Sunday, May 20, 2012
No charges filed against Freeholder John P. Kelly, accident is under investigation
A 24-year-old Barnegat man was pronounced dead at the scene early Friday evening after his motorcycle collided with a sports utility vehicle driven by Freeholder John P. Kelly, according to the New Jersey State Police. William Kolb was driving southbound on his black 2011 Harley Davidson at approximately 6:35 p.m., near mile marker 65.5. He attempted to pass the vehicle in front of him, then collided the right fender of Kelly's 2005 sports utility vehicle when he tried to return to the lane of traffic, said Trooper Joseph Mezzo. Kelly, 61, West Creek, was traveling northbound on Route 9 and was attempting to make a left turn in the West Creek Deli when the collision occurred, Mezzo said. Kolb was ejected from the motorcycle and suffered …
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 …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Man was allegedly stealing jewelry when police were called
A Point Borough man was arrested on various burglary, theft and drug charges after police were called to his home where he was allegedly stealing jewelry from someone he lived with, police said Monday. Daniel Patrzeba, 27, is facing numerous charges after police linked him to other local burglaries, according to a prepared statement from the police department. Last Tuesday, police responded to a call for assistance from a resident on Burnt Tavern Road in Point Borough. The resident reported that he was detaining a subject in his kitchen who stole jewelry from him, according to the statement. Officer Joe Torre conducted an on-scene investigation with assistance from Detectives Ed Miller and Joe Hynes and other officers. While police did …
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
Stephen M. Inneo charged in grand jury indictment with computer theft and theft
The former president of the Point Pleasant Soccer Association is charged with stealing from the association while he was its president, according to an Ocean County grand jury indictment. Stephen M. Inneo, 50, a resident on George Street, Point Borough, was indicted last week by a grand jury on charges of computer theft and theft by deception, according to the indictment. Inneo perpetrated a scheme from January 2007 to November 2010 during which he accessed the network of OceanFirst Bank in order to steal more than $5,000 from the account of the Point Pleasant Soccer Association, the indictment states. Inneo is free on $15,000 bail. The indictment did not provide any further details. Inneo said in a brief phone interview on Thursday …
Two Point Borough men indicted in separate cases
A Point Beach man is accused of breaking into a home and car and stealing various items. Addison C. Vernon, 21, of Broadway, was indicted last week by an Ocean County grand jury on two counts of burglary and two counts of theft. Police say Vernon broke into a 1999 Lincoln Town Car owned by Manasquan Taxi on Nov. 14 or 15 in Point Beach and stole a CB radio and wallet containing more than $500. During the same time period, Vernon broke into an apartment on Broadway and stole cash, a laptop, camera, pants, shoes and a backpack, the indictment states. Vernon was released on a summons. Grand juries also indicted: Richards was arrested Jan. 2 in Point Beach and accused of driving a car during his second suspension for drunken driving. He was…
Monday, May 7, 2012
Man was on Sea Lion based in Brielle
The Coast Guard is not releasing the name, age, hometown or any other information about a middle-aged man who died when he was out scuba diving on Sunday morning. All information is being withheld at least until the conclusion of an ongoing investigation and it is not yet known how long that investigation will take, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Cynthia Oldham of Coast Guard Public Affairs. The man had been diving from The Sea Lion, a commercial diving vessel based at Union Landing Marina, Union Lane, Brielle, and was about three mlles offshore when he was reported in distress, according to the Coast Guard. Owners of the Sea Lion could not immediately be reached for comment. Coast Guard watchstanders at Station Manasquan Inlet received a …
Diver exited the water experiencing shallow breathing
A scuba diver died Sunday morning after what Coast Guard officials said was a dive accident just three miles off the Manasquan coast. Coast Guard watchstanders at Station Manasquan Inlet received a radio hail at approximately 8:40 a.m. from a crewmember aboard the commercial dive vessel Sea Lion, Brielle, reporting a dive accident approximately 3 miles out to sea, a Coast Guard spokesman said. A crewmember aboard the Sea Lion stated that a diver exited the water experiencing shallow breathing and was in need of medical assistance, according to the spokesman. A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew, including two emergency medical technicians, from Station Manasquan Inlet arrived on scene at about 9:05 a.m. The two technicians boarded the Sea Lion …
Friday, May 4, 2012
CPR was in progress when boat arrived at the Manasquan inlet
(Please see our update to this story here: http://patch.com/A-tb0v). The Point Pleasant First Aid and Emergency Squad and Monoc Paramedics transported an unidentified man to Ocean Medical Center, Brick, after he was taken off a boat at the Manasquan Inlet. He later died. "There was a boat that came in with a CPR in progress," a police dispatcher said. No further information was available. Patch will update as more information becomes available.
Two crashes resulted in 40-year-old township man losing his life
A township man was struck by two cars and killed Thursday night as he attempted to push his disabled vehicle off Route 70, police said. William J. Cassano, 40, died after being struck as he was attempting to push his disabled Toyota 4Runner SUV to the shoulder of the state highway at approximately 8:43 p.m. The vehicle had become disabled in the center travel lane of Route 70 eastbound approximately 150 feet west of the Burnt Tavern Road Extension, according to Brick Police Sgt. David Bedrosian. During the course of pushing his vehicle, a passerby pulled onto the shoulder of Route 70 to offer assistance to Cassano at about the same time a 1990 Oldsmobile driven by William Cox, 23, of Freehold, hit the disabled 4Runner from behind. The …
Erric L Zdzchowski
8:34 am on Sunday, May 20, 2012
Possibly the residents of Barnegat need a lesson in the 3 B's of safe turning, since I see it NOT happen on a daily basis: in order, folks, BRAINS, BLINKER, BRAKES. In laymen terms: Think! Then turn on your blinkers and THEN hit your brakes. It seems that orange blinking lights are optional near all the 55+ communities in the area. more ›