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In the coastal community of Toms River, New Jersey, concern grew for 64-year-old Stephen Wardenski after he was last seen on the morning of January 16, 2026. Surveillance video captured him leaving his residence at approximately 9:30 a.m. on a red and black older model mountain bicycle. His last known location was recorded in the vicinity of State Highway 37 and State Highway 166. The circumstances of his departure were unsettling, as he had left both his wallet and his cellular telephone behind ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 15, 2026

Victim Details

Feb 07, 2026

Feb 11, 2026

Stephen

Wardenski

64

64

68 inches

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 15, 2026

Toms River

New Jersey

Ocean County

08753

No

186194

Toms River Police Department

Toms RIver

New Jersey

Ocean County

08753

Michael DeRosa

Detective

255 Oak Ave, New Jersey

7323490150

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.trpolice.org/

26-02626

2026-02-07

Toms River Police Department

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

06/02/2026


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