Ken Serrano

Reporter at Asbury Park Press

Reporter for the Asbury Park Press. Jersey by nature.

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Asbury Park man charged with robbing TD Bank branch in West Long Branch

2 weeks ago | app.com | Ken Serrano

The charge he faces carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Court records do not currently list lawyer information for Miranda. FREEHOLD – An Asbury Park man has been charged with robbing a West Long Branch bank June 2. Michael Miranda, 48, who fled with $825 in cash, was charged with one count of robbery, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said Saturday, June 7. At 8:46 a.m. Monday, West Long Branch police were called to the TD Bank branch on Parker Road.
Monmouth County SWAT team, investigators descend on neighborhoods in Howell

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ken Serrano

A SWAT operation is underway in Howell, authorities said.
Surfer in Belmar beach fracas with police last August takes plea deal

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ken Serrano

BELMAR−A California surfer at the center of a much-publicized fracas with police over a beach badge in the borough last August took a plea deal in municipal court Tuesday that led to a year probation under a diversionary program. Liam Mahoney, 29, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, obstruction and resisting arrest – all disorderly persons offenses as opposed to crimes – as well as a violation of the beach badge ordinance, said Belmar Municipal Court Administrator Patty White.
Surfer in Belmar beach fracas with police last August takes plea deal

3 weeks ago | app.com | Ken Serrano

BELMAR−A California surfer at the center of a much-publicized fracas with police over a beach badge in the borough last August took a plea deal in municipal court Tuesday that led to a year probation under a diversionary program. Liam Mahoney, 29, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, obstruction and resisting arrest – all disorderly persons offenses as opposed to crimes – as well as a violation of the beach badge ordinance, said Belmar Municipal Court Administrator Patty White.
Vehicle and bus carrying kids in Tinton Falls crash, injuring one

3 weeks ago | app.com | Ken Serrano

TINTON FALLS−A vehicle and a bus carrying borough students collided on Hope Road Tuesday afternoon, officials said. One person suffered a "very minor injury" in the 2:43 p.m. crash, police said. None of the children on the bus, operated by First Student, were injured, a school official said. More: Holmdel students and their driver injured in school bus crash in Wall: NJ State PoliceNothing further was released. Calls placed to First Student headquarters in Cincinnatti were not immediately returned.
Boat crashes into Intercoastal Waterway marker in Brick, injuring three

3 weeks ago | app.com | Ken Serrano

BRICK−A boat crashed into an Intercoastal Waterway marker near the Mantoloking Bridge Sunday night, leaving three injured, the New Jersey State Police said. Troopers went to Traders Cove Marina about 10:20 p.m. to respond to the report of a boat collision. One of the people on the boat was flown to an area hospital after suffering moderate injuries, state police said. The operator and another passenger suffered minor injuries and were also taken to a local hospital.
Rash of deaths on roads in Monmouth, Ocean over Memorial Day weekend

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ken Serrano

The Memorial Day weekend proved a deadly one on the roads in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Seven people died in five crashes over the weekend in the two counties, including a collision that claimed the lives of three teens in Jackson that occurred on Friday. Four of those deadly crashes happened in Ocean County, killing six and bringing the traffic death toll there to 27 people in 22 fatal collisions so far this year. AdvertisementAdvertisementMore: What happened in Seaside Heights?
Third teen succumbs to injuries suffered in Jackson crash Friday

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ken Serrano

JACKSON−Another teen has died from injuries suffered in a fiery crash on North Hope Chapel Road and New Central Avenue Friday morning that killed two others, authorities said. That makes the collision the deadliest crash in Ocean County this year. Following the weekend, 27 people have been killed in crashes in the county, according to the New Jersey State Police.
Salvadoran from Long Branch charged by feds with carrying guns following gunfire incident

1 month ago | app.com | Ken Serrano

A Salvadoran man last living in Long Branch has been arrested and charged with possessing firearms as an undocumented alien and detained, federal authorities said.. Jose Manuel Menjivar Viera, 35, was initially arrested by Long Branch police following a gunfire incident in the city on Dec. 11. At 3 a.m. that Wednesday, several 911 callers reported shots being fired in an unidentified neighborhood. Police arriving at the scene saw a man riding a bicycle and carrying a large black bag.
Millstone Township man indicted after accusation he fatally ran over Asbury Park man

1 month ago | app.com | Ken Serrano

Dominic Allen, 23, was indicted on charges of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Allen allegedly drove off while 19-year-old Kyzair Robinson was holding onto his vehicle, causing Robinson to fall and suffer fatal injuries. Allen fled to Florida after the incident but was apprehended and extradited back to New Jersey. FREEHOLD -- A grand jury has handed up an indictment against a Millstone Township man charged with killing an Asbury Park man with his vehicle in February.

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