Police

A former Monmouth County resident has been indicted for making threatening phone calls and emails to elected officials, judges, law enforcement and attorneys and phoning in false bomb threats to government offices, police, two law firms and a commercial establishment.

The Pennsylvania man behind bank robberies in Stafford and Barnegat earlier this year has been sentenced to ten years in prison, five years for each incident.

Big kudos to the Mayor of Galloway Township who helped catch an alleged bad guy last night.

Toms River Police Chief Mitch Little will be in our studios taking your questions LIVE Friday on the first episode of WOBM News' 'Ask The Chief' on the 92.7-WOBM Facebook page.

While fighting crime is a main focus of what law enforcement in Monmouth County does on a daily basis, Sheriff's officers this month are supporting the fight against breast cancer during the month of October.

A Barnegat Township Police Officer has passed away while off-duty and working a second job at a construction site in Lakewood on Wednesday afternoon.

Plumsted Police have hired two new officers and promoted three others as they continue to protect township residents.

A Newark man who was spotted by law enforcement leaving a motel on Route 37 in Toms River and was found to be dealing heroin, is found guilty of the crime following a jury trial.

A suspect is wanted after committing multiple burglaries in Manchester and avoiding police.

The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office is setting up a Citizens Police Academy & Law Enforcement Mini-Academy for residents age 14 and up.

More than 100 Jersey Shore high school students took part in law enforcement training drills this week during the 27th annual Monmouth County Sheriff's Youth Week.

Do you think you have what it takes physically, emotionally and mentally to become a police officer? It's a lot more challenging than you may think.