Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Arrest was made on Bay Avenue
A Point Pleasant man was arrested last night on Bay Avenue in the Borough without incident by Borough Detectives Lt. Adam Picca, Joseph Hynes and Michelle Hill after an investigation into drug activity in the neighborhood. Gerardo V. Morales, 30, Bay Avenue, was charged with second degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance (17 grams of cocaine) with intent to distribute and third degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance (cocaine). He is being held at the Ocean County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail set by Superior Court Judge Joseph Foster. An official at the jail said the suspect is listed in their computer system as "Gerardo Valdivia Morales" and was still lodged at the jail as of 4:40 p.m. Tuesday.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Robert "Paul" Cook released from Ocean County jail after arrest in Brick car crash
A Point Pleasant Borough man is out of jail for now, but could wind up right back in for up to 10 years if convicted of causing the death of a Brick woman in a car crash, authorities said on Monday. Robert P. Cook Jr., known as "Paul," 28, Mossbank Road, posted bail on Sunday, according to the Ocean County jail website. Cook had been lodged in the county jail on $100,000 bond, no 10 percent option, Executive Assistant County Prosecutor Michel Paulhus said. Cook is charged with second degree death by auto, drunken driving, reckless driving and failure to maintain lane, in connection with a Saturday afternoon car crash on Jordan Road near Colonial Drive, Paulhus said. Cook allegedly drove his Honda at about 3 p.m. into a car driven by Jane…
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Fr. Marukudiyil C. Velan, 64, indicted on seven counts
A Roman Catholic priest from Brick Township who was arrested in July 2012 on sex charges has been indicted on those allegations, as well as in two additional incidents – one of which includes a third victim. The seven-count indictment against Fr. Marukudiyil C. Velan, 64, was handed up by an Ocean County grand jury Feb. 7, court records obained by Patch show. Velan, who was known as "Father Chris" to parishioners at Visitation Roman Catholic Church on Mantoloking Road in Brick, where he last served, was arrested July 14, 2012 and charged with a single count of criminal sexual contact against an adult victim, and one count of criminal sexual contact plus one count of endangering the welfare of a child against a victim who was a minor. At …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Man allegedly harmed by Susan Rogers treated at hospital the following day
Susan Rogers, the former Point Borough Council President who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2010, is facing a charge of simple assault for allegedly injuring a man in her home on River Road, police said. Rogers, 44, was released on $1,000 bail, no 10 percent option, at the Borough Police Department on Bridge Avenue on Dec. 29, the day she was charged with one count of simple assault, said Captain Richard Larsen. Rogers, who lost to William Schroeder in her mayor bid, is vice chairperson of the Republican County Committee of Point Pleasant. A man who Rogers' had allegedly harmed during a dispute called police at 11:26 a.m. Dec. 29, Larsen said. When asked if the injury was minor, Larsen said, "Yes, it was minor as best we can determine. …
Monday, October 22, 2012
River Avenue residents arrested by Ocean County and local law enforcement
Two River Avenue, Point Borough men were arrested on cocaine charges in an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Special Operations Group and the Point Borough police department. Detectives from the Prosecutor’s Special Operations Group along with members of Point Borough Police conducted an investigation into drug activity within the Borough. That investigation resulted in the arrest of two Point Pleasant men and the seizure of approximately thirteen grams of cocaine on Oct. 10, according to information released by the county on Monday. Natalio Hernandez, 27, was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of cocaine under one half ounce with intent to distribute, according to a prepared statement from the county. Superior…
Friday, September 28, 2012
Tuesday robbery and assault occurred on Harding Drive in Brick
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Friday, September 28, 2012
Brick Police detectives have arrested two township men in the robbery and assault of a Point Pleasant man at a Brick residence. Police were called to the 100 block of Harding Drive at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after a man had called and reported he was assaulted by two men in the garage of a home, which belongs to a relative, Capt. John Rein said. When police arrived, the victim, 20-year-old Rick Hatch of Point Pleasant Borough, was found with several injuries to his head and face, Rein said. The two men are alleged to have punched and kicked Hatch in the head until he was unconscious, then stole $60 from his pocket before fleeing in a vehicle, said Rein. When he regained consciousness, he went into the home and a relative called police. Hatch, …
PF
7:50 am on Thursday, May 2, 2013
All foreigners that does not have a card or permission to be here...no matter where you came from should be kicked out of the US. No other countries allow anyone to be there without a visa or permission. Maybe then is when you will stop all that is going on, including the bombings. I feel they will continue to happen over and over. We don't know who is in our countries or towns? Especially the … more ›