DWI, Obstruction of Justice, Resisting Arrest, Aggravated Assault, Terroristic Threats– On Friday, July 16, 2021, at 6:58 p.m., Officer Keefe responded to the area of Chestnut Drive, for a report of a driver who was possibly intoxicated. The caller also reported they had just been involved in a verbal dispute with the driver. Officer Keefe observed the vehicle described by the caller traveling in the area, before it parked in the driveway of a residence. The driver was identified as Scott Corcoran, 57, of Lanoka Harbor. During his investigation, Officer Keefe suspected Corcoran of driving while intoxicated. Corcoran ignored Officer Keefe’s commands and resisted arrest. Additional Officers responded. Corcoran was ultimately placed under arrest and charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Obstruction of Justice, Resisting Arrest, Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer, and Terroristic Threats. The charges were placed on a Warrant and Corcoran was lodged in the Ocean County Correctional Faculty.
DWI/MVA– On Saturday, July 17, 2021, at 11:21 p.m., Officer Holt and Officer Gant responded to Route 9 and Clearwater Drive, for a report of a three car motor vehicle crash. Investigation at the scene revealed that Linda Kossak, 69, was driving while intoxicated. Kossak was placed under arrest and charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Reckless Driving, and Failure to Maintain Lane.
DWI/MVA- On Sunday, July 18, 2021, at 10:06 p.m., officers responded to Beach Boulevard, for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcyclist. Investigation at the scene revealed that the motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on Beach Boulevard at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his motorcycle. The motorcyclist ran off the roadway, struck a mailbox and a utility pole, which caused the motorcycle to split in half. The driver, Steven M. Weidencamp Jr., 29, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated and Reckless Driving.
Drug Arrest- On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at 05:07 a.m., Officer Plis and Officer Pearce responded to an area behind a local business on Lacey Road, for a report of a male subject passed out in a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers located the male subject, Michael J. Costello, 31. Investigation led to Costello being placed under arrest and charged with Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS)-Heroin, and Possession of CDS in a motor vehicle.
Fraud- On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at 11:38 a.m., Officer Hein and Officer Hyle responded to a Lanoka Harbor residence and met with a victim reporting fraud. The victim reported they received an email advising them that they had fraudulent activity on their amazon visa card. The email provided a telephone number to contact, which the victim did. After calling the telephone number the victim was advised there were numerous incidents of fraudulent activity on the account and they were directed to download an Application (App) to grant remote access to the victim’s account to resolve the issue. The victim downloaded the App and also purchased a gift card, further providing that information to the unknown person. The victim’s bank account was also compromised. Total loss to the victim is over $1,000.
DWI- On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at 10:51 p.m., Officer Sarno and Officer Emmett were dispatched to the drive-thru of a restaurant on Route 9 in Lanoka Harbor for a report of motor vehicle crash. While enroute, one of the vehicles involved left the scene. The vehicle was located in a nearby business parking lot. Investigation at the scene led to the arrest of the driver, Eric Jablonski, 33, for Driving While Intoxicated. Jablonski was issued multiple traffic summonses.
Fire- On Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 3:11 p.m., officers responded to a Forked River Beach residence for a report that lightning struck the residence and the structure was on fire. The residents had evacuated with no reported injuries. The Forked River Fire Department, Lanoka Harbor Fire Department, Bayville Fire Department and Waretown Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire.