NJ Wildfire Explodes To 12,500 Acres: Latest From Forest Fire Service
An otherwise idyllic spring day along the New Jersey coast was darkened by thick plumes of smoke as a massive wildfire scorched through 12,500 acres — threatening homes, destroying property, and leaving thousands without power Wednesday, April 23.
🚨 A massive wildfire, dubbed the Jones Road Wildfire, is tearing through 1,200 acres in Barnegat Township’s Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, Ocean County, NJ, as of April 22, 2025, with 0% containment. Mandatory evacuations are underway for Wells Mills Road from Bryant… pic.twitter.com/61nPv8YRcH — Laszlo Varga (@LaszloRealtor) April 2…
Toms River Man, 28, Killed In ATV Crash At Clayton Pits: Police
A 28-year-old Toms River man died in a serious ATV crash Saturday, April 19, while riding through a wooded trail behind a golf course in Ocean County, authorities said.
Brandon Orozco-Avila was riding alone at approximately 6:18 p.m. in a rural trail area known as the Clayton Pits, located behind the Pine Barrens Golf Course off South Hope Chapel Road, when he lost control of his ATV and crashed, Jackson Township Police said in a release.
The ATV veered off the trail and slammed into several trees in a heavily wooded area, police said. Orozco-Avila was pronounced dead at the scene, the…
NY Man Crashes Van, Tries Carjacking, Hops In Police Cruiser During Ocean County Crime Spree
A New York man living in Atlantic City turned a Jersey Shore crime spree into chaos—smashing into an Audi, trying to yank a woman from her car, and climbing into a patrol cruiser before being dragged out by officers, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Wednesday, April 16.
Andrew Williams, 45, pleaded guilty to eluding, burglary, and fraudulent use of a credit card after his wild day in Brick and Stafford townships on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021.
Stolen Wallets, Crashed Van, Attempted Carjacking
It all started when an off-duty Brick Township officer saw two men near a blaring…
Cocaine, Meth, Marijuana: Toms River Man Arrested Twice, Prosecutor Says
A 39-year-old Toms River man was recently arrested twice and charged with storing and distributing cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana, authorities said.
On Thursday, March 20, detectives began surveilling Jonathan Acosta’s residence, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
After he was taken into custody following a traffic stop, a search warrant was executed on his residence, which saw the seizure of 21 grams of meth, approximately one-half pound of marijuana, a quantity of cocaine, and materials indicative of narcotics distribution, Billhimer said.
Acosta was hit with numerou…
South Amboy Man Admits to Fatally Striking Mother Of Four, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor
A 21-year-old South Amboy resident pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 3, to fatally striking a pedestrian and leaving the scene in a crash last year, authorities said.
As part of a plea agreement, Mark Carey is expected to be sentenced to six years in prison in June, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
On Saturday, Jan. 13, at 9:15 p.m., Brick Township police responded to Route 35 South and Bay Avenue after a pedestrian, Julia Sutton, a 56-year-old Weehawken resident, who was out jogging, was struck by a 1999 Ford Explorer that fled the scene, Billhimer said.
Sutton was taken t…
