News for Lakewood, NJ. The township of Lakewood is the 7th most populous municipality in the state and the most populous municipality in Ocean County with more than 102,000 residents. The mayor in 2021 is Raymond Coles.
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Catalytic converters stolen from parked trucks in Lakewood, NJ
The trucks were parked and idle from the long Fourth of July weekend.
Fireworks ignite shrubs at BlueClaws display in Lakewood, NJ
The display took place after the BlueClaws game at ShoreTown Ballpark on the Fourth of July.
Toms River, NJ cop loses traction, thrown from motorcycle
The on-duty officer was on the ramp from Route 70 east to New Hampshire Avenue in Lakewood on Thursday afternoon.
Hate crime rampage in Lakewood — NJ man indicted on 32 counts
Formal charges against Dion Marsh, 27, include terrorism, bias intimidation, attempted murder, and attempted kidnapping.
Lakewood, NJ cop charged with assaulting player at softball game
Lakewood officer Patrick Carney is charged with aggravated assault for punching a batter at a men's softball game at Veterans Park in Berkeley on June 1.
Lakewood boy left fighting for his life after playground accident
The six-year-old was freed by friends after his helmet got caught on a piece o suspended apparatus in a park.
Route 9 crash in Howell, NJ kills father of 6-year-old
The circumstances of the crash early Thursday morning near the Lakewood border remain under investigation.
Bayville man pleads guilty in bloody 2018 Lakewood carjacking
A victim provided the street directions John Bailey sought but refused to give him a lift, shortly after which he allegedly returned to the woman's car, punched in a window, then entered the vehicle and sat on her, beginning to choke her.
Lakewood man killed walking along Route 9 in Howell, NJ
A heavy thunderstorm was moving through the area at the time of the crash around 2 a.m.
Threats made against NJ schools week after Texas massacre
Over a dozen students and staff members were inside Lakewood High School when it went into lockdown while schools in Newark's North Ward were mention in a threat on Facebook.