Thursday, January 31, 2013
Woman was killed in Monday morning fire
The woman killed in an apartment fire in Long Branch early Monday morning has been identified. Ann D. Lavelle, 79, of 11 Howland Ave., was a resident of the downstairs apartment of the building, and was found dead inside the building. Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Public Information Officer Charlie Webster said her cause of death has not yet been released, because autopsy results are still pending. Webster said the investigative team "conducted a thorough examination of the structure (at 11 Howland Ave.) and identified the area of origin as the rear bedroom." Webster said investigators could not eliminate the improper disposal of smoking and/or lighting materials as the cause of the fire. He added that the preliminary investigation …
Monday, December 24, 2012
Neptune resident is scheduled to be sentenced in April
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Monday, December 24, 2012
A Neptune man has been found guilty of murdering Nathaniel Wiggins, 24, of Eatontown. Tahj Pines, 27, of Neptune was found guilty of felony murder, conspiracy to commit second-degree robbery, armed robbery and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in connection with the 2008 murder of Wiggins, Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Friday. Pines remains incarcerated at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution and is scheduled for sentencing on April 12, 2013, before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Richard W. English. According to a release from the prosecutor's office, on March 11, 2008, at approximately 10:15 p.m., the Eatontown Police Department received a 911 call reporting shots fired at 264 Route …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Executive charged with disguising illegal corporate political contributions as person contributions of employees of the firm
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Philip Angarone, the former director of marketing for Birdsall Services Group, a large Monmouth-based engineering firm, pleaded guilty Nov. 30 for his role in a scheme in which the firm fraudulently avoided the restrictions of New Jersey’s Pay-to-Play Act by disguising illegal corporate political contributions as personal contributions of employees of the firm, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. Angarone, 40, of Hamilton (Mercer County), pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels in Ocean County to an accusation charging him with third-degree tampering with public records or information and fourth-degree prohibited corporation contributions through employees. Under his plea agreement, the state will recommend that …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Teen went missing May 27, body was discovered Saturday
The body found in the ocean near Pier Village on Saturday has been identified as the missing teenager from Patterson, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. First Assistant Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni stated on Tuesday afternoon that that the county medical examiner has released the identity of the body as Rudy Mena, 17. An autopsy on his body was performed over the weekend and revealed that the cause of death is accidental drowning according to Gramiccioni. Mena, was apparently sucked out by a rip tide on May 27, and local authorities ended their search three days later. His body was pulled from the surf on Saturday afternoon by local lifeguards.
Ron Peck
5:57 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012
Public hanging or hard labor on a rock pile for life. Ya you can call me old fashioned but I was taught that if its not broken dont try and fix it. more ›