A Barnegat Township man is charged with murdering his wife after officers found her dead on the floor and him seated in a chair with a knife in his chest. He is hospitalized in stable condition.
A 19-year-old Freehold man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after authorities said he stabbed a woman in the abdomen while her 19-month-old baby lay nearby.
A Toms River man was sentenced to five years in state prison after investigators traced the online distribution of child sexual abuse material to his home and found more on a USB drive on his desk.
A Toms River woman admitted guilt in a fatal 2024 Manchester Township crash that killed an 18-year-old passenger. Prosecutors say her blood alcohol level was above the legal limit and tests also detected THC.
A 74-year-old Point Pleasant Borough man has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material after investigators say more than 1,000 files were found on devices seized from his home following a cyber-tip investigation.
A Waretown man has pleaded guilty to five drug possession charges stemming from five separate arrests in Atlantic County between March 2024 and September 2025. Prosecutors say his plea agreement calls for a four-year sentence.
A 57-year-old Manchester Township man has been sentenced to 350 months in federal prison and lifetime supervised release for distributing child sexual abuse material on a dark-web site.
A 49-year-old Little Egg Harbor Township woman has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after admitting to distributing more than 1,500 pills that contained methamphetamine.
Authorities say an ICE agent was injured after being struck by a vehicle during an attempted apprehension in Stafford Township. The suspect fled and has not yet been located.