Ocean County

Authorities are investigating a triple homicide in Berkeley Township, Ocean County. Three victims were fatally shot; the suspected shooter died at Community Medical Center. Details remain limited.

Five people are facing drug and weapons charges after authorities seized cocaine, heroin, pills, $25,000 in cash, and a firearm during raids in Toms River, Brick Township, and Lakehurst.

Dramatic bodycam footage shows Stafford Township police rescuing a man from a burning home as he tried to jump from a second-story balcony. The fire tragically claimed one life.

A drug investigation in Little Egg Harbor led to the seizure of nearly 1½ pounds of meth, suboxone pills, a shotgun, and more. Two residents are facing multiple drug and weapons charges.

A house fire in Stafford Township early Friday morning killed a 92-year-old woman and sent two others to Philadelphia hospitals in critical condition.

An Air Force airman stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has pleaded guilty to receiving more than 600 images of child pornography and faces up to 20 years in prison.

Jacob Bauer of Toms River pleaded guilty to traveling to Norway to sexually abuse a 14-year-old girl. On Monday, he was sentenced to six years in prison and will serve a decade of supervised release.

A weekend fire heavily damaged Dickey’s Barbecue Pit and a neighboring liquor store in Whiting, forcing evacuations of multiple businesses. Authorities say the fire was likely caused by an electrical malfunction.

Shaun Anderson, 47, pleaded guilty to distributing over half an ounce of cocaine in Ocean County, NJ. State seeks a 10-year prison sentence at his upcoming sentencing.

An Ocean County man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after admitting he brutally assaulted his 71-year-old mother inside her Manchester home last summer. He now faces up to ten years in state prison.

Police say an Ocean County man crashed into a utility pole in Egg Harbor Township early Sunday, fled on foot, and was later arrested. He now faces assault by auto, DWI, and other charges.

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