12-Hour Police Standoff In Neptune Ends With Arrest Of Local Man

NEPTUNE, NJ - A police standoff that involved a barricaded man in a Neptune Township home Wednesday was peacefully resolved after 12 hours.

The man had robbed a Neptune Township pharmacy at gunpoint and then holed up in a Neptune home for 12 hours, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago.

The suspect, Jeffrey V. Migliore, 34, of Ocean Township, surrendered peacefully Wednesday night.

He is charged with first-degree armed robbery and three weapons offenses and remains in police custody.

Shortly before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Neptune Police responded to a pharmacy on the 1200 block of Corlies Avenue for a report of a robbery. Police say a man had entered the store, brandished a handgun, demanded cash from the store clerk, and made off with several hundreds of dollars.

According to the prosecutor, the man was identified as Migliore and police quickly tracked him to a home on the 1200 block of 11th Avenue in Neptune Township, a short distance away. He initially refused several orders to surrender to arriving police, after which neighboring homes and properties were evacuated for safety reasons.

Multiple SWAT units responded to the scene, where they established a perimeter and engaged in lengthy negotiations with Migliore, who surrendered peacefully shortly after 10:30 p.m. A handgun was also recovered at the scene.

Anyone with information about Migliore’s activities is being urged to contact Neptune Township Police Department Detective Robert Hagerman at 732-988-8000, Ext. 419.

“That this extraordinarily delicate and complicated situation was resolved with no injuries or loss of life to any civilians or members of law enforcement was no accident – it was the result of very carefully planned, coordinated, and well-executed actions of dozens upon dozens of members of local, county, and state agencies, all working closely together in close quarters and under tremendous pressure,” Acting Prosecutor Santiago said. “This outcome is a testament to the quality of their efforts.”

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office thanked the Neptune Township Police Department, the Monmouth County Emergency Response Team and Rapid Deployment Force and New Jersey State Police for their help in the matter.

The prosecutor’s office first warned residents via Facebook of police activity between Route 33 and 8th Avenue in the township shortly after noon Wednesday.

“This is believed to be an isolated incident, with no known active danger to the surrounding neighborhoods, and local school officials have been notified,” the prosecutor’s office said at the time. “Please steer clear of the area as the police activity continues.”