
Tom Mongelli


Suspected drug dealer at Wawa had 500 bags of heroin, Ocean County cops say
Almost 500 bags of heroin that police say were in a man's car took him from Route 530 in Manchester to the Ocean County Jail in Toms River.

Toms River targets seedy motel with 750 police incidents
Police took aim at a downtown motel where 15 drug suspects were corralled in September.

South Jersey postal supervisor was stealing from post offices
Amar D. Patel of Delran admitted embezzlement after being caught in surveillance images, ripping open sealed deposit bags and filling his pockets.

Search for missing Toms River 13-year-old girl and Jackson man
Antonella Mauro left her Toms River home on Wednesday night and never returned.

Toms River police officer dies nearly 9 months after Parkway truck crash
Township police said Officer Brett Hansen's death at age 28 was unexpected.
Manchester police use Taser to stop a suicide
Less than two weeks after completing Taser training, Manchester police encounter a textbook case for the devices.

Torpedoes dug up at Jersey Shore demolition site
An Ocean County demolition team got more than it bargained for when they scraped away soil from a pair of torpedoes.

Controlled burns could produce smells across South & Central Jersey
Wind could blow the smoke and smell north into Monmouth County.

Ocean County school gets checked for drugs; addicts offered amnesty, rehab
Addicts can get help at no charge without fear of arrest in Manchester today or in Brick on Thursday.

Mystery of Barnegat trash explosion solved — mostly
Authorities say there was no malicious intent ... even if they don't know exactly how it happened.