Human remains found in Hamilton said to be of North Bergen man kidnapped in...
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP— Human remains discovered in Atlantic County early today have been tentatively identified as those of a North Bergen man who was abducted from a parking garage after dropping off his...
View ArticleNight manager of South Brunswick Burger King is forced into a walk-in freezer...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Two men forced a female night manager of a South Brunswick Burger King into a freezer after taking an undetermined amount of cash from a safe early Saturday morning, according to a...
View ArticleCouple accused of abducting North Bergen man in Atlantic City will appear in...
ATLANTIC CITY — A couple accused of abducting a North Bergen man in Atlantic City should have their first court appearance by Wednesday morning, according to a report on PressofAtlanticCity.com....
View ArticleEx-Belmar coach is scheduled to be sentenced for sexual misconduct
BELMAR — Former St. Rose High School baseball coach Bartholomew McInerney is scheduled to be sentenced today, a week after he was hospitalized after failing to show up for his sentencing for paying...
View ArticleCourt date is delayed for accused killer of Chatham priest
CHATHAM — A court date for the St. Patrick Church janitor accused of killing its pastor, Rev. Edward Hinds, was delayed more than a month, a report on Chatham Patch said. A status conference, when...
View ArticleEx-Belmar coach gets 18 years in prison for sexual misconduct
McInerney paid some of his players to text message him about their sexual habits John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerBartholomew McInerney, the former St. Rose High School coach convicted of having...
View ArticleRaritan Borough chief of police admits to tampering with records
RARITAN -- The chief of the borough police department pleaded guilty this morning to tampering with public records and will forfeit his job. Laurence Hess III, 41, who was once the favored pick for...
View ArticleEssex County sheriff's officer is shot by robbery suspect in Newark
NEWARK — An Essex County sheriff’s officer on his way to work was shot this morning by a suspect who had just snatched a woman’s pocketbook, authorities said. The officer, Jason Haase, 32, of Newark,...
View ArticleCouple accused of kidnapping North Bergen man to appear in court
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP &mdash A man and woman charged in the kidnapping of a northern New Jersey man whose body was later found dumped on a farm will appear in court Wednesday morning. Craig Arno, 44,...
View ArticleEx-Sussex County teacher pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting a student
FRANKFORD — A former student teacher at a Sussex County elementary school pleaded not guilty today to having at least two sexual encounters with one of her students. During a brief arraignment in...
View ArticleMillstone man is charged with improperly touching 7-year-old girl in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE — A Millstone man has been arrested and charged with improperly touching a friend's seven-year-old daughter in Old Bridge over the holiday weekend. Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan...
View ArticlePerth Amboy man is indicted on charges of murdering wife, dumping body in Va.
PERTH AMBOY — A Perth Amboy man was indicted today on charges he murdered his wife earlier this year and dumped her body in Virginia. A grand jury in Middlesex County charged Franklin Camacho Jr. with...
View ArticleRaritan Borough police chief accused of tampering with records steps down
RARITAN — His grandfather, father and uncle all worked in law enforcement, and he grew up listening to the stories about law and order. Raritan Borough Police Chief Laurence R. Hess III, who had...
View ArticleEx-East Brunswick teacher is convicted of child endangerment involving...
EDISON — An East Brunswick music teacher was convicted today of endangering the welfare of a 9-year-old girl who was his student for private lessons. The jury deliberated over two days before...
View ArticleNewark anti-violence groups rally at scene of weekend shooting
NEWARK — The United Youth Council joined forces with several different anti-violence organizations today and held a rally outside a Central Ward oil change station where four men were shot Saturday...
View ArticleNewark man is accused of carjacking, threatening driver with a brick
NEWARK — An Essex County Sheriff’s Officer arrested a man for allegedly stealing an SUV in Newark this morning after having threatened the driver with a brick, authorities said. The man, Nigel Lynch,...
View ArticleFive men are arrested in High Bridge after sexual assaults of minor
HIGH BRIDGE (Hunterdon County) &mdash Five men have been arrested in connection with sexual assaults of a child younger than 13, authorities said today. The alleged attacks occurred during March...
View ArticleHousekeepers are charged with stealing from Bradley Beach home
Bradley Beach — Two housekeepers were arrested and charged with stealing cash and jewelery from their employers, according to a report from the Asbury Park Press. Elizabeth Lagos, 49 of Asbury Park...
View ArticleSuspects plead not guilty in Atlantic City kidnapping, murder case
ATLANTIC CITY — A couple pleaded not guilty today in the carjacking and kidnapping of a northern New Jersey man who disappeared from an Atlantic City casino. Craig Arno of Atlantic City and Jessica...
View ArticleSouth Brunswick man accused of drunk driving arrives at court drunk
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A South Brunswick man who was scheduled to appear in court for a drunken driving summons arrived drunk behind the wheel, authorities said, according to a report by...
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