Long Branch

A number of Jersey Shore towns have imposed curfews amid a series of wild pop-up parties — and this inland bash was just the latest to stoke trouble in the state.

Toms River is bringing back an 11p.m. beach curfew for everyone 17 and younger in all its barrier island communities, and it will remain in place for the rest of the summer, through September.

Authorities in a New Jersey beach community triggered a night-time curfew Saturday after thousands of people swarmed the sand on the hottest day of the year. Officials said the overwhelming size of the crowds that amassed by the afternoon threatened public safety at the Jersey Shore. Multiple fights reportedly broke out, triggering a “public safety emergency” and 9 p.m. curfew…

A former New Jersey police officer who operated a methamphetamine lab at his home has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison. Christopher Walls, 50, also forfeited his public office and his firearms as part of the sentence imposed Friday. He had pleaded guilty last November to manufacturing a controlled dangerous substance and to causing a risk of widespread…

A New Jersey man was convicted on murder and weapons charges Thursday in the grisly New Year’s Eve shooting deaths of his parents, sister and a family friend when he was 16, prosecutors said.

A former New Jersey police officer has admitted operating a methamphetamine lab at his home. Christopher Walls, 50, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to manufacturing a controlled dangerous substance and to causing a risk of widespread injury. Under terms of a plea agreement with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Walls faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced…

A law enforcement officer in New Jersey was shot multiple times Friday evening while executing a search warrant, sources told NBC New York.

Authorities say a beach party that drew thousands to a New Jersey shore city prompted officials to shut the event down and resulted in four arrests

Work is expected to begin this week in Long Branch, Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright, adding 1 million cubic yards of sand — that’s enough to cover five football fields with a 100-foot-high pile of sand

Large crowds have prompted several popular New Jersey shore towns to take steps to limit the numbers of people on their beaches amid the coronavirus pandemic

Any crowds that gather on the beaches to beat the heat this weekend must wear masks and practice social distancing. NBC10’s Cydney Long reports.