Five shootings over Columbus Day weekend led to the Long Branch High School football game being forfeited because opponent Neptune Township could not safely field a team.
"Operation Heavy Metal" netted 21 federal arrests across five states — including five men in New Jersey. Navin Khanna, of Holmdel, is an accused ring leader.
Mayor Ras Baraka said Tuesday night that earlier reports of a rooftop shooter were not correct. Two officers were shot outside an apartment building along Van Velsor Place.