Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Police said heavy rains affected search effort
State Police and the Coast Guard are continuing a water search for a man who reportedly jumped from the Route 37 bridge in Toms River early this morning. A witness pulled over on the Tunney Bridge as he saw a man jump from the north side of the Route 37 span and disappear into the water, officials said. The 5 a.m. report launched a response from helicopters, Coast Guard, police and fire boats, who continued to search three hours after a call to police. "We have a 5 a.m. report of a male jumping of the Tunney Bridge," said Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy. "We will continue to periodically search the area. We have nothing." Toms River Fire District 1 Chief John Lightbody said the rescue search brought multiple rescue boats to the…
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Men stole drugs, ran from victim's car, brandished semi-automatic weapon in JC Penney parking lot
A theft of $50 worth of drugs led to the victims' chasing the suspects in the JC Penney parking lot, with one man whipping out a semi-automatic weapon and pointing it at their pursuers, police said. Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said the incident is the fourth armed robbery involving guns and people dealing narcotics reported to police this month. Mastonardy said the incident began around 2 p.m. with two men, Dominic Piccini, 19, and Michael Sica, 21, of Toms River were talking to two other men in the parking lot. The two men got into the back seat of Piccini's car. At that point, one of the two men grabbed a prescription bottle of codeine cough syrup and the two victims' cell phones from the car and fled, said the police …
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
In years past, people hoping for great spots have tied chairs to trees ahead of time
So far, there's no chairs. But about this time each year, plastic lawn chairs start to pop up along Main Street, the parade route for the Toms River Halloween Parade, through its turn down Washington Street. In fact, according to Carl Weingroff, the parade chairman, the record for earliest he's seen people try to reserve a spot on the parade route is two weeks before the parade. This year, the parade is on Monday, the same day as Halloween. Last night, no chairs could be seen along Main Street...there's five days to go until 7 p.m. Monday, when the parade kicks off. Weingroff and Toms River Police Chief Michael G. Mastronardy said the chairs can become an issue if they are not secured. "We don't want them blowing into the street, causing …
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
23-year-old female discovered on morning of Aug. 10, police chief says
Police discovered a 23-year-old woman dead in a vehicle parked at the Kmart plaza on Route 37 last Wednesday morning, in an incident police said is still under investigation. No foul play is suspected at this time, said Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy, who did not give out the victim’s name or town of residence. The woman was discovered around 8:30 a.m. last Wednesday, Aug. 10, said the police chief. “She was DOA. We believe she drove to the lot Tuesday night or early Wednesday and died there,” he said. Mastronardy said yesterday autopsy results were not available. It was unclear whether the accident was drug-related or not, he said. Mastronardy said the woman is not believed to be an employee at any of the businesses in the …
dorym
6:47 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012
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