Thursday, October 11, 2012
Christopher R. Haas arrested in Spring Lake Heights with stolen drugs from Belmar Wall Animal Hospital
An Arizona man is scheduled to appear in two local municipal courts next week after police say he burglarized a local animal hospital and made off with various prescription drugs. Police say Christopher R. Haas, 29, of Surprise, Ariz., broke into Belmar Wall Animal Hospital on Belmar Boulevard in Wall and stole vials of ketamine and a narcotic cough syrup, acccording to the criminal complaint. Haas is scheduled to appear Oct. 18 in Spring Lake Heights municipal court on narcotic possession charges, and Oct. 16 in Wall municipal court on the burglary charges, the complaint says. Spring Lake Heights police said they found Haas with three vials of ketamine and hydrocodone bitartrate and homatropine methylbromide syrup, which according to …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Police do not suspect taxi driver was under influence or speeding
A Spring Lake Heights man struck by a taxi early Sunday morning is hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said. Douglas Walter Crimi, 55, was struck 2:30 a.m. by a 2003 Chevy van registered and owned by Squan Transportation taxi company, according to Spring Lake Heights police. Crimi as of 8 p.m. Sunday was listed in critical condition in the Trauma ICU at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, police said. The driver of the taxi, Paul Salgado, 51, of Manasquan, voluntarily provided blood samples to state police for testing for drugs and alcohol, a routine practice during accidents in which serious injury is involved, police said. "Although the investigation is continuing it does not appear that alcohol, drugs or …
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Arrested with two others in Neptune late last year
A Spring Lake Heights man was indicted by a grand jury on heroin distribution charges, documents show. Christopher Hammell, 28, of Beverly Avenue, faces three counts stemming from a December incident in which he allegedly distributed heroin in Neptune, the indictment says. Hammel, along with two other local men, were arrested Dec. 10, 2011, for various alleged crimes. Hammel faces charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance. All are third-degree crimes. Kyle Sawicki, 21, of Neptune, faces identical charges. Michael Grabowski, 30, of Eatontown, is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous…
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Elderly woman rescued by construction workers
An elderly Spring Lake Heights woman Tuesday afternoon was carried to safety by construction workers after her townhouse caught fire and was almost completely destroyed, authorities said. Emergency crews responded to the call at 3:21 p.m. at The Commons townhouses on Monmouth Avenue, where a fire quickly ripped through a two-story home, leaving an 86-year-old woman's home in ruins and minor damages to a neighboring dwelling, Spring Lake Heights Fire Chief Casey Willms and police at the scene said. The first crews on scene knocked down the fire within 10 minutes, but the aggressive blaze destroyed most of the home, Willms said. A construction crew working nearby spotted the fire in the rear of the townhouse, alerted the woman and helped …
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Accident happened around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday
1:00 a.m. update: A 15-year-old Spring Lake Heights resident died Wednesday night he was struck by a northbound NJ Transit train shortly after 10 p.m., police said. The name of the youth was not released early Thursday morning, pending notification of relatives. But Lt. Gerald Preston of the Spring Lake Police Department confirmed that the youth was killed about 100 yards north of the Wall Road crossing. The Monmouth County Medical Examiner's Office earlier confirmed that a person was killed on the tracks, but did not release an age or home town of the victim. By 1 a.m. the yellow police tape was coming down from the scene of the investigation that attracted numerous police and first aid companies from around the area. 12:40 a.m update: …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Cream Ridge man also illegally possessed vial of testosterone
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
A Cream Ridge man earlier this week was arrested in Spring Lake Heights after he impersonated a federal agent, documents say. Michael A. Samuels, 47, on Tuesday told a borough cop that he was a federal law enforcement officer during an on-scene investigation of a verbal dispute, the complaint says. Samuels, who had a gold-colored badge clipped to his belt, also was in possession of a vial of Pentadex 300 testosterone without a prescription, the complaint says. On Wednesday, Samuels made his initial appearence before Superior Court Judge John G. Colannino, court records show. His bail was set at $30,000 with no 10 percent option, the complaint says.
Manalapan man allegedly brought stolen car, oxycodone through borough last summer
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
A Manalapan man was indicted by a grand jury this week on theft and drug charges stemming from an incident this summer in which he drove a stolen car through Keyport and Spring Lake Heights, documents say. Eugene Lanzaro, 47, on Aug. 3 allegedly brought the car, belonging to an individual identified only as "A.G.," into the state with direct knowledge or reason to believe that it was stolen, according to an indictment signed by Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw, Jr. Lanzaro is being charged with third-degree theft by taking/receiving movable property, the indictment says. Authorities also found Lanzaro in possession of oxycodone without a prescription in Spring Lake Heights, the indicement says. Lanzaro faces third-degree …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Voters came out to decide on a number of local races on Tuesday
Below are the results of local municipal elections as reported by the Monmouth County Board of Elections. The results are considered unofficial until they can be verified. Winners are marked with a check (√). Election Day was business as usual in the borough of Avon as incumbent commissioners Robert McGovern, Francis Gorman and Robert Mahon, all independents, won re-election in an uncontested election. Robert McGovern (Ind) √ 344 Francis Gorman (Ind) √ 337 Robert Mahon (Ind) √ 365 Republican candidate Jim Bean won a full term on the council while sitting councilwoman Jennifer Nicolay will finish out one year of an unexpired term she is currently filling. Click here to read the full story. James Bean (Rep) √ 711 Concetta Gutierrez (Dem) 689…
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Third times the charm for major equipment buy
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
It took three tries, but the town's public works and police departments will finally see their wish lists granted--courtesy of the borough council's GOP majority. Their victory does not come without controversy, however, as the governing body's two Democrats in attenhdance on Monday, Mayor Frances Enright and Councilman John Brennan, Jr. voiced disgust over the GOP's greenlighting of the $1.3 million bond ordinance that will ultimately bring new public works vehicles and police department tools to Spring Lake Heights. To purchase the vehicles, an automated license plate reader for the police, new computer software for town hall, and to improve various borough roads, the council will bond for $1.24 million to be paid back over about 13 …
Monday, September 19, 2011
Ocean Road Park and Allaire Road Park would see improvements
Though the tennis courts at Ocean Road Park attract both locals and visitors, Councilman Richard Diver knows all too well that they need an extreme makeover. When Diver, who chairs the borough's recreation committee, heard Monday night that Code and Zoning Official Joseph May would apply to the Monmouth County Open Space Program for funding to remodel the courts, he showed unending gratitute. "Thank you, thank you, thank you," Diver said. "If there's anything you can do to improve the tennis courts, we'll be most appreciative." The council later unanimously agreed to allow May to apply to the county fund for $182,500 to be used for an estimated $375,000 in improvements at both Ocean Road and Allaire Road parks. As required by the program's…
Mickey Brewster
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