Monmouth County Sheriff's Office

A new survey from ooma.com shows 6 in 10 Americans leave their windows open when they are away...one of many security goofs that include leaving doors unlocked...4 in 10 in the survey.

There are 23 new members of the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office after recruits graduated from the 33rd Basic Course for County Corrections Officers on Tuesday this week.

The holiday season is officially upon us and as we hit the road for Thanksgiving this week, sobriety checkpoints are being set up and law enforcement officials in Ocean and Monmouth Counties want you to plan ahead and drive sober.

Sheriff's Officer Ralph Irizzary and his K-9 Fuze, a two year old German Shepherd, graduated from the New Jersey State Police Canine Training Academy on June 17th, after 33 weeks of intense training in explosive detection and patrol. "It's an honor to welcome this highly trained K-9 team to our unit," said Sheriff Shaun Golden...

A swimmer who went missing in the waters off an unguarded Sandy Hook beach Tuesday night, was found early this morning by a fisherman, according to the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

The 361-page draft of the Hazard Mitigation Plan will be available online for public comment for 28 days at www.monmouthsheriff.org, according to Michael Oppegaard, Emergency Management Coordinator with the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office.

The Monmouth County Sheriff's Department and the Neptune Office of Emergency Management are hoping to better educate the public on how to better protect themselves during disasters on "National PrepareAthon Day" Tuesday, September 30, by holding a free event along the Shark River in Neptune.

Curfew hours are still in effect in three Monmouth County towns: Highlands, Manasquan, and Union Beach.

Two distribution centers are still open in Hazlet and Oceanport for those affected by Superstorm Sandy.

Law enforcement officials are hoping that the proper disposal of unwanted and expired prescription drugs around the house will help slow the soaring drug addiction rate among youth.