RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS

Oct 13, 2023

The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for September, 2023. This information is unedited; see below for additional information.

CRIMES

Criminal Mischief: On 09/06/2023 a patrol unit reported graffiti. In the area of Shrewsbury Av., a building was tagged with black in color spray paint. Ptl. Preston Mellaci.

Theft: A patrol unit took a report of theft from a motor vehicle in the area of Leighton Av. On 09/09/2023 the victim reported a TD Bank Visa debit card and a black and white in color umbrella were stolen from a vehicle. Ptl. Grace Maggiulli.

October 13, 2023 - 10:30 am |

RED BANK: POLICE CHASE & NAB SUSPECTS

Oct 3, 2023

The incident began with a report of car burglaries in the parking lot at Grandville Towers, police said. ( Archive photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank police arrested three men on car-burglary charges after hot pursuits on foot early Monday morning, Captain Mike Frazee said Tuesday.

At about 2:38 a.m., police responded to a report by a witness of “multiple males” wearing all black clothing and face masks burglarizing cars parked in the lot outside the Grandville Towers apartment high-rise on Morford Place, Frazee told redbankgreen in a statement.

October 3, 2023 - 7:50 pm |

RED BANK: FILM SHOT HERE TO SCREEN

Sep 25, 2023

The trailer for “Miranda’s Victim,” which includes scenes shot in at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, below. (Click to enlarge.)

“Miranda’s Victim,” a Hollywood period film with scenes shot in and around Red Bank in 2022, is set for a special screening with the director and actors Saturday night.

September 25, 2023 - 7:50 am |

RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS

Sep 15, 2023

The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for August, 2023. This information is unedited; see below for additional information.

CRIMES

Theft: A patrol unit took a report of theft in the area of Shrewsbury Av. On 08/02/2023 the owner of a vehicle reported the theft of a catalytic converter which was valued between $1100.00 and $1800.00. Ptl Jeffrey Lewandowski.

Theft: In the area of Leighton Av, a patrol unit took a report of theft from a motor vehicle. On 08/02/2023 the owner of a vehicle reported the theft of a catalytic converter. The catalytic converter was valued at $600.00. Ptl. Jhonatan Quispe.

Theft: A patrol unit took a report of theft from a vehicle in the area of Hudson Av. On 08/02/2023 the owner of a vehicle reported the theft of a catalytic converter that was valued at $600.00. Ptl. Christopher Fuentes.

September 15, 2023 - 10:50 am |

RED BANK: ‘PEDESTRIAN’ COPS NAB 30

Sep 14, 2023

Red Bank cops posing as pedestrians issued summonses to 30 motorists for safety violations earlier this week, Captain Mike Frazee announced Thursday.

September 14, 2023 - 11:25 am |

RED BANK: DIVERSION PROGRAM LAUNCHED

Sep 5, 2023

Law enforcement and other officials gathered in the municipal courtroom to mark the debut of the program in Red Bank. (MCPONJ photo. Click to enlarge.)

Press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

By the end of next month, nearly one in every five Monmouth County residents will live in a municipality participating in an innovative program designed to shepherd individuals battling substance abuse and mental health disorders into recovery – and that ratio will only continue to grow in the years to come, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday.

September 5, 2023 - 1:20 pm |

RED BANK: SUSPECT CHARGED IN SHOOTING

Aug 31, 2023

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank police arrested a 24-year-old suspect wanted in a shooting at a hair salon in which no one was injured three months ago, they said Thursday.

According to a statement by Captain Mike Frazee, police arrested Oliver Romero-Nava Wednesday in Long Branch and charged him with aggravated assault and weapons charges stemming from an incident that occurred May 19.

August 31, 2023 - 11:53 am |

RED BANK: MCPO WEIGHS IN ON PBA CLAIM

Aug 14, 2023

Chief Darren McConnell speaking at an event in 2021. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office amended its policy on internal-affairs investigations into matters involving relatives of local police chiefs in February, the agency told redbankgreen Monday.

But the changes were “not formulated as a reaction to any one specific matter,” the MCPO said in a statement that appeared to contradict an assertion made last week by Red Bank’s police union about borough police Chief Darren McConnell.

McConnell said the statement bares “another misrepresentation of the facts by the PBA.”

August 14, 2023 - 5:00 pm |

RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS

Aug 14, 2023

The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for July, 2023. This information is unedited; see below for additional information.

CRIMES

Criminal Mischief: On 07/03/2023, a patrol unit took a report of graffiti. In the area of Locust Av., the caller reported a fence, a slide and other parts of the property were tagged with purple in color spray paint. Ptl. Luke Cahill.

Criminal Mischief: A patrol unit took a report of criminal mischief to a motor vehicle in the area of Globe Ct. On 07/07/2023 the owner reported damage to the hood and front driver side fender of a vehicle. Ptl. Frank Metta. More →

August 14, 2023 - 11:30 am |

RED BANK: McCONNELL REBUTS ALLEGATIONS

Aug 12, 2023

Chief Darren McConnell at the police station in 2020. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank police Chief Darren McConnell acknowledged Saturday that he’d had a relationship with a former “significant other” of a department employee “years ago,” but none since.

The admission came two days after the police union accused McConnell of engaging in “numerous inappropriate and questionable sexual relationships with the significant others'” of department personnel, as well as alleged ethical lapses that led to “no confidence” vote by local members last month.

August 12, 2023 - 4:30 pm |

RED BANK: PBA BLASTS McCONNELL’S ‘ETHICS’

Aug 11, 2023

PBA president Mike Zadlock, at table, addressing the council while the union’s executive committee members stood. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

[See CLARIFICATION below]

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank’s police union accused Chief Darren McConnell of “numerous inappropriate and questionable sexual relationships” with ~~employees~~ and other alleged ethical lapses Thursday night.

The allegations, aired during a council meeting, came a month after a previously undisclosed “no confidence” vote by Police Benevolent Local 39, and almost two weeks after McConnell had been expected to retire.

August 11, 2023 - 8:59 am |

RED BANK: SCENES FROM A NICE ‘NIGHT OUT’

Aug 2, 2023

Hundreds of Red Bank residents turned out for free food and games at the annual police-sponsored National Night Out Against Crime festival at Count Basie Park Tuesday night.

Check out the photos below to see who you know. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

August 2, 2023 - 8:10 am |

RED BANK: PURSUIT, CRASHES END IN ARRESTS

Aug 1, 2023

Police charged Jamir Brown, left, and Alix Eugene. (Red Bank police photos. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Two Tinton Falls men were arrested on weapons, drug and other charges by Red Bank police after a motor vehicle pursuit that ended with crashes and foot chase late Monday night, police said Tuesday.

August 1, 2023 - 6:27 pm |

RED BANK: COUNCIL TO TAKE AIM AT GRAFFITI

Aug 1, 2023

Borough attorney Greg Cannon, right, with interim Administrator and police Chief Darren McConnell, will draft proposed new laws to limit graffiti. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

See CLARIFICATION below

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank’s mayor and council are planning measures they hope will counter an increase in graffiti around town.

Here are some highlights from last Thursday’s semimonthly meeting.

August 1, 2023 - 8:00 am |

RED BANK: FRAZEE TO BECOME POLICE CHIEF

Jul 28, 2023

Captain Mike Frazee, left, at an incident with Chief Darren McConnell (back to camera) in April. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank-born-and-raised police Captain Mike Frazee will become the borough’s next police chief, succeeding Darren McConnell, Mayor Billy Portman announced Thursday night.

The handoff, however, will be delayed “several weeks” as McConnell’s retirement, previously expected to occur next week, has been postponed, McConnell said.

July 28, 2023 - 8:10 am |

RED BANK: CRIME-SITE PATROL NABS THREE

Jul 27, 2023

Police on the scene of the shooting at Montgomery Terrace Tuesday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

See UPDATE below

By JOHN T. WARD

Increased police activity at the scene of a shootout in Red Bank earlier this week led to the arrests of three men late Wednesday night, police said Thursday.

The incident, however, “does not appear to be linked to the shooting,” in which two men exchanged gunfire, landing one of them in the hospital, Captain Mike Frazee told redbankgreen.

July 27, 2023 - 12:45 pm |

RED BANK: POLICE INVESTIGATE SHOOTOUT

Jul 25, 2023

Captain Mike Frazee, in white shirt, and investigators on the scene at Montgomery Terrace Tuesday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Two armed men appear to have engaged in an early morning gun battle that left one of them wounded early Tuesday morning, Red Bank police said.

At least eight shots are known to have been exchanged in the shootout at Montgomery Terrace Apartments, Captain Mike Frazee told redbankgreen.

July 25, 2023 - 11:45 am |

RED BANK: MAN SHOT AT APARTMENT COMPLEX

Jul 25, 2023

A man was wounded by gunfire in Red Bank early Tuesday morning, police said.

July 25, 2023 - 9:56 am |

RED BANK: SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGED

Jul 20, 2023

A Red Bank man has been charged with sexual assault for “inappropriately touching” a client at his Little Silver golf coaching business, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced Thursday.

July 20, 2023 - 1:15 pm |

RED BANK: FIVE FACE GUN, DRUG CHARGES

Jul 11, 2023

By JOHN T. WARD

Four Red Bank men and a juvenile were arrested on weapons and drug charges after police stopped their car outside borough hall Sunday night, police said Tuesday.

The arrests followed a motorist’s report that he was being followed by men who had “brandished a handgun in a threatening manner” toward him a short while earlier.

July 11, 2023 - 10:40 pm |

RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS

Jul 11, 2023

The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for June, 2023. This information is unedited; see below for additional information.

CRIMES

Theft: On 06/05/2023 a patrol unit took a report of shoplifting. In the area of Broad St., an employee reported several items were stolen from a business. The items were valued at $110.62. Ptl. Kristin Altimari.

Theft: A patrol unit took a report of theft in the area of White St. On 06/05/2023 the victim reported an iPhone 14 Pro Max was stolen from a business. The iPhone was valued at $1250.00. Ptl. Milton Gray.

July 11, 2023 - 1:35 pm |

RED BANK: McCONNELL TO RETIRE

Jun 19, 2023

Red Bank police Chief Darren McConnell on Broad Street after the Red Bank Classic 5K Saturday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Darren McConnell, Red Bank’s police chief and interim administrator, plans to retire next month, he told redbankgreen Saturday.

McConnell’s exit means the incoming mayor and council will now have to fill the top two administrative jobs at borough hall while implementing a new “council-manager” form of government approved in a voter referendum last November.

And there’s an outside chance McConnell could return as the manager.

June 19, 2023 - 9:30 am |

RED BANK: STOLEN CAR FLIPS GUARDRAIL

Jun 12, 2023

A BMW stolen in Fair Haven landed on its front grill after a predawn crash in Red Bank Sunday.

According to Captain Mike Frazee, borough police were alerted to a possible crash on the Senator Joseph Kyrillos Bridge, West Front Street, shortly before 4:30 a.m.

June 12, 2023 - 7:00 am |

RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS

Jun 8, 2023

The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for May, 2023. This information is unedited; see below for additional information.

CRIMES

Theft: On 05/01/2023 a patrol unit took a report of theft. In the area of Spring St., the victim reported the theft of an engagement ring from a residence. The ring was valued at $2500.00. Ptl. Piero Vescio.

Criminal Mischief: On 05/02/2023 a patrol unit reported graffiti on a stop sign in the area of Maple Av. Ptl. Ashon Lovick.

June 8, 2023 - 10:15 am |

RED BANK: MAN STABBED WITH BBQ FORK

May 29, 2023

A dispute over money ended with a Long Branch man stabbed in the chest with a barbecue fork in Red Bank Saturday, police said.

According to Captain Mike Frazee, police responded to Riverview Medical Center’s emergency room at 1:14 p.m. on a report of a patient who sought medical treatment for a stab wound.

May 29, 2023 - 2:00 pm |

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