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Kenilworth man is accused of providing prostitutes for Woodbridge rescue...
Grand jury has indicted Stanley Misiuk on prositution charges, officials said David Gard/For The Star-LedgerThe Avenel-Colonia First Aid Squad building in this July 2010 file photo. WOODBIRDGE — Over...
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Suspect in shooting of off-duty Fairfield police officer remains in...
FAIRFIELD — The man accused of shooting and seriously wounding an off-duty Fairfield police officer last January remains in a Trenton psychiatric hospital, unfit to appear in a courtroom, his attorney...
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Killer's prison-transfer request outrages N.J. victims' families
Twenty-one years ago, a pair of holdout jurors spared one of New Jersey’s more notorious and recalcitrant killers a death sentence on the basis of a troubled childhood and his "poor family life." Now...
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Former Elizabeth schools employee admits to defrauding district
ELIZABETH — They weren’t delivered via FedEx or in business envelopes. Instead, the payoffs to a former equipment manager for the Elizabeth School District came as a secret line of credit which Robert...
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ELIZABETH — A former Elizabeth school employee admitted in federal court Wednesday that he approved false invoices from an equipment provider as part of a scam that defrauded high school athletic...
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Authorities search for West Orange man they say fatally stabbed man at Newark...
NEWARK — Authorities are searching for a West Orange resident who allegedly stabbed a man to death inside a liquor store in Newark on New Year’s Day. Jamar Holmes, 31, walked into Bush Liquors &...
View ArticleBurlington County couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide
BORDENTOWN — New Jersey authorities say a couple found dead inside their Bordentown Township home today died in an apparent murder-suicide. Burlington County Prosecutor Robert Bernardi says it appears...
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Convicted South Plainfield killer sentenced to 55 years insists he's innocent
SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Paul Cibelli stood up in a New Brunswick courtroom Wednesday and turned to face the parents of his former girlfriend, a woman he’s twice been convicted of killing and dumping her...
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Former Drew University freshman admits stealing historic documents from archives
MADISON — A former Drew University college freshman has pleaded guilty to taking valuable historic documents from the United Methodist Archives Center at the university. William J. Scott of...
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Illegal chemicals stored at Newark residence spark explosion, two-alarm fire
NEWARK — An explosion caused by illegal chemicals housed in a Newark duplex sparked a two-alarm fire early this morning, authorities said. The fire started on Hazelwood Avenue in a second floor room...
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Trenton woman is charged with trying to enter courthouse with crack cocaine
TRENTON — Authorities say a Trenton woman was arrested after trying to enter the Mercer County courthouse with 32 bags of crack cocaine. According to the county sheriff's office, 19-year-old Rakisha...
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Authorities find more than $43K in drugs at Newark home of suspected dealer
NEWARK — Authorities seized more than $43,000 worth of drugs after a suspected drug dealer was arrested in Newark Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Isaac Free, 42, faces 29 criminal charges,...
View ArticleNew York woman is sentenced to 9 months in prison for selling $4.9M in...
A New York woman was sentenced to nine months in prison for selling $4.9 million worth of untaxed cigarettes online to New Jersey buyers, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Rita Roosa, 47, of...
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South Jersey man pleads guilty to robbing same Riverton bank twice
RIVERTON — A South Jersey man admitted today he used a fake gun to rob the same Riverton bank twice last year, federal officials said. Kahliefa Bussie, 24, of Palmyra, pleaded guilty to two counts of...
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Spotswood man pleads guilty to aggravated manslaughter after fatal East...
EAST BRUNSWICK — A Spotswood man pleaded guilty today to aggravated manslaughter in connection with a violent car crash in 2008 that killed an Old Bridge father of three. Authorities allege the...
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N.J. Sen. Lesniak proposes sentence reduction, treatment program for...
Proposal would cost $40M over two years, funded by shifting 2 percent of corrections department's $1B budget Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerSen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) gestures during a press...
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N.J. denies three-time killer's prison-transfer request
A three-time convicted killer was denied a bid today to be moved to a prison in Illinois so that he could be closer to his family. State Department of Corrections Commissioner Gary Lanigan rejected a...
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Ex-N.J. Assemblyman Van Pelt begins 41-month prison sentence for $10K bribe...
TRENTON — A former New Jersey assemblyman snared in the state's largest corruption sting has started serving his federal prison term. The Asbury Park Press of Neptune reports that Daniel Van Pelt...
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Mystery explosion in Nutley likely caused by fireworks
NUTLEY — A loud explosion that startled homeowners in a residential neighborhood earlier this week was apparently caused by fireworks and was not a targeted attack or an act of terrorism, Essex County...
View ArticleLittle Ferry man is sentenced to 5 years in prison for trying to import...
LITTLE FERRY — A Little Ferry man has been ordered to serve five years in federal prison for trying to import designer knockoffs into the country, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Michael...
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