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Week in News: DiGilio Not Guilty, Fair Haven Smoking Ban, Moving Mt. Sandy

News you may have missed from our Patch neighbors in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

 

Police: Man Arrested in Long Branch Standoff Claimed He Was Jesus Christ

Long Branch - The man who barricaded himself inside a Brighton Avenue home and got involved in a long standoff with the Long Branch Long Branch Police on Monday is facing several charges.

Robert Powers Jr, was arrested and charged with simple assault, criminal restraint, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, and making terroristic threats. His bail was set at $32,500, and he was taken to Monmouth Medical Center for psychiatric screening, according to Long Branch Director of Public Safety Jason Roebuck.

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Moving Mount Sandy in Sea Bright

When Hurricane Sandy first hit Sea Bright's shores, the peninsula borough was blanketed with sand. The beach was on the street.

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After some shuffling around of sand and piling into the municipal and Sea Bright Public Beach parking lot, what is now referred to as Mount Sandy appeared.

Giant mounds of sand have since been piled along the horizon. People have been climbing them, heading over the other side to the beach — what's left of it.

— More on Rumson-Fair Haven Patch

Seaside Coaster to Soon be Removed

Seaside - The Jet Star roller coaster, which has become a staple of the damage wreaked on the Jersey Shore by Superstorm Sandy, may soon be removed from the Atlantic Ocean, according to an NJ.com report.

Casino Pier, the owner of the amusement that was dumped in the Ocean by Sandy, signed a contract with Weeks Marine, a dredging and stevedoring company based out of Cranford, to remove the coaster in less than a month, the article said.

Read more on Toms River Patch.

Jury Finds DiGilio Not Guilty

Brick - A jury has found Brick resident Anthony DiGilio not guilty of vehicular homicide and assault by vessel in connection with a fatal Aug. 3, 2008 boating accident.

The 1 a.m. accident rocked the Jersey Shore boating community and a subsequent investigation led to charges being brought against DiGilio, who was at the helm of a 27-foot Imperial performance boat when the accident occurred in the area where the Metedeconk River converges with Barnegat Bay in Brick.

Read more on Brick Patch.

Fair Haven Smoking Ban Debate Sparked

"Welcome to Fair Haven. We're not your ashtray. Keep your butts in the car."

It could be the slogan people see on a big banner as they head into the 1.4 square-mile borough if a smoking ban in parks and/or public places comes to fruition, as was discussed at Monday night's Borough Council meeting. Probably not, though.

That was just one example offered half-jokingly by Councilman Jerome Koch at the end of the hot topic debate on the matter. He said he had seen something similar in Virginia that he thought did the trick — a poster picturing butts piled high and saying, "This is littering, also."

— Rumson-Fair Haven Patch

Toms River Man Charged With Dragging Brick Police Officer, Resisting Arrest

Toms River - A Toms River man dragged a Brick police officer with his pickup truck, then led police on a high speed chase before being located near an entrance to the Garden State Parkway, authorities said.

The incident began at about midnight April 18, when Ptl. Mark Nixon attempted to pull over Ronald C. DeFreitas, 36, who was driving a 2000 Ford F-150 pickup truck, Sgt. Henry Drew said.

Read more on Toms River Patch.


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