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Friday, February 22, 2013

Dikun Promoted to Point Beach Police Captain and New Officer Hired

Dikun promoted from Lt. to Captain; public schools will have "school resource officer"

Robert Dikun is now promoted from a Point Beach police lieutenant to captain and an officer will be hired and stationed at the two, local public schools, despite the votes of a few council members. At the Tuesday night council meeting, Council members Bill Mayer and Stephen Reid voted against the promotion, while Council members Andy Cortes, Kristine Tooker, Michael Corbally and Bret Gordon voted for it. Mayer, Reid and Cortes voted against hiring a new police officer as a "school resource officer." Tooker, Corbally and Gordon voted for it and Mayor Vincent Barrella voted yes, breaking the tie. Barrella said hiring a new officer will help the town towards returning to its state-recommended level of at least 24 officers, which should lead …

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Point Borough OKs Resolution to Extend Shared Municipal Court, Point Beach Police Chief Defends Lt.'s O.T. Pay, and Dikun Responds to Overtime Critics

MrBeach

7:40 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The town needs to hire 2 or 3 more full time officers hands down. There is a lot more that goes on in this town than most of you know.   more ›

Friday, February 4, 2011

Brick Captain Charged With Illegally Catching Flounder, Sea Bass

Skipper of the trawler Atlantic Queen out of Point Pleasant Beach violated fisheries laws, officials say

  • POLICE & FIRE
  • Daniel Nee
  • Friday, February 4, 2011

A commercial fishing boat captain from Brick has been charged with illegally taking more than his limit of flounder and sea bass on a recent fishing trip. Jeffery Stanley, 44, skipper of the trawler Atlantic Queen, docked in Point Pleasant Beach, was charged along with the boat's owner, Alda Gentile, 53, of Speonk, N.Y. According to the state Department of Environmental Protection, the Atlantic Queen harvested nearly 2,400 pounds of summer flounder and more than 1,200 pounds of black sea bass in excess of state limits. Conservation officers boarded the Atlantic Queen shortly after midnight Jan. 25 after noticing that it appeared to be overloaded with summer flounder and black sea bass. The vessel had just docked in Point Pleasant Beach …

Nim

7:41 pm on Monday, February 7, 2011

Well, ya, that is one way of looking at it. But what if there was a law of 25 miles an hour on a road with no homes, no kids playing, no animals and you went 50, and were going to be fined heavily, and a quarter mile away was a road lined with homes, kids and dogs playing, other traffic, and the limit was 65 mph? It just wouldn't make any sense, and the 'law" should be given a second look to make…   more ›

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