conversation late Friday afternoon. A message on the Ocean County Library website explained the Waretown Branch “will be closed until further notice.” Macaluso explained the building, at 112 Main St. in Waretown, will remained closed until library officials can ensure the premises are not a hazard. “A car hit the building,” she said. “There is some structural damage. It will probably remain closed until early next week. We have to wait until we can have the building inspected…
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Kristen
4:15 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
Oh relax Cindy - I certainly would NEVER mean to say that kids get a "get out of jail free" card because they are bored - I myself have had to call in the Barnegat PD to temper some children in my brand new neighborhood, something I'm sure not everyone has the guts to do anyway. But I do agree that everything starts with parents - they need to actually be parents (now that is a horror!) - but I … more ›