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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Local Women Facing Charges in School Bus Assault Incident, Says Chief

Toms River women charged with assault, criminal trespass and making threats on school bus

A mother and grandmother have been charged with multiple offenses after a recent fracas occurring on a Toms River Regional School District bus, according to information from Chief Michael Mastronardy of the Toms River Township Police Department. “Officer Pam Slaven, who is responsible for the intermediate and elementary schools in the township, investigated a simple assault incident that occurred Friday morning on a Toms River school bus,” said the chief. Both witnesses and the bus driver claimed that 28 year-old Rebecca Sardoni, a a Martin Road resident, boarded the bus on Friday morning, during a routine pickup of East Dover Elementary School students at the intersection of First and Martin Avenues. Sardoni inquired as to who “Vinny” was…

Geena

2:49 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

What I want to know is who was this horse's ass of a bus driver who let this low life mother & grandmother team on the bus??? He/she should be hauled off to jail along with the offenders, for opening the bus door, leaving the kids susceptible!   more ›

Monday, May 14, 2012

Residents Attacked in Apartment Robbery; Two Suspects Flee After Assault

Police searching for two suspects in Sunday afternoon incident that left occupants injured

Toms River Police are looking for two men who, after ringing a Villages of Bey Lea apartment's doorbell, assaulted the occupants who answered the door and allegedly stole their cash, jewelry and pills. Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said the Sunday robbery began with a ring of the doorbell. The suspects — two men — came to the Villages of Bey Lea, off Old Freehold Road, around 3:30 p.m. "Once the victim answered it they forced their way into the apartment and indicated that they had weapons," Mastronardy said. "No weapons were used or shown but they did indicate they had weapons." The suspects assaulted three victims in the apartment, punching and striking them and wrestling them to the ground, Mastronardy said. The victims …

trgirl

8:20 am on Monday, July 9, 2012

It seems some who migrate to the Jersey Shore bring a lifetime of the worst parts of urban life with them. So yes, this is not the Toms River we once knew and loved. However, name a place that remains unchanged and untainted: drugs, gangs, all manner of crime. The world is in a very sad state.   more ›

Friday, March 23, 2012

Toms River Man Arrested in Point Beach Assault

Suspect accused of beating a Point Borough man unconscious in Point Beach

A Toms River man is charged with one count of second degree aggravated assault in connection with allegedly beating a Point Borough man unconscious, Point Beach police said. Brian Arnett, 28, was arrested at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday after allegedly beating a 34-year-old Point Borough man outside the 7-11, next to Marlin's, on Route 35 in the southern part of Point Beach, said Detective Pat Petruzziello. The victim was in critical condition at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune on Monday, police said. Police are not releasing his name, so Patch was not able to get an update on his condition on Wednesday. There were signs Arnett had been drinking, but he had not been at Marlin's and no weapons were involved, police said. The Point …

Greg

10:17 am on Saturday, March 24, 2012

Tough guy pride is a terrible chacteristic. Humility is the most important characteristic a person can have. So sad these days and its getting worse.   more ›

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Police Blotter: Man Tries to Thwart Car Repossession, Runs Over Repo Man's Feet

Incident was 1:30 a.m. Wednesday

Police said a man attempting to stop a relative’s car from being repossessed made a getaway with the vehicle and drove over the feet of a worker of the repo company. The incident was 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on France Court, said Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy. “Two employees of a repossession company were repossessing a 2004 Honda when they noticed items in the vehicle. They alerted the people inside the home they could have the items,” said the police chief in a statement. The brother of the vehicle owner came out of the house, Mastronardy said. The 27 year-old brother confronted the workers and demanded they unhook the tow. He hopped into the Honda and drove it off the tow truck. “In the process he ran over one of the employee’s…

BN

9:10 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011

"Police are looking for a 115 pound, 5’2” black female and a 5’4” black female wearing a tan coat and blue jeans." nuff said.   more ›

Monday, October 24, 2011

Police Blotter: Three Women Suspected of Shoplifting Assault Two Others in Store

Police blotter from Toms River Police Chief Mastronardy

A shoplifting incident escalated to an assault between three women and two others in the store, police said. Police responded to the Joyce Leslie women’s clothing store, Indian Head Plaza, just before 9 p.m. Thursday, said Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy. The store closes at 9 p.m. Thursdays. “Initial reports are that there were suspects in the Joyce Leslie store who were involved with shoplifting,” said the police chief. Believed stolen is a medium camel-colored pea coat, and size 9 black leather boots, Mastronardy said. “The suspects were confronted, and then assaulted two women, 48 and 22. The victims were treated at the scene by Toms River Police EMS,” said the police chief. The three women fled the plaza, which is on Route…

Scott B., Sr.

8:09 am on Tuesday, October 25, 2011

It is what it is. One way or another justice will be served!   more ›

Indictment in Assault with Metal Newspaper Rack After Burglary

Toms River man faces charges of aggravated assault, burglary

An assault with a metal newspaper rack at a deli has lead to an indictment against a Toms River man. An Ocean County grand jury indicted a Garfield Avenue man on charges of assaulting a Seaside Heights resident while burglarizing his home this summer. John A. Ogrodowski is charged with breaking into a Sumner Avenue residence on July 15 and assaulting the resident while being in possession of weapons. Ogrodowski faces aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon (metal newspaper rack), burglary and unlawful possession of a weapon (knife) charges. The incident began when the victim — a 59-year-old male who lived in at the time at the same Sumner Avenue apartment complex   — received …

Thursday, September 15, 2011

UPDATE: Robbery at Route 37 McDonald's

Police: no injuries reported, no weapons used in robbery of employee

Note: Updated with additional information Friday morning. The McDonald’s on Route 37 East near Batchelor Street was the scene of a robbery Wednesday evening, police said, where an employee inside the fast-food restaurant was robbed sometime after 9 p.m. Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said the suspect walked into the McDonald’s and robbed someone there. The individual was not armed, and Mastronardy said there were no injuries as a result of the incident. He said it was believed the suspect and victim knew each other. Mastronardy on Friday morning said the investigation was still preliminary. It is believed the suspect came in looking for an employee, robbed him after demanding cash, and then ran from the restaurant and drove …

Craig

9:46 am on Monday, January 14, 2013

I can't say it enough Toms River Police are soft and are not preventing anyone from commiting crime. They know they will get away with it because the detectives don't know a thing about investigation. CRIME RATE IN TOMS RIVER IS UP 26% FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR. Now you can blame it on the residents who were displaced over the bridge. If that's the case then the township should have started a task…   more ›

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