LONG BRANCH Jasmine Roach cried for an-

swers. Who could have killed her 10-year-old

daughter, Veronica, in a double homicide that
also took the life of Veronicas foster mother?
I want to know why? Why? Shes 10 years
old, Jasmine Roach said. Is there that much
hatred in the world?
Authorities had little to offer Monday.
Were asking anyone in the community who
can help us with any kind of information, no mat-
ter how small that information might be, to give
us a call and help us to solve this crime, said
Charles Webster, spokesman for the Monmouth
County Prosecutors Office. If someone knows
that an argument happened, if someone knows
that anything happened ... if anybody knows
anything, please just give us a call and let us
know whats going on.
He urged anyone with information to call the
Monmouth County Prosecutors Office tip line
at 732-577-8700 or, to remain anonymous, the
ON THE HUNT
FOR A KILLER
COURTESY OF JASMINE ROACH
Veronica Roach, 10, is shown in a recent photo provided by her mother, Jasmine Roach. Veronica and Joan Colbert, 62,
were found dead in their first-floor apartment at 61 Lippincott Ave. in Long Branch Friday night.
Warm memories of woman, child slain in Long Branch
MOTHER: SHES 10. WHY?
Scan the QR code or visit APP.com/Videos to
watch a video of community members
remembering the funny, nice spirit of
Veronica Roach.
By Ken Serrano @KenSerranoAPP
See MANHUNT, Page A5
IMAGE COURTESY OF NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY
Jasmine Roach speaks about the recent death of her
10-year-old daughter, Veronica, who was found dead along
with Joan Colbert, 62, in Colberts apartment in Long Branch.
I want to know why? Why? Shes 10 years old. Is
there that much hatred in the world?
JASMINE ROACH,
mother of Veronica Roach, who was found dead in a Long Branch apartment
Bail reform gets on
ballot, along with
open-space funding
TRENTON New Jersey voters get to decide in No-
vember whether to let judges begin denying bail to de-
fendants accused of violent crimes and whether to per-
manently devote some business tax revenue to open-
space and farmland purchases.
The Assembly waited until Mondays deadline and
debated at length but only behind closed doors. In
public, lawmakers didnt talk about either proposal be-
fore voting to put both constitutional amendments on
the Nov. 4 ballot, 60-0 for the bail plan and 58-9 for the
open-space plan.
Gov. Chris Christiecalled a special sessionlast week
on the bail reforms, which, in addition to the constitu-
tional amendment that would eliminate bail in some
cases, also would change state law to allow people
charged by summons with nonviolent offenses to be re-
leased without having to post bail.
By Michael Symons @MichaelSymons_
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an issue and come to a compromise,
youre able to accomplish
something.
ASSEMBLY MINORITY LEADER JON BRAMNICK,
about the bail reform
GOVERNORS OFFICE/TIM LARSEN
Gov. Chris Christie called a special session last week on bail
reforms, which would allow judges to begin denying bail to
defendants accused of violent crimes.
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TUESDAY 08.05.14
VOLUME 135
NUMBER 186
SINCE 1879
ADVICE D8
CLASSIFIED D9
COMICS D7
LOCAL A3
MOVIES D6
OBITUARIES A8
OPINION A11
SPORTS C1
TECH TUESDAY A6
WEATHER C8
HEALING
THE HURT
Our new
Empowering
You series
begins today with
a look at options
for managing pain D1
HEALTHY LIVING
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TECH
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can carry into your
hotel room A6
TECH TUESDAY
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Nearly three dozen people over-
dosed on drugs during the two-day Electric Adventure
Beach Weekend and more than 40 people were arrest-
ed, police said Monday.
None of the overdoses were fatal, according to Al
Della Fave, a spokesman for Ocean County Prosecutor
Joseph D. Coronato. The prosecutor has been outspo-
ken in the county about drug use, sales and addiction
especially heroin.
Police did not say what types of drugs were used.
But Della Fave said nine people overdosed on Sat-
urday and another 25 on Sunday.
In addition, there were 42 adults and juveniles ar-
rested on the beach at Grant Avenue. Twenty adults
were charged with drug-related offenses and the re-
maining 15 on disorderly persons charges, said Detec-
tive Steve Korman, a spokesman for the borough police
department.
Three of the juvenile arrests were for drug related-
charges and the remaining four were disorderly per-
34 overdoses,
42 arrests at
music festival
Police, paramedics respond to
incidents at 2 separate venues
By Margaret F. Bonafide @mfbonafide
and Stephanie Loder @Loder1
See OVERDOSES, Page A4
See BAIL, Page A4