Ocean County man jailed after mulch bed blaze

Ocean County man accused of torching mulch bed in bizarre dawn arson Jen Ursillo Published: December 11, 2025 A Berkeley Township man is accused of setting a small brush fire in front of a home (OCPO/Google Street View/Canva)

🔥 A pre-dawn fire in a Berkeley Township mulch bed was intentionally set, officials say.

🚔 Police arrested a 48-year-old township man now charged with aggravated arson.

🏛️ The suspect remains jailed in Ocean County as investigators search for a motive.

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP — An Ocean County man has been charged with aggravated arson in connection with an incident that occurred in Berkeley Township on Wednesday morning, Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced.

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