September 14
Ocean Avenue: Michael K. Callaghan, 29, of Bradley Beach was arrested as the result of an investigation by the Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children task force. Det. Gregory Pancza is on the task force and was part of the investigation and subsequent search warrant executed in our town.
Teresa Meakam, 29, of Brielle was arrested and charged with child endangerment based on a traffic accident she had in June. Meakam had a significant single car accident and the investigation concluded she was impaired at the time. Sgt. Michael Tardio and Ptlm. Justin Poblete responded to the motor vehicle accident in June and also made the arrest.
An officer from the K9 unit was deployed to assist Neptune police on a narcotics investigation during a motor vehicle stop. This assist resulted in the discovery of drugs -cocaine – and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle.
The Bradley Beach Police Department arrested one subject on an active contempt of court warrant and investigated five motor vehicle accidents between September 11, 2023 and September 25, 2023.