Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Jack H. Wegman was allegedly under the influence of marijuana when he crashed into a police car at a DWI checkpoint.
A Monmouth County grand jury voted to indict Jack H. Wegman, 18, of Union Beach on charges he assaulted a Holmdel Police Officer with a vehicle at a DWI checkpoint in October 2012. On Oct. 7, 2011 at approximately 11:42 p.m., officers from the Holmdel Police Department, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office and the Brielle Police Department were in the process of preparing a DWI checkpoint on Route 35 just north of Centerville Road. Holmdel Patrolman Michael Michalski observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed toward the checkpoint and not slowing down in response to the warning lights and police vehicles at the scene, according to the press release. Michalski yelled at other officers to get out of the roadway but was unable to …
Monday, January 14, 2013
An Aberdeen man and a Holmdel teen were indicted on charges stemming from incidents in Hazlet, Holmdel and Aberdeen.
Rafael Sanchez, Jr, 23, of Aberdeen and Jennifer Raxach, 18, of Holmdel were indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury on charges filed by Hazlet, Holmdel and Aberdeen. Police say Sanchez stole over $500 worth of jewelry in Aberdeen on July 1 and received over $500 worth of stolen jewelry on both July 11 in Aberdeen and July 16 in Holmdel. Police say Raxach received over $500 worth of stolen jewelry between July 16 and 17 in Hazlet. Sanchez was indicted on three charges, including theft of movable property and two counts of receiving stolen property. All are third degree crimes. Raxach was indicted on one count of third degree receiving stolen property. An indictment does not indicate a conviction, only that a grand jury voted there was …
Monday, August 20, 2012
Suspected shoplifter is said to have tried to walk out of the store wearing two bras and four extra pairs of underwear.
Emma Margaret Rodriguez, 18 of Aberdeen was arrested and charged with taking merchandise from Kohl's without intent to pay after Holmdel Police say she attempted to walk out of the store on Aug. 7 wearing multiple pairs of undergarments under her clothes, valued at $68. Discarded price tags in the dressing room tipped off the loss prevention officer, who reported observing Rodriguez purchase yoga pants and exit the store. When the loss prevention officer stopped her, he told police he could see she was wearing two bras. In the privacy of an office with a female Holmdel Police Officer present, Rodriguez reportedly removed four pairs of new underwear and one extra Candies' bra, and handed them over to Police. An arrest does not indicate a …
Friday, May 25, 2012
He was arrested in January and was allegedly in possession of nearly 500 decks of heroin
A Monmouth County Grand Jury voted Thursday to indict an East Orange man on charges that he was in possession of and intended to distribute heroin in Matawan, Hazlet and Keyport. Reginald Roe, 31, was allegedly in possession of 492 decks of heroin branded with the name "FedEx," on Jan. 9, 2012, Matawan Lt. Ben Smith told Patch in January. The heroin had a street value over $5,000, according Smith. Roe was first arrested by Matawan Police in early Dec. 2011 for allegedly selling narcotics from a Tree Haven II apartment on Ravine Drive in Matawan. Police continued to surveillance Roe after gathering information that he was still selling drugs in the area, Smith said. On the evening of Jan. 9, 2012, Matawan Detectives Joe Lovallo and Steve …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Police are looking for a suspect, who fled on foot Monday afternoon
A female driver working for Patsy's Cab Service of Matawan said she was robbed at knifepoint Monday afternoon in Holmdel. The driver told Holmdel Police she was dropping off a male customer in the Orchards development off Laurel Avenue around 4:10 p.m. when he pulled out a knife and demanded money and the keys to the vehicle. The woman was not injured. After the robbery the suspect fled on foot, possibly to a waiting vehicle on Hylan, which the cab driver described as a charcoal Chevy Equinox. The driver said she is not certain if he actually got into the car. The amount of money stolen from the cab driver was not disclosed by police, who also did not describe the knife. The keys and knife have not yet been recovered. The driver described …
