Sexual assault suspect from Paterson who fled to Peru to be taken into...
CLIFTON — A man suspected of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl will be taken into custody this morning at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Leonardo...
View ArticleSouth Orange man is arrested on charge of possessing child porn
SOUTH ORANGE — A South Orange resident was arrested today on a charge of possessing child porn, federal officials said. Rocco Martino, 42, a doctor who practices internal and sports medicine in...
View ArticleNewark man with prior drug arrests gets probation for cocaine found in...
NEWARK — A Newark man with a history of drug arrests has avoided prison after his 4-year-old son brought a bag of cocaine to a day care center, believing it was candy. One girl swallowed a small...
View ArticleNewark's council president receives threatening note at home
NEWARK &mdash A threatening note and a foreign white substance were delivered in the mail to Newark City Council President Donald Payne’s home last night, authorities said. Payne’s wife opened the...
View ArticleLawyer for N.J. man accused of sexual assault says client did nothing wrong...
BERGEN COUNTY — The lawyer for a Ship Bottom man who allegedly drove to Bergen County for an arranged sexual encounter with a 6-year-old girl says his client is being overcharged, according to a...
View ArticleEarly morning shooting in Plainfield leaves two injured
PLAINFIELD — A shooting in Plainfield around 1:30 this morning left two people with non-life threatening injuries, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com. A male victim, 28, suffered two gunshot...
View ArticlePaterson councilwoman found guilty of interfering with Prospect Park cop
PATERSON — A Paterson city councilwoman who confronted a police officer after he stopped another motorist in the northern New Jersey town has been convicted on two charges. The Record reports that...
View ArticleOcean County teen is charged with dragging dog more than a mile with pick-up...
PLUMSTED — A 17-year-old Plumsted boy is charged with abusing an animal after he allegedly dragged his dog more than a mile with a pick-up truck Wednesday, according to a report by Philly.com. The...
View ArticleFour Newark council members receive threatening notes laced with baking powder
NEWARK — Four council members have now received threatening letters laced with a white powder in an apparent hoax that has unnerved city leaders, authorities said Thursday. At-large Councilman Donald...
View ArticleAtlantic County man is charged with sexually assaulting child
BUENA — A 53-year-old Buena man faces sexual assault charges after allegedly abusing a child repeatedly over the course of a year, according to a report on CourierPostOnline.com. David R. Rothman was...
View ArticleNewark man is charged in slaying outside Irvington gentlemen's club
IRVINGTON — A 32-year-old Newark man allegedly shot and killed an Irvington resident at a gentlemen’s club early today, authorities said. Dahundaqu Toler is charged with murder and weapons offenses in...
View ArticleIrvington man linked to 5 auto thefts is arrested after ramming police car...
HILLSIDE — An Irvington man who police linked to five auto thefts in Hillside this month was arrested after he allegedly rammed a police vehicle during a lengthy pursuit, authorities said today....
View ArticleSuspect in Plainfield burglary left behind his wallet, police say
PLAINFIELD — A man was arrested on multiple burglary charges Wednesday, while his suspected accomplice escaped — losing his wallet and photo identification in the process, according to a report on...
View ArticleFreehold man who claimed sneaker assault faces DWI charge in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD — A Freehold Township man who claimed his car had been stolen by an assailant who beat him with his own sneaker is now facing drunken driving charges, APP.com reported. Authorities say Brick...
View ArticleHillside police looking for man who assaulted, robbed delivery driver
HILLSIDE — Police are in search of a male suspect who assaulted and robbed a delivery driver outside a North Broad Street business on Wednesday afternoon. John Regat, a driver for the Cintas...
View ArticlePolice: Paterson man shot himself, ex-girlfriend's beau
PATERSON — Police say a city man shot his ex-girlfriend's new beau before turning the gun on himself, leaving both men critically wounded. Lt. Ron Humphrey, a Paterson police spokesman, told...
View Article1 dead, 1 hurt in Camden County hit and run
WINSLOW — Authorities in southern New Jersey are looking for the hit-and-run driver who struck two people early Saturday, killing one and seriously injuring the other. Camden County Prosecutor Warren...
View ArticleTwo men are shot in separate Atlantic City incidents
ATLANTIC CITY — A man in his 20s remained in critical condition today after he was shot six times, police said. Lt. Charles Love, a spokesman for the Atlantic City Police Department, said the man,...
View ArticleFive shootings rock Jersey City in first hours of new year
JERSEY CITY — The year began as it ended in Jersey City, with a spate of shootings that kept police and trauma surgeons busy throughout the night, authorities said. Just before midnight Friday, a...
View ArticleNo one is killed in triple shooting in Newark's West Ward
NEWARK — Three people were shot in the city’s West Ward tonight, but their injuries did not appear life-threatening, police said. Police did not release the identities of the victims. All were shot...
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