FORKED RIVER — A South Toms River man was arrested Thursday in connection with an armed robbery at a TD Bank branch in Forked River earlier this month, and investigators also accused him of trying to rob a second bank before that heist.
The Lacey Township Police Department said officers responded March 9, 2026, to the TD Bank branch in Forked River after receiving a report of a robbery. Investigators said the suspect approached a teller, showed a handgun and demanded cash before leaving the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
Police said detectives later identified the suspect as Kenneth Grant, 58, of South Toms River.
Authorities said Grant was taken into custody Thursday morning, March 26, in Essex County without incident.
The arrest was carried out by Lacey detectives with help from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Task Force.
Grant was charged on complaint warrants with armed robbery, certain persons not to have weapons, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and terroristic threats, police said.
Investigators also charged Grant with criminal attempt to commit armed robbery after determining he allegedly tried to rob the PNC Bank on Lacey Road in Forked River before the TD Bank incident. Police said that attempted robbery was unsuccessful.
After his arrest, Grant was taken to Lacey police headquarters for processing and later lodged at the Ocean County Correctional Facility, authorities said.
Officials noted that the charges are accusations and that Grant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
