The Howell Times

11/30/2025

🔥 Ocean County Man Charged in Late-Night Arson Spree 🔥

Officials say a Lakewood man is now behind bars after investigators concluded he intentionally set three separate fires — including one at a home and two along nearby railroad tracks.

11/30/2025

A two-day manhunt ended dramatically when Jaden Thompson — wanted for the brutal stabbing of a woman at the Paragon Apartments in Jackson — was arrested after crashing during a police pursuit in Edison, authorities said. 🚔 https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/jackson/suspect-facing-attempted-murder-charges-in-thanksgiving-day-stabbing/

11/30/2025

Fire crews rushed to a commercial building on Route 539 after reports of smoke and possible entrapment — but everyone was safely accounted for and the fire was stopped before it could spread. 🚒 https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/manchester/fire-contained-at-route-539-commercial-building/

11/29/2025

🚨Jackson Police say the suspect in the attempted murder has been captured!

11/29/2025

Jackson Township police are searching for Jaden Thompson, accused of stabbing a woman inside an apartment at the Paragon Apartments on Larsen Road late Thanksgiving night.
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JACKSON — Authorities are searching for a man accused of stabbing a woman inside a township apartment late on Thanksgiving night. Police said officers were called to the Paragon Apartments on Larsen Road around 11:36 p.m. and found a woman on the floor with a serious abdominal wound. A family memb...

11/29/2025

🚨 MISSING PERSON – PLEASE SHARE
📍 Ocean County (Possibly Toms River)
🕒 Missing since 9:30 AM

Family is asking for the community’s help locating Rich, an 82-year-old man who left this morning to go to a LabCorp location. They are unsure which one he was heading to and he has not been heard from since.

Description:
• White male
• 82 years old
• Brown/grey hair
• Wearing glasses
• May be confused or disoriented

Vehicle:
• 2015 White Lexus RX350
• NJ Plate: N90FLU

If you see Rich or his vehicle, call 911 immediately so local police can respond.

🙏 Please share — his family is very worried.

11/28/2025

🇺🇸 “Don’t forget the veterans.”

A small but dedicated crowd joined Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9691 on Veterans Day for two memorial services at Soldier Memorial Park in Howell and Lutz Park in Farmingdale.

The ceremonies included a presentation of the colors by Howell Township Police, a salute to the fallen, and moving remarks from veterans who urged the public to remember the true cost of our freedoms — not just on Veterans Day and Memorial Day, but every day.

👉 More info & how to join: see the link in the comments.

11/28/2025

🚨 The search continues for 22-year-old Mortimer “Morty” Wortman, who vanished late Friday night near the Collier Mills trails in Jackson. Police say he is considered missing and endangered, and investigators have been combing the woods for days.

JACKSON — A 22-year-old township man remains missing after he was last seen in a wooded area almost a week ago. Mortimer “Morty” Wortman was reported missing on November 21 after he was last seen around 10:30 p.m. near the Collier Mills Wildlife Management Area, in the woods off High Bridge Ro...

11/27/2025

🎉 The Central Jersey Classic Two-Day Card Show was packed recently — 150 vendors filled Multi Sports Kingdom in Manalapan with Pokémon cards, sports cards, memorabilia, action figures, and so much more! 🤩🔥

The show is run by Our Cards and Collectables, led by young entrepreneur Steven Rahor, who followed in his father’s footsteps to build a thriving community of collectors. He says the hobby’s comeback is driven by two things:
🟣 Nostalgia — people returning to the cards they loved as kids
🟣 Community — a place where collectors connect, trade, and share the excitement

Want to hit their next shows? 📅

They’re hosting two more
➡️ Dec. 5 | 5–10 PM
➡️ Dec. 19 | 5–10 PM
📍 67 Amboy Road, Old Bridge

👇 Read more details in the link in the comments!

11/27/2025

From our family to yours - Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

11/26/2025

👉 A local man who robbed a local bank with a loaded handgun and fled with nearly $27,000 has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison — after police caught him just minutes later.

TRENTON — A Wall Township man who pulled off an armed bank robbery but was caught just minutes later has been sentenced to a little more than five years in federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced. Jeffrey L. Kniffin, 51, received a 63-month sentence from U.S...

11/26/2025

🔥A late-night blaze tore through the second floor of an Ocean County home, drawing a major response from police and fire crews. 🚒

LAKEWOOD — Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out on the second floor of a 5th Street home on November 25. according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The Lakewood Scoop was the first to report from the scene of the blaze. Emergency crews from the Lakewood Township Poli...