PRESS RELEASE

Armed Suspect Arrest – David Salvaty 

            On Monday, August 17, 2009, at approximately 12:21 AM, West Long Branch Police Dispatcher Thomas Dietrich received a telephone call from an adult male subject mumbling and making statements about being stalked by terrorists.  The man indicated that he had a gun.   Patrolmen Jeffrey Hanlon and David Brosonski responded to the area of DeForrest Place and observed a man standing on his front porch with a pistol in his hand.  They also observed a juvenile subject standing behind him.  The officers activated their emergency lights in an effort to warn the man that the vehicles he was seeing were police cars. 

            When the officers approached the man, ordering him to put the gun down, he advanced toward them and pointed the handgun at them.  They continued to shout warnings to him and he eventually put the gun down and was arrested.  A loaded .45 caliber handgun was recovered in addition to two other handguns and a rifle. 

            QUOTE FROM WLBPD ADMINISTRATION:  “These officers exhibited extraordinary restraint in dealing with this individual and therefore averted a tragedy.  Chief Cosentino and I commend them both.” – Captain Larry Mihlon

             The armed subject, David P. Salvaty (39) of Deforrest Place, West Long Branch, was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault and Disorderly Conduct.  He was remanded to the Monmouth County Jail in lieu of $7500 bail.