Crime & Safety
Cops: Prostitution, Aggravated Assault and Burglary Busts
Numerous arrests this week for a variety of crimes
A Beachwood woman was arrested and charged Tuesday with prostitution at a local motel, police said.
Jessica Miserendino, 35, was arrested and charged with promoting and engaging in prostitution at a Route 35 motel, Sgt. Erik Ertle said. The hotel was not named.
Detective Sean O’Halloran was the arresting officer, Ertle said.
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Also on Tuesday, Richard Clark, 47, of Bridgeport, Conn., was arrested and charged with second degree aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possess of a knife, Ertle said.
Clark’s arrest stems from a Nov. 8 incident at a Route 35 motel where police say Clark slashed a 26-year-old Connecticut resident with a knife, Ertle said.
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The victim, whose name was not released, received stitches at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune Township. The two were in New Jersey working at a Point Pleasant grocery store that had sustained damage from Hurricane Sandy, Ertle said.
Clark was released after posting $35,000 bail, Ertle said.
Stephanie Dibenedetto, 22, of Howell, was arrested and charged on Wednesday for a June 18 burglary on Woodfield Road, Ertle said.
She was also charged with a June 15 burglary on Martin Road. Bail for the two crimes was set at $12,000, Ertle said.
Dibenedetto was taken to Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, where she is being held on similar charges in other towns, with a total bail amount of $46,000, according to jail records.
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