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Newark man admits accepting bribe in plan involving ex-Essex County prosecutor
NEWARK — A city man today pleaded guilty to accepting money to take the fall for a convicted felon facing a gun possession charge in a plan that involved former Essex County Prosecutor Clifford Minor,...
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Authorities search for man in fedora hat who robbed North Plainfield Wachovia...
NORTH PLAINFIELD — Authorities are looking for the man in a fedora who robbed a Wachovia Bank in North Plainfield and left with an undisclosed amount of money. The robbery occurred shortly before 4...
View ArticleNewark man is sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex, firearms trafficking
A man who ran a prostitution business that operated in several New Jersey cities has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Thirty-seven-year-old Kasiem Brown of Newark had pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleEx-N.J. high school athletic director admits conspiracy to defraud district
MONMOUTH COUNTY — A former New Jersey high school athletic director has admitted conspiring with an athletic equipment firm to defraud the school district. Former Long Branch High School AD Charles...
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Kearny pastor known for charity fundraising resigns after audit discrepancies
KEARNY — Ordained more than 40 years ago, the Rev. James J. Reilly enjoyed a sterling reputation in the Newark Archdiocese. After becoming pastor at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Kearny in 2005, he...
View ArticleNewark woman admits falsifying employment records for mortgage loan
NEWARK — The $357,050 mortgage loan was out of reach, so to qualify, she turned to deception. Ijeoma Okoh submitted false employment records — even impersonated her boss on the phone — to convince...
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Nine-Trey Headbustas member admits helping to kill street gang leader
NEW BRUNSWICK — When members of the Nine Trey Headbustas Bloods street gang didn’t like how their set was operating in New Brunswick, they decided to get rid of the leader. One gang member, Davon...
View ArticleNorth Plainfield woman receives cryptic Facebook message with pictures of...
NORTH PLAINFIELD — A North Plainfield woman reported her car was suspended off the ground on cement blocks and she was sent a Facebook message with pictures of the vandalized car, according to a...
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Newark man pleads guilty in bribery scheme involving ex-Essex County prosecutor
NEWARK — In September, a convicted felon, a Newark man with a clean criminal record and a former Essex County prosecutor were all charged with conspiring to help the felon evade gun charges. Jamal...
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Newark Police Director McCarthy details restructuring effort as threat of...
Detective bureau command structure altered to beef up street patrols if layoffs come to fruition Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerNewark police and firefighters gather outside the courtroom during a...
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A.M. Top News: Verdict in Chandra Levy murder trial was delayed by one juror
After delivering a guilty verdict Monday, jurors in the Chandra Levy murder trial revealed they were close to a consensus Friday — after only two days of deliberation — if not for one holdout juror....
View ArticleAtlantic County official pleads guilty to driving while intoxicated
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP (Atlantic County) — An Atlantic County public official pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and will lose his driver's license for three months, according to a report on...
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Montclair man is fatally shot inside Newark home
NEWARK — A 27-year-old Montclair man was shot and killed in the hallway of a home Monday night, the Essex County Prosecutor’s office said today. Anthony Hemmings was shot about 9 p.m. inside the...
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Attempted New Brunswick bank heist foiled by steel wall
NEW BRUNSWICK — Burglars broke through the skylight at a New Brunswick bank and hammered through concrete, but they were stopped by a steel wall surrounding the vault, police said. The intruders broke...
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N.J. model is indicted for allegedly injecting others with buttocks-enhancing...
ESSEX COUNTY — A 28-year-old New Brunswick model who claims to have appeared on “The View” television show has been indicted on charges she practiced medicine without a license, stemming from an...
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N.J. man is charged in $30K investor fraud
EVESHAM — The state Department of Justice says a New Jersey man has been indicted on eight counts alleging investor fraud against a Delaware resident. Forty-five-year-old Edward Ducoin, of the Marlton...
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Four teens are charged with assaulting 2 men in Newark park
NEWARK — Two men were injured today after four teenagers assaulted them in separate "wilding" incidents at Weequahic Park, authorities said. The teens, who have not been identified, left their victims...
View ArticleCourt refuses ex-East Brunswick physician's appeal to overturn conviction of...
EAST BRUNSWICK — A former East Brunswick physician, already in prison for practicing medicine without a license, has lost his latest attempt to overturn his 1996 conviction for illegally touching...
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Neighbors help prevent South Brunswick burglary
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — South Brunswick police credited township residents with foiling a burglary at a home and helping officers make an arrest. Joseph Dey, 32, of the Kingston section of Franklin...
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Dead man is found in Passaic park
PASSAIC — A man was found dead in the bushes of a park early Tuesday evening, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. The man appeared to have suffered head trauma. He was discovered by a man...
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