TOMS RIVER An undercover police officer appears

to have engaged in a justifiable use of deadly force

when he shot at a vehicle that nearly hit him as it sped
away earlier this week, the Ocean County prosecutor
said Friday.
While Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato
said any final determination would wait until his office
conducts official interviews of the officers, the prose-
cutor did outline what he knows of the actions that led to
the shooting and why he thinks it appears justified.
It appears to be an appropriate shooting, Coronato
said. Our investigation is not concluded.
No injuries were reported.
Heres how Coronato described the incident:
Two undercover officers had been conducting sur-
veillance of a house in the Grande Woodlands develop-
ment around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Coronato said. The
pair dressed in plainclothes and outside of an un-
Ocean County
Prosecutor Joseph D.
Coronato is continuing
to investigate the
shooting. FILE PHOTO
Cops deadly
force appears
... appropriate
Prosecutor believes the suspect
intended to ram officer with car
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SATURDAY 05.31.14
VOLUME 135
NUMBER 130
SINCE 1879
ADVICE D5
CLASSIFIED D6
COMICS D4
LOCAL A3
MOVIES D3
OBITUARIES A8
OPINION A11
SPORTS C1
WEATHER C12
YOUR MONEY A5
K
risten Heckeroth credits the care she gets from her psychiatrist for allowing her once
again to work full time, obtain her degree and become engaged to the love of her life.
I honestly probably wouldnt be alive if I didnt find him, said the 30-year-old, who
drives from her home in the Whiting section of Manchester to Yardley, Pennsylvania, to treat
her schizo-affective disorder. I owe that man my life. Heckeroth also pays for her care
out-of-pocket at $285 per visit because her doctor, like many, doesnt accept insurance. Her
insurance will reimburse her for about $100.
She doesnt expect much to change as federal
health care reforms start to kick in. Its a worry
many mental health care advocates have as the new
health care law gives greater access to those with
mental illness.
The reforms put mental health care on equal foot-
ing with physical health care. That means, at least in
theory, that those who need psychological care can
get it. But theres also the possibility more patients
are heading into a system that already has too few
doctors and clinics to treat them.
TOO MANY PATIENTS, TOO FEW PROFESSIONALS
MENTAL HEALTH
ACCESS SCARCE
Kristen Heckeroth, 30, of Manchester says she owes her life to her psychiatrist. She pays him $285 out of pocket for
a visit and gets a $100 insurance reimbursement. DAVID GARD/CORRESPONDENT
Few doctors willing to accept low Medicaid payments
By Susanne Cervenka @scervenka
See ACCESS, Page A7
They are nowhere near accurate.
They are illusionary.
DR. BARRY HELFMANN,
about insurance companies phantom networks, lists of
mental health care providers who dont actually accept the
insurance or accept the insurance but dont take new patients
or, surprisingly, are dead
MIDDLETOWN Where might one find a fireplace
mantel, some fencing, a Wave Runner and a mailbox, all
in one place?
At a flea market, you might think. But sadly, those
items were recently found illegally dumped among oth-
er trash at the Leonardo State Marina.
State officials are going after those who stealthily
leave behind unwanted junk on state lands, and three
Monmouth County men have been their latest targets.
The two Middletown men and a Long Branch man
each have been charged in a state Department of Envi-
ronmental Protection crackdown on illegal dumping at
Leonardo State Marina.
DEP warns: Dont
trash our public land
Trio nabbed in crackdown after
junk dumped at state marina
By Kathleen Hopkins @Khopkinsapp
See TRASH, Page A12
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