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N.J. Supreme Court upholds appellate ruling in Miranda rights case
TRENTON — The state Supreme Court today upheld an appellate ruling that the accused killer in a 2007 Newark murder case knew his rights and legally waived them, orally and in writing, when he was...
View ArticleFive charged with trying to steal $500K in perfume at Essex warehouse
ESSEX COUNTY — Some police just have a nose for crime. Five men were caught trying to steal $500,000 worth of Ed Hardy perfume from a warehouse in Essex County, New Jersey State Police said. The...
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More than 120 members of organized crime families are arrested in massive sweep
The arrests marked the largest federal mob takedown in history. Watch video It was a mob hit like no other. More than 120 alleged members and associates of seven organized crime families were arrested...
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Red Bank man gets 15 years for attemped killing of ex-girlfriend
RED BANK &mdash A Red Bank man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a knife attack on his ex-girlfriend at their daughter’s elementary school. Jorge Vargas-Mancilla, 24, of Red Bank, was...
View ArticleN.J. doctor accused of beating mentally disabled daughter enters pre-trial...
MORRIS COUNTY — An aggravated assault charge could be dismissed against a New Jersey doctor accused of beating her mentally disabled daughter with a ruler. Dr. Adina Alexescu has been admitted into...
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N.J. Assembly panel approves stricter rules on growth hormone use
Following Star-Ledger investigative series, bill would add HGH to list of drugs within N.J.'s prescription monitoring program TRENTON — An Assembly committee unanimously advanced legislation Thursday...
View ArticleMan is arrested in Bergen County after attempting to meet detective posing as...
UPPER SADDLE RIVER — A Connecticut man has been charged with attempted aggravated sexual assault after traveling to Bergen County to have sex with someone he thought was an 8-year-old girl, according...
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Mother of man accused in Lakewood police officer's death says son is not a...
LAKEWOOD — The mother of Jahmell Crockam, the man accused of killing Lakewood police officer Christopher Matlosz, says the authorities have incorrectly painted her son as a monster, according to a...
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Burlington City man is accused of kidnapping, robbery, sexual assault
CINNAMINSON — A 24-year-old man is charged with kidnapping, robbing and raping an acquaintance at Cinnaminson motel last summer, according to a report on PhillyBurbs.com. Jesse J. Wiles of Burlington...
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South Brunswick man gets 64 years in prison for killing parents, burying them...
Michael Maltese must serve at least 43 years of his sentence before he is eligible for parole SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A South Brunswick man will be spending at least the next 43 years in state prison after...
View ArticlePleasantville teen gets 18 years in prison for killing Egg Harbor Twp. man...
PLEASANTVILLE — A Pleasantville teen has been ordered to serve 18 years in prison for the slaying of an Egg Harbor Township man, according to a report by PressofAtlanticCity.com. Tashan Gonzalez, 18,...
View ArticleHackensack officials investigate report of sexual image on students'...
HACKENSACK — Hackensack officials are giving students three days to remove nude images of a sixth-grader from their electronic devices, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Officials are...
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Man charged in theft of 100K Apple iPad users' e-mails is to be transferred...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — One of the two people charged in the theft of more than 100,000 e-mail addresses of Apple iPad users waived a bail hearing today and will now face charges in New Jersey. Andrew...
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Man charged in Lakewood officer Christopher Matlosz killing faces charges in...
Bail for Jahmell Crockam, 19, has been raised to $7M Watch video Tim McCarthy/Asbury Park Press/POOLJahmell Crockam appears in court for the second time this week. TOMS RIVER — Police are crediting...
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Police look for 2 men in street robbery of West Orange youth
WEST ORANGE — Police are looking for two men who accosted a West Orange youth last week, took out a small, black semi-automatic handgun and demanded "everything." The youth, who told the pair he had...
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Ex-UMDNJ worker who stole 407 cell phones, 2 laptops gets 1 year of probation
NEWARK — A former worker at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey who stole 407 cell phones and two laptop computers was sentenced to one year of probation today. Andres Santana, 35,...
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Third Plainfield man arrested for allegedly beating man, running him over...
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE — Authorities have arrested a third suspect and identified a fourth in connection with an attempted murder this week outside a holiday party at the upscale Ninety Acres Culinary...
View ArticleN.J. labor investigator from Salem is sentenced in bribe scheme
CAMDEN — An investigator for the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development who admitted accepting bribes from owners of temporary labor firms has been sentenced to 42 months in...
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Newark police sergeant loses job after allegedly failing to log scalped...
Michael DeFabio entered a pre-trial intervention program after he was indicted on official misconduct, evidence tampering charges A Newark police sergeant is accused of not logging in eight scalped...
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Double shooting in Irvington leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
IRVINGTON — A double shooting behind an Irvington supermarket left one man dead and a second injured tonight, authorities said. The attack happened shortly after 5 p.m., when an unknown gunman opened...
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