Little Egg Harbor Business Owner Shot, Cops Hunt Fugitive
LITTLE EGG HARBOR Police are looking for a man who shot a business owner in the stomach on Tuesday evening, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer.
Thomas Jarvis, 55, the owner of Jarvis Marine, was found with a gunshot wound to his midsection around 7:30 p.m. at the business on Radio Road, according to Billhimer.
Investigators determined the shots were fired by Donald Rutter, 51, of Tuckerton, who has not yet been located despite a search Tuesday night by several law enforcement agencies including State Police, the Ocean County Sheriff s Office, Little Egg Harbor police and the Ocean County SWAT team.
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Authorities in Ocean County have arrested a couple accused of drug dealing and seized 2,400 bags of heroin.
John Vaughn, 47, and Jennifer Vuono, 38, of Beachwood, were arrested on several drug dealing charges, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer
Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force and the Beachwood Police Department Detective Bureau identified a residence in Beachwood being used to store and distribute heroin, Billhimer said.
On Dec. 18, authorities made a warranted search at a Beachwood residence. Just prior to the search, John Vaughn and Jennifer Vuono left the residence and were detained, according to Billhimer.
Ocean County authorities have confirmed the deaths of two different people in what appeared to be separate drowning incidents Saturday.
The first involved Toms River Police, who responded around 6 a.m. to reports of a woman s body that washed ashore in the Ocean Beach section of the township.
Police identified the body as that of 43-year-old Jennifer Jack, of Lavallette.
The Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Jack s cause of death to be drowning and the Ocean County Prosecutor s office said there was no evidence to suggest there was any foul play or criminal activity involved in this unfortunate incident, while the death did remain under investigation.
Ocean County authorities have confirmed the deaths of two different people in what appeared to be separate drowning incidents Saturday.
The first involved Toms River Police, who responded around 6 a.m. to reports of a woman s body that washed ashore in the Ocean Beach section of the township.
Police identified the body as that of 43-year-old Jennifer Jack, of Lavallette.
The Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Jack s cause of death to be drowning and the Ocean County Prosecutor s office said there was no evidence to suggest there was any foul play or criminal activity involved in this unfortunate incident, while the death did remain under investigation.