The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office is adding a much needed vehicle to its K-9 division. The Sheriff’s Office purchased a 2004 Crown Victoria for $8,000 from the Eatontown Police Department after its K-9 unit disbanded. “We are grateful Eatontown offered us an opportunity to buy this much needed vehicle for our K-9 division,” said Sheriff […]
The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the dates and times of the SAFE C.A.R.G.O. (Child and Restraints go Together) Program throughout the summer season. Each month, specially trained sheriff’s officers check the make, model and manufacturer’s number of child safety seats for possible recall, inspect car seat anchors and stabilize seats with additional padding […]
The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office unveiled a new program to elementary school students called the Dangers of Strangers at the Midtown Community Elementary School in Neptune on May 25th. The program, which is being offered to all elementary schools in Monmouth County makes students aware of the Dangers of Strangers in their communities and elsewhere. […]
First Grade students from the H.W. Mountz Elementary School in Spring Lake learned how to call 9-1-1 with help from Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden and public safety telecommunicators from the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office. SEEK (Sheriff’s Emergency Education for Kids) 9-1-1 teaches first grade students how to use the 9-1-1 emergency number properly. The […]
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden is pleased to announce that twelve inmates at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution have successfully completed their studies and earned a GED high school diploma. A formal graduation ceremony was held at the Correctional Institution in Freehold on April 27th. “These 12 individuals chose to use their time with us […]
Inmates from the Monmouth County jail were working hard the week of April 26th in Atlantic Highlands. The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Inmate Labor Program offers much needed assistance to towns, and helps lessen financial burdens they face due to budget constraints. The recent Nor’easter in March caused a large amount of debris throughout that […]
The latest addition to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit is sniffing for something other than explosives. Evan, a two year old labrador retriever is in search of drugs, and has been busy since he joined the team. “We welcome this highly trained K-9 to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit,” said Sheriff […]
Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officers were called to a home in Ocean Township to recover a weapon and ended up seizing suspected cocaine, marijuana, prescription drugs and other drug paraphernalia on Monday, April 5th. Sheriff’s Officers Joseph Tuohy and Jeffrey Barnes responded to the home on Cold Indian Springs Road to serve Shawn Whittaker, 35, of […]
It’s the week to acknowledge public safety telecommunicators from the Monmouth County 9-1-1 Communications Center for a job well done, as part of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, held from April 11-17. “This is a great opportunity to say thank you to all the public safety telecommunicator’s continued efforts in maintaining public safety,” said Sheriff […]
Nine members of the Long Branch Chapter of A.A.R.P. traveled by bus to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in Freehold Township to take a tour of the county jail. This hearty group of seniors, led by President Nancy Jones and including AARP member and Long Branch City Council vice-president Dr. Mary Jane Celli, were welcomed […]
