Entries by Monmouth County Sheriffs Office

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO ASSIST IN EVACUATION SHELTERS

The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, Office of Emergency Management and the United Way of Monmouth have launched a recruiting campaign that is seeking volunteers to assist in the staffing of evacuation shelters during emergencies. This program is being conducted through a Memorandum of Understanding that was entered into by both agencies in August of 2012 […]

INMATES FROM MCCI GO BACK TO SCHOOL TO RECEIVE GED

Inmates from the Monmouth County Correctional Institution have been utilizing their time in the most productive manner, by going back to school. For the past 5 months,10 inmates have been studying for their GED (high school equivalency diplomas) online, through a program run by the Monmouth-Ocean Educational Services Commission. On Monday, March 18th they officially […]

VOLUNTEERS JOIN SHERIFF’S VISCOMP PROGRAM

Freehold, New Jersey. Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden welcomed eleven new volunteers to the VISCOMP (Volunteers In Sheriff’s Community Programs) at the Monmouth County Police Academy on Tuesday evening, February 12th. All are graduates of the Sheriff’s Office Citizen Police Academy. They join twenty-five current members of the program bringing the total volunteer force to […]

SHERIFF’S OFFICERS MAKE SIGNIFICANT ARREST

Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officers made a significant drug arrest after serving warrants to a man in Neptune Township. Masta Pugh, 26, was wanted for failure to appear for sentencing on money laundering, conspiracy and distribution of drug charges. Upon learning the location of Pugh’s whereabouts on Thursday evening, Sheriff’s Officers Randy Morgan and Sean O’Neill […]

SEMINAR ON SCHOOL VIOLENCE HELD AT POLICE ACADEMY

Members of law enforcement and school officials from across the state attended the FBI seminar, “Identifying the Warning Signs of School Violence” at the Monmouth County Police Academy, on Tuesday, January 29th. The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office sponsored the event and approximately 250 people were present, a large turnout which comes on the heels of […]

INCIDENT AT MONMOUTH COUNTY FIRING RANGE

The State of New Jersey Department of Treasury was conducting qualifications at the outdoor firing range at the Monmouth County Fire Academy in Howell Township, when an agent accidentally shot himself in the foot. The incident occurred at 11:14 am on Thursday, January 24th. The officer was a special agent in training with the New […]