Entries by Monmouth County Sheriffs Office

FEDERAL DISASTER AID APPROVED FOR MONMOUTH COUNTY

Monmouth County officials met with representatives from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today and now has preliminary information for residents about emergency disaster claims. The county received a presidential declaration for individual or public assistance yesterday. Monmouth County has been approved for both individual and public assistance by FEMA. Monmouth County residents and small businesses […]

WHAT TO DO IF YOU EXPERIENCE FLOODING

If you experience flooding related to Hurricane Sandy, the Monmouth County Health Department recommends taking precautions to keep you and your family safe. Monmouth County experienced significant wave action and extensive rainfall that contributed to inland and coastal flooding. “The ocean surge and flood waters caused by the hurricane are impacting Monmouth County residents greatly,” […]

COUNTY OFFICES TO BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31

The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has ordered the closure of all non-essential Monmouth County offices for Wednesday, October 31. The county’s essential functions including public works and law enforcement will continue to operate with essential employees reporting to work on Wednesday as scheduled. The Election Offices at 300 Halls Mills Road expect to […]

COUNTY OFFICES TO BE CLOSED ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30

The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has ordered the closure of all non-essential Monmouth County offices for Tuesday, Oct. 30. The closure is precautionary and in anticipation of the overnight severe weather predictions for Hurricane Sandy. The county’s essential functions including public works and law enforcement will continue to operate with essential employees report […]

MOST COUNTY OFFICES CLOSED ON OCTOBER 29

The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has ordered the closure of all non-essential Monmouth County offices. The closures are in advance of the severe weather predictions for Hurricane Sandy. The county’s essential functions including public works and law enforcement will be open and employees will report to work as scheduled. Additionally, the Election Offices […]

COUNTY ISSUES STATE OF EMERGENCY

Following Gov. Chris Christie’s declaration of a state of emergency in advance of Hurricane Sandy, the Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in cooperation with the Board of Chosen Freeholders issued a state of emergency for Monmouth County at noon today. This state of emergency will allow the Office of Emergency Management to mobilize […]

SHERIFF’S OFFICE PARTICIPATES IN OPERATION TAKE BACK NEW JERSEY

Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden and Mary Pat Angelini, Executive Director of Prevention First, are urging people to clean out their medicine cabinets of unwanted and expired medications. They announced their participation in Operation Take Back New Jersey at a news conference, Tuesday, and, stressed the importance of the drug take back program, which gives […]

KICKOFF TO HEARTSAFE COMMUNITY PROVES TO BE A BIG SUCCESS

The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office is lending its support to a HEARTSAFE Community. The agency participated in the kickoff event to support Freehold Township’s HEARTSAFE Community goal on Sunday, September 9th at the Encore Event Center at iPlay America in Freehold Township. The event, which was an initiative through CentraState Health Awareness Center, Freehold Township […]

INMATE LABOR PROGRAM ASSISTS IN STORM CLEANUP

Drive around Freehold Borough and the remnants of what the recent storm left behind remains evident. As a result, inmates from the Monmouth County jail helped clean up large amounts of debris and brush throughout the area as part of the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Inmate Labor Program. For three days five inmates were transported […]