Nearly 100 Arrested in Monmouth County Fugitive Sting

November 6, 2009
By Anthony J. Vecchio on November 6, 2009 9:30 AM |

In a joint-operation conducted by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, the US Marshal's Service, the New Jersey Parole Board, and the Asbury Park and Neptune Police Departments, nearly 100 fugitives were arrested over the course of three days last weekend.

Many of the defendants arrested in Monmouth County are suspected of felony charges.
These include gang-related crimes, aggravated assaults, burglaries, and drug charges. Most of the arrests were made in the cities of Neptune and Asbury Park.

Police also seized various firearms as well as drugs including large amounts of heroin and marijuana. Most of the suspects are lodged at the Monmouth County Jail, Freehold Township.