Toms River Police Department

The search for 79-year old Martha Hesse has a sad ending as investigators discovered her dead around 10:45 Saturday morning in a wooded area in the Holiday City community.

There are many rules to the road and they're in place for safety reasons to protect both you and I and the many other who walk, bike, run or drive on New Jersey roadways. There are four situations in particular many of us come to face with on a daily basis.

A Toms River woman suffered extensive burns to her face, torso and thighs after a can of nonstick spray exploded while she was cooking on the stovetop at her Almond Drive home causing super-heated liquid and flames to spill on the 46-year old.

Police in Toms River are investigating the death of a man found unresponsive by the southeast gazebo in Huddy Park around 3:30 am Saturday morning.

An 11-year old girl from Newark who was visiting some friends in Toms River has passed away from electrocution in an accident on Saturday night in the waterfront lagoon section also known as Shelter Cove.

An overnight fire on Industrial Way off Route 37 in Toms River destroyed several cars and buses in a parking lot carrying vehicles owned by the Toms River Regional School District.

Two men who forced their way into a room at the Pier One Motel in Toms River Monday night around 9:30 pm, allegedly stabbed a man below the eye with a screwdriver and left a woman with a collar bone fracture are on the run and police hope you've seen them.

The Toms River Police Department shared an awesome story to warm your heart on this frosty cold day!