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Charges against Paterson council president referred to grand jury
PATERSON — Criminal charges and disorderly persons complaints filed against the Paterson council president are now in the hands of a grand jury, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Aslan Goow...
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Man attempts to rob Lakewood Capital One bank with fake dynamite, police say
LAKEWOOD — Police arrested a 64-year-old Berkeley man Thursday after he allegedly attempted to rob a Lakewood Capital One Bank by telling employees he had dynamite, according to a report on APP.com....
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Former Roxbury marching band instructor is charged with molesting student
ROXBURY — A former band instructor at Roxbury High School has been charged with repeatedly molesting one of his teenage, male students. Russell Tybus, 27, of Hackettstown, was arrested on Thursday,...
View ArticleMan wrongfully imprisoned in 1987 South Jersey slaying receives $1M settlement
PEMBERTON — Nearly five years after being released from prison for a murder and rape he didn't commit, Larry Leroy Peterson is finally free to start his life anew at age 59. New Jersey has agreed to...
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Edison police search for bandit who stabbed, robbed gas attendant
EDISON — A 19-year-old Edison service station attendant was stabbed in the arm when he struggled with a robber who police suspect hit two other stations in the township this week. At 5:55 p.m....
View ArticleN.J. real estate firm owner is sentenced to 12 years in prison for $3.8M theft
The owner of a New Jersey real estate title company who admitted stealing $3.8 million in closing funds, which he used to play the stock market, is headed to prison. Attorney General Paula Dow says...
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Union Township man stabs two women after clearing out their shed seeking...
UNION TOWNSHIP (Union County) — Two women were repeatedly stabbed this morning by a man who had cleared out their shed as he looked for “the portal to hell,” authorities said. One of the victims, who...
View ArticleWashington Township man acquitted of death by auto charges 3 weeks ago is...
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Three weeks ago, Adam Gibbon said he could "finally start over again" after he was found not guilty of death by auto in an accident that killed his passenger in Washington...
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Dover couple are charged with possession of drugs after police find marijuana...
DOVER — A Dover couple, who police believe headed a “bustling drug distribution business,” were arrested Thursday, according to Detective Sgt. Richard Gonzalez. Police executed a search warrant at the...
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Authorities seize $2,600 worth of drugs outside Hillsborough airport
HILLSBOROUGH — Somerset County authorities Thursday seized nearly $2,600 worth of drugs and arrested a man and a woman during a narcotics investigation, the prosecutor’s office announced today. Acting...
View ArticleN.J. 'bicycle bandit' is sentenced to prison for robbing 8 banks
A man police dubbed the "bicycle bandit" has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for committing eight bank robberies in southern New Jersey and Delaware. Brian Layton, 49, also was ordered...
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Sayreville teen's death remains unsolved 12 years later
The 17-year-old high school senior was murdered on Jan. 7, 1999 Photo of Nancy Noga, 17-year-old Sayreville girl who was killed in 1999 as she was walking home from her part-time job SAYREVILLE —...
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Two more charged in N.J. check-cashing ring that reaped $85K
MIDDLETOWN — Two Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield employees have been charged with copying checks as part of a statewide counterfeit check ring that stole $85,000 from unsuspecting customers,...
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New Brunswick man accused of leading police on 50-mile chase after jewelry...
MIDDLETOWN — A New Brunswick man has been charged with leading police on a 50-mile chase in a stolen van after allegedly stealing $7,000 worth of jewelry from a Middletown store, authorities said...
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Man hailed as hero for stopping 'portal to hell' attack in Union Township
Hernan Agudelo interrupted a bizarre attack that left two women near death Watch video UNION TOWNSHIP (Union County) — When Hernan Agudelo looked out his sunroom window Friday into a dark morning, he...
View ArticleHowell teen pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in crash that killed friend,...
HOWELL — An 18-year-old Howell man admitted smoking marijuana and drinking before driving a car on March 21, causing an accident that killed a Freehold man and injured three people, according to a...
View ArticleThree reputed Bloods are sentenced in killing of Paterson teen
PATERSON — Three reputed Bloods gang members are headed to state prison for their roles in the fatal group beating and stabbing of a Paterson teen. Nigel Everett, Devon Parker and James Shiver had...
View ArticleMan is sentenced to 5 years for 2007 Ocean County crash that killed wife
SOMERS POINT — A drunk driver whose wife was killed when he crashed into a toll plaza on the Garden State Parkway in southern New Jersey is headed to prison. Ben Pham of Somers Point had pleaded...
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Seven South Plainfield residents displaced after car collides with house,...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD — A home gas-main explosion and fire caused by a motor vehicle crash early this morning has forced at least seven people out of their homes, according to police. The incident occurred...
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Slain Sayreville teen's sister still searching for answers 12 years later
SAYREVILLE — For Janice Whitt, the holidays have become a stark reminder. Right around Christmas each year, Whitt calls from her home in North Carolina to police in Sayreville and asks if they are any...
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