Thursday, February 7, 2013
Incident occurred in 2011
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Thursday, February 7
An Ocean County grand jury indicted a township man with burglary and criminal mischief, charging that he broke into a Route 37 car dealership in 2011. The indictment charges John C. Mcevoy with third degree burglary, stating that he "knowingly" entered the Lester Glenn Automotive building on Route 37 east "with the purpose to commit an offense therein" on Oct. 11, 2011. Mcevoy also faces a charge of third degree criminal mischief in the same incident, as he "purposely or knowingly did damage the tangible property of Lester Glenn Automotive," the indictment reads. According to the charge, Mcevoy caused the business in excess of $2,000 in damages.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Trenton pair named in September 2012 incident
A pair of Trenton men have been indicted in connection with a September 2012 home invasion robbery in Toms River where a couple were tied up while their home was ransacked. Alexander Lora, 33, and Christopher L. Upshur, 22, both of Trenton were indicted on one count each of first-degree robbery, first-degree kidnapping and first-degree burglary in connection with the Sept. 20 incident by an Ocean County grand jury sitting in Toms River. According to police reports at the time, three men armed with handguns and wearing ski masks forced open a locked sliding glass door to a bi-level home on Colonial Drive, tied up the husband and wife who lived there and tore the house apart looking for safes. The men took two 2-foot by 2-foot safes, cash, …
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Ocean County grand jury indicts man in Toms River motel fight
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
A Pennsylvania man who is accused of trying to run down a Toms River police officer who responded to a fight at a motel in August has been indicted in the incident. Joseph A. Lynch of Levittown, Pa., was indicted by an Ocean County grand jury, sitting in Toms River, on two counts of aggravated assault, one count of making a terroristic threat and one count of eluding in the Aug. 28 incident. According to news reports, Lynch was involved in a fight at the Pier One motel on Route 37. When Toms River police arrived, Lynch, 55, jumped into his Pontiac Grand Am and sped off, nearly hitting Sgt. Scott Moeller and a police vehicle in the process, according to wobm.com and the Levittown Patch. those news reports. Moeller escaped serious injury by …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Recent grand jury indictments
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
A Toms River man who told a woman he "stabbed people before" has been indicted by an Ocean County grand jury on three counts of making terroristic threats. Keith T. Novajovsky of Toms River also was indicted on counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon by a convicted person in the Aug. 28 incident in Toms River, according to the indictment. The indictment says Novajovsky threatened Jennifer Lake with a knife, saying "Don't tempt me, I've stabbed people before." He also threatened Keith Novajovsky and Bernadette Novajovsky, saying he would "get a gun and put a bullet in one of them," according to the indictment. According to the indictment, Novajovsky was convicted …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Mark R. Sloan, 36, accused in a string of 2011 burglaries, has been indicted previously in other burglaries
A man indicted at least twice in the last year has been named in a 24-count indictment that accuses him of burglarizing a dozen Toms River homes in 2011. Mark R. Sloan, 36, whose address has been listed variously as Toms River or Whiting, was indicted by an Ocean County grand jury, sitting in Toms River, on 12 counts of third-degree burglary, 11 counts of third-degree theft and a cound of second-degree theft in the break-ins, which occurred between Aug. 22, 2011 and Oct. 6, 2011. The burglaries occurred at homes throughout town -- Parkwood Avenue, Lloyd Road, Windsor Avenue, Merrimac Drive, Delaware Avenue, Williamsburg Drive, Boyd Street, Boyd Avenue, Partridge Street, Marian Drive, Oak Leaf Lane and TraLee Drive -- according to the …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Denise M. Manco and Rondell F. Moore indicted in 2008 incident
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
A Seaside Heights couple has been indicted by an Ocean County grand jury on a count of manslaughter in the 2008 death of their 11-month-old baby. Denise M. Manco and Rondell F. Moore were indicted last week on a count of second-degree manslaughter in the death of their child, referred to in the indictment as J.M., in Seaside Heights, on Sept. 12, 2008. The indictment says J.M. was born Oct. 1, 2007. The pair also was indicted on a count of second-degree endangering the welfare of the child, J.M., and a count of third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance, stated by the indictment as being heroin. "There was an ongoing investigation, and it was felt there was enough evidence to move forward (with an indictment) at this time…
Sunday, September 16, 2012
A 14-count indictment relating to incidents in East Dover section of Toms River
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
A trio of Toms River men have been indicted in connection with a string of car burglaries in April. Timothy R. Simpson of Hazelwood Road, Kyle P. Cannon of Red Cedar Drive and Dale E. Parducci of Raider Way were indicted by an Ocean County grand jury on 14 counts of third-degree burglary, two counts of third-degree theft and two counts of fourth-degree theft in connection with burglaries of cars in the East Dover section of town on April 15 and 16. The trio is alleged to have taken items ranging from digital cameras and GPS units to a baseball bat and one victim's wallet in the incidents. Unlocked vehicles were entered on Vaughn, Goosecreek, Redwood, Fairview, Culpepper and Glendale streets in the East Dover section, police said at the …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Robbery charges upgraded to include racial bias element
Three men -- two from Toms River and a third from Beachwood -- have been indicted on counts of bias intimidation and robbery, after they allegedly robbed two Hispanic men in November 2010. Christopher J. Beckett and Zachary G. Maguire, both of Toms River, and Damien Gilsey of Beachwood were indicted by an Ocean County grand jury, sitting in Toms River, on two counts each of second-degree robbery and first-degree bias intimidation in the robbery of Jose Andrade and Armando Sala on Nov. 27, 2010, in Toms River. In addition, the trio was indicted on a count of third-degree theft for allegedly taking Sala's wallet, cell phone and paycheck. The trio originally was indicted in March 2011 on robbery and theft, but the bias intimidation charges …
Friday, August 17, 2012
Ocean County grand juries recently handed up the following indictments
Peter A. Healy of Toms River, on counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, cocaine, possession with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute in a school zone in Seaside Heights on Sept. 11. He was released on $2,500 bail, no 10 percent, on Sept. 17. Leo R. Foley IV of Holmdel, on a count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, and a count of possession with intent to distribute, on June 14, 2011, in Toms River. He was released on his own recognizance on June 14, 2011. Kristina M. Fletcher of Toms River, on a count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, AM-2201, on Nov. 17 in Manchester. She was released on a summons. Joseph F. Frassetto of Seaside …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Indictments handed up by an Ocean County grand jury
A Northfield man has been indicted on counts of robbery, attempted robbery, shoplifting and eluding police in a series of incidents in Toms River, Newark and Millburn in December. Maurice Cohen of Northfield was indicted on seven counts by an Ocean County grand jury on seven counts in relation to the incidents on Dec. 10 and 14 in Toms River and Millburn. He was indicted on second-degree robbery and theft, for allegedly taking a bank card by force from Judith Huether in Toms River on Dec. 14 and on one count of third-degree shoplifting, for allegedly taking four leather coats, a sweater and a scarf from Macy's in Toms River on Dec. 10. Cohen also was indicted by the Ocean County grand jury on counts of robbery, attempted robbery, eluding…
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9:57 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
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