Ocean County Sheriff

Following the tragic police shooting in Dallas,Texas last week along with the shooting of a suspect who drew a gun on officers in Toms River, New Jersey officials seek to nullify this violence and curb the growing heroin and opioid epidemic here in the Garden State.

One of the best parts of the bad weather in New Jersey has to be seeing how we all truly come together to get through it. I've made a short list of "thank you's" to everyone who has helped throughout the storm, but I'd love to add to it. Share your additions with us!

A lot of us will remember what it was like trying to get in touch with people during and after Superstorm Sandy. A lot of busy signals at best, and not even any service for most of us. A New Jersey company wants to change that, and they're deploying their technology in Seaside Heights this weekend to give it a test run.

Not a bad year for Ocean County Sheriff Mike Mastronardy, who took the reigns of the sheriff's office one year ago. He said he's undergone a learning curve with the help of his staff and had the funding support of the Ocean County Board of Freeholders in updating equipment, technology and vehicles...

You can help fellow Ocean County residents and their children this holiday season by contributing to the annual toy and food drive hosted by the Ocean County Sheriff's Department.

Two Lakehurst residents are in the hospital after a car crashes into their home Saturday morning.

A 25 year old Toms River man dies from a suspected heroin overdose, marking the county's 53rd fatality from the highly addictive narcotic this year.

Lakewood police are searching for a suspect in the early Saturday morning shooting at the public housing complex on Martin Luther King Drive.

With a vacancy in the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office after the passing of William Polhemus, Toms River Police Chief Michel Mastronardy wants to throw his hat into the ring.

There's still no word who will take the reins as Ocean County Sheriff.