minors

An employee at the Shell Gas station convenience store on Highway 36 and Middle Road in Hazlet has been charged with allegedly selling vape tobacco to a minor.

Toms River Police tried to warn the juveniles responsible for mischievous acts in the North Beach area of town to stop their wrongful behavior, but some of them opted to double down.

Three undercover officers were able to successfully purchase vaping products posing as underage individuals.

Samuel Schwinger is accused of posing as an 11-year old girl online through videos, texts and chats where he coerced minors into performing sexual acts.

Five people  were arrested over the weekend during Brick Township's "Cops in Shops" program, according to authorities.