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Bergenfield cyberbully gets 45 days in prison for forwarding lewd photos
PHILADELPHIA — A cyberbully who forwarded explicit online photos of a teenage boy to the teen's school was sentenced to 45 days in federal prison today. Matthew Bean, 20, of Bergenfield, was part of...
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Mother, four children are stabbed inside Jersey City home
JERSEY CITY — Five people were stabbed inside a Jersey City home Tuesday night, according to the Associated Press Police took a man who lives at 51 Rutgers Avenue into custody, News 12 New Jersey...
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Mother of slain Lakewood police officer Christopher Matlosz clings to...
Jane Colaio had been reconnecting with her son over the last 6 months LAKEWOOD — Wake up, Christopher. At first, Jane Colaio tried to convince herself the police officer with eyes closed on the...
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Alleged killer of Lakewood police officer Christopher Matlosz makes first...
LAKEWOOD — The fierce stares were fixed on Jahmell W. Crockam, while a judge read the weighty charges against him. Yet for the gravity of his situation, the 19-year-old Lakewood resident only seemed...
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N.J. police union to move convention to Connecticut in protest of Atlantic...
ATLANTIC CITY — The New Jersey Policemen's Benevolent Association will hold its spring convention in Connecticut. The organization decided to pull out of Atlantic City to protest the city laying off...
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Newark man is charged in robberies of Edison service stations, Woodbridge...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — A 30-year-old Newark man faces charges of robbing three Edison service stations and a Woodbridge convenience store, and slashing two workers in two of those crimes. Edgardo Melendez...
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Former N.Y. gang leader receives permission to gamble again in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY — A man who once was one of the top three leaders of a notorious Chinese street gang in New York that dealt in drugs, illegal gambling and other vices can now gamble in Atlantic City...
View ArticleCape May County woman returning from Afghanistan is jailed for not turning...
OCEAN CITY — A day after returning home from Afghanistan to sort out a custodial issue, an Ocean City woman was arrested and thrown in jail on kidnapping charges, according to a report on...
View ArticleDunkin Donuts in Wayne, Paramus are robbed
BERGEN/PASSAIC COUNTY — A Dunkin Donuts was robbed in Paramus this morning, a little more than a week after one in Wayne was hit, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. The Paramus store was hit...
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Montclair man is arrested after allegedly concealing camera in women's bathroom
MONTCLAIR — An employee at an A&P supermarket in Montclair allegedly hid a camera in a women's bathroom, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Tamir Savage, 26, of Montclair was arrested after...
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Three Monmouth County towns consider combining police forces
MONMOUTH COUNTY — The towns of Keyport, Union Beach and Hazlet are in talks to consolidate police departments, according to a report on APP.com. Mayors for the towns said talks were beginning tonight,...
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N.J. judge declines to intervene in Camden layoff of 167 police officers
CAMDEN — A New Jersey judge won't force Camden to bring back 167 police officers who were laid off Monday and Tuesday. The layoffs reduced the size of the police force by nearly half in a city that...
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Wake for Lakewood Police Officer Christopher Matlosz in Howell expected to...
HOWELL — Heavy traffic delays are expected in Howell tonight as friends, family and fellow police officers attend the wake for Christopher Matlosz, the Lakewood police officer who was shot to death...
View ArticleNurse who stole $300K worth of hospital goods sentenced to 2 years
NEWARK — A nurse who admitted stealing more than $300,000 worth of medical equipment and supplies from the New Jersey hospital where she worked has been sentenced to two years in prison. At sentencing...
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Essex authorities offer $5,000 reward for information on 2 Newark slayings
NEWARK — Cash rewards of $5,000 are being offered for information about the murders of two Newark men that leads to arrests, Essex County authorities announced today. In the first instance,...
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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to enter next phase of recovery after shooting
TUSCON — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be moved Friday to a rehabilitation hospital in Houston to begin the next phase of her recovery from a gunshot wound, barring medical issues that would delay...
View ArticleNewark man accused of robbing gas stations in Edison, Woodbridge
MIDDLESEX — A 30-year-old Newark man faces charges of robbing three Edison service stations and a Woodbridge convenience store, and slashing two workers in the process. Edgardo Melendez is being held...
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Plainfield man indicted in fatal shooting of Franklin High School student
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (Somerset County) — A Somerset County grand jury has indicted a 19-year-old Plainfield man on charges that he fatally shot a Franklin High School student last year and wounded...
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Two Plainfield men accused of beating man with bottles, running over him with...
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE — An argument outside a holiday party at a posh Main Street restaurant Monday night nearly turned deadly when two Plainfield men allegedly beat a man with bottles and glasses and ran...
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Authorities arrest 10 gang members, associates in Plainfield, Edison
PLAINFIELD — Federal agents and local police officers descended on suspected gang members and drug dealers in Plainfield and Edison today, arresting about 10 people, authorities said. The raids came...
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