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Police say visiting Florida man assaulted Wayne officers, bent handcuffs...
WAYNE — Police say a 33-year-old Florida man visiting family in Wayne assaulted three officers while under the influence of PCP, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Mark Ricciardi had to be...
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New lawsuits target relatives of Bernard Madoff, former employees
NEW YORK — Relatives of both Bernard Madoff and his wife are among those being targeted in 40 lawsuits announced Friday by the trustee endeavoring to recover money for victims fleeced by the disgraced...
View ArticleTwelve are charged in Thanksgiving Day brawl in Monmouth County
KEANSBURG — Authorities say a Thanksgiving Day brawl in central New Jersey left six people injured and 12 facing charges. Keansburg police say the fight stemmed from an earlier altercation between two...
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FBI informant Solomon Dwek won't testify in corruption trial of...
The U.S. Attorney's Office says it doesn't plan to call the government's star witness, and the trial will proceed Tim Farrell/The Star-LedgerFormer N.J. Assemblyman L. Harvey Smith in this 2009 photo....
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Bernards police seek 2 suspects in gas station robbery
BERNARDS — Local police are asking for assistance in locating two men suspected of robbing a gas station on Friday morning. According to Bernards Township police, two suspects, identified as Hispanic...
View ArticleTeaneck assault victim spots alleged attacker getting on NJ Transit bus
HACKENSACK — An elderly man who was assaulted earlier this month in Teaneck today spotted his alleged assailant getting on an NJ Transit bus in Hackensack and called the police, according to a report...
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Police investigate series of car break-ins at Livingston Mall
LIVINGSTON — Holiday shoppers at the Livingston Mall will have some bad news waiting for them in the parking lot tonight as police investigate a rash of car break-ins. As of 7 p.m. Livingston police...
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Wife stabs husband multiple times in Elizabeth, police say
ELIZABETH — An Elizabeth man was stabbed multiple times by his wife tonight, authorities said. According to Elizabeth police, the man was taken to University Hospital in Newark after sustaining...
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5 people shot in separate incidents around Newark in three-day span
NEWARK -- At least five people were shot in separate incidents throughout the city since Friday night, authorities said today. None of the shootings was fatal, though details on most of them were not...
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Hillside police officers rescue suspect from burning car he is accused of...
HILLSIDE -- Two township police officers sustained minor injuries this morning while rescuing a man from a burning car that he crashed after having allegedly stolen at gunpoint hours earlier in...
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Jury selection in corruption trial of former N.J. Assemblyman L. Harvey Smith...
JERSEY CITY — Jury selection is set to start today at the trial of a former New Jersey assemblyman snared in the state's largest corruption sting. L. Harvey Smith is accused of taking $15,000 from...
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Asbury Park boy, 15, is in critical condition after stabbing
ASBURY PARK — A 15-year-old Asbury Park boy is in critical but stable condition after being found with stab wounds on the steps of a Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County on Saturday night, according...
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Man is injured while trying to thwart carjacking in Nutley
NUTLEY — A man was injured on Saturday when he was dragged while trying to prevent his 2003 BMW from being carjacked, according to Nutley police. The man was checking the tire pressure of his car at a...
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Intoxicated Middletown man who tried to cut in line on Black Friday is...
MIDDLETOWN — An intoxicated man who repeatedly tried to cut in line while waiting to get into a Target store in Middletown on Black Friday was arrested after trying to assault a police officer,...
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Bergen County man admits filing false tax returns, credit card fraud
ENGLEWOOD — A northern New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to file false tax returns using stolen personal information. Twenty-eight-year-old Jason Eaton of Englewood...
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New Brunswick man is charged with burglarizing neighbor's home
NEW BRUNSWICK — A New Brunswick man was charged with breaking into his neighbor's apartment early today and stealing a wallet after one of the residents awoke and called police, authorities said. Eric...
View ArticleN.J. appellate panel rules apartment search during probe of Pleasantville...
ATLANTIC CITY — An Atlantic County woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in the 2006 slaying of a Pleasantville man was not subjected to an illegal search of her apartment by...
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Toms River man is shot in the face at Brick rescue squad parking lot
BRICK — A baptism party turned violent in Brick Township early this morning when a man opened fire on a guest before fleeing, authorities said. The shooting occurred a few hours into the party,...
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Jury selection in corruption trial for N.J. Assemblyman L. Harvey Smith to...
JERSEY CITY — The first day of jury selection in the trial of former New Jersey Assemblyman L. Harvey Smith has ended without a panel being seated. Attorneys will return Tuesday to pick a jury for...
View ArticleFBI agents arrest investment firm's executive in multimillion-dollar scam
It sounded like a no-lose investment deal for insiders, promising huge returns in excess of 22 percent. But when one unwary investor gave William Graulich IV more than $4 million, the money did not go...
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