July 20, 2018
It was revealed today that the ATF arson investigation was ended last October, and then the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office ended theirs in November. But because of poor communication between the agencies, the arsonist may have been able to slip away. The recent muckraking by NJ.com prompted the two agencies to re-open their investigations now..
Monmouth County Prosecutors office makes the announcement. NJ.com photo by Patti Sapone.
Quote posted by NJ.com from the Monmouth Co. Prosecutor’s Office: “I freely admit it’s incumbent on us to make sure that in cases like this, we have clarity in communications with the agencies we’re working with,” he said. “We own the breakdown in communication as much as the ATF does.”
Both agencies had agreed that arson was the cause of the Warrington fire on March 3, 2017 and they had several suspects in their sights when the agencies quit the scene. But now, thanks to the journalism of NJ.com, Alex Napoliello was able to post today’s jaw dropping and outrageous revelations. The link is below.
And thanks to an Ocean Grover who tipped us off to today’s headline.
www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2018/07/someone_set_a_massive_hotel_fire_that_left_98_peop.html
Here is a link to our 2017 article about whether we can trust fire investigations in this town:
fire investigations in Ocean Grove
AWOL NATION: “I’m on Fire.”