School Lockdown

An arrest has been made in connection to an incident that prompted a lockdown at a Toms River school on Thursday. Police arrested Stephen Wise, 59, formerly of Pine Beach, after they determined he had no legitimate reason to be on the property at Washington Street Elementary...

Toms River Police release the identity of the suspect connected to the afternoon lockdown of Toms River High School East. 18-year-old township resident Frank Smentkowski, a Jackson Votech student, has been charged with Creating a False Public Alarm for posting a photograph of a weapon to a student on social media with the caption alluding to the school being "Shot up". ...

A bank robbery causes the temporary lock down of several schools in Stafford Township. Police say the incident occurred at around 11:30 this morning at the TD Bank on Route 72.