Pair Charged In Fatal Jersey Shore Shooting During Robbery: Prosecutor
Two men from Ocean County have been charged with multiple offenses in connection with a fatal shooting, authorities said.
Craig Dillard, 56, of Berkeley Township, has been charged with possession of a firearm, several drug offenses, and tampering with evidence, said Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer alongside Berkeley Township Police Chief Kevin Santucci.
George Burke, IV, 40, of Freehold Borough, was charged with robbery, burglary, tampering with evidence and weapons offenses, Billhier and Santucci said.
All charges are in connection with the March 9 shooting death o…
1,500 Doses Heroin, $1,800 Cash Seized; Pair Arrested On Jersey Shore: Police
Responding to complaints from residents, police investigating suspected heroin deals from a home in Ocean County made two arrests.
On March 3, detectives from the Berkeley Township Police Department, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, and the Ocean Gate Detective Bureau made four warranted searches at a Fernwood Drive residence including three separate vehicles connected to the investigation, police said.
Seized were over 1,500 individual doses of heroin which was packaged for resale. $1,800 cash and paraphernalia associated with distribution, police said.
In addi…
Jersey Shore Man Admits Robbing Wawa, Shoprite, 7-Eleven, Other Stores: Prosecutor
A Jersey Shore man has pleaded guilty to robbing several stores and burglarizing a home, authorities said.
Thomas Jann, 34, of Beachwood, pled guilty to six counts of robbery and one count of burglary, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
The string of alleged crimes occurred between July 27, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020, in Toms River, Berkeley Township and Beachwood, the prosecutor said.
The State will seek a term of 16 years in New Jersey State Prison when Jann is sentenced on Jan. 14, 2022.
A joint investigation between the Toms River, Berke…
