Lakewood

Two men were arrested after scamming a 78-year-old man out of nearly $10,000 and then asking for another $50,000, officials said.

A Lakewood man who robbed Taylor's Pharmacy on Madison Avenue in March, 2020, has been sentenced to eight years in prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Wednesday.

On Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced 16 communities, each with more than 10,000 residents, where the vaccination rate of adults was below 40%.

"I've climbed a mountain and I'm on my way down the other side. I survived," Brian Sauers said as he left Ocean Medical Center surrounded by his family and members of his "first responder family."

A Lakewood elementary school was temporarily placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a student threatened another with a box cutter, officials said.

A Lakewood man, who was the CEO of Madison Financial Services and a licensed insurance provider, admitted in court Monday to filing false statements in filing $1.5 million in fraudulent claims to Blue Cross Blue Shield.

A 25-year-old man is in custody after hitting two officers with a knife and prompting an hours-long standoff from his home, according to Lakewood Police.

Julio Anchia offers the girl $100 to go "maybe 10 minutes around the block" seemingly unaware she was recording him on her cell phone.

Police all over the state were given his information and were keeping their eyes peeled for the whereabouts of a Lakewood man wanted for trying to lure a 16-year-old girl.

The Forest Fire Service firefighter who collapsed while battling the Lakewood wildfire weeks ago regained consciousnesses on Wednesday and is making progress, according to his family.