Crime Stories Top April's Most Read List

There’s a reason for the old news adage “If it bleeds, it leads.’’

Below are the top 10 most read stories of April on Freehold Patch – stories that attracted the most Freehold Patch readers of all stories published in that 30-day period. Take a close look. Eight of the 10 stories are crime-related.

Here they are, in order of popularity:

1. Freehold Borough Man Charged With Murder
2. Howell Dentist Charged With Invasion of Privacy
5. Sheriff's Office: Freehold Man Attempts to Escape From Monmouth County Jail
6. Silver Sedan Evades Officers In High Speed Chase
8. Freehold Man Accused of Stealing Over $2K From Local Business
9. Freehold Township Auctioning Off Nine Vehicles