Authorities release photo of suspect who allegedly robbed Somerset County...
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP — Somerset County authorities today released a surveillance photo of a suspect accused of robbing a store clerk at gunpoint last month. On Jan. 14 at 8 p.m., the thief entered Relish...
View ArticleDrugs are found in car involved in triple fatal Pine Beach crash
Cause of death tentatively listed as accidental, though investigators say 'all avenues are being explored' Watch video PINE BEACH — Investigators found drugs in the car that crashed into the side of a...
View ArticleRuling delayed on whether to suppress statements by suspect charged in 1978...
NEWARK — A judge delayed ruling today on whether statements to police by one of two men charged with the murders of five Newark teens in 1978 should be suppressed. Philander Hampton appeared in state...
View ArticleJackson man allegedly loses control after truck came to repossess his car
JACKSON — A Jackson man was charged with obstructing the administration of law and criminal mischief when losing control after a truck came to repossess his Jeep Cherokee Wednesday night, police said...
View ArticleThird defendant charged in fatal beating of inmate in Essex prison pleads...
NEWARK — The third man charged in the beating death of a barber inside a city correctional facility pleaded guilty to robbery charges in Superior Court today. Ibn Goodman, 20, was the last of the...
View ArticleEx-East Orange police officer who set car on fire is sentenced to 3 years...
EAST ORANGE — A former East Orange police officer who admitted torching his Cadillac to try and collect an insurance payment was sentenced today to three years probation on a fraud count, the Essex...
View ArticleN.J. State Police sergeant is indicted on charges of moonlighting as...
TRENTON —A New Jersey State Police sergeant was indicted today for allegedly moonlighting as an insurance company investigator without authorization and for using state resources to carry out that...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals pitch in to track down Newark's carjacking problems
NEWARK — The U.S. Marshals Service has teamed up with Newark police to fight carjackings in the state’s largest city, tracking down fugitives to bolster investigations into the crime surge....
View ArticleFormer Clayton fire chief is sentenced to 3 years in prison for stealing funds
CLAYTON — The former chief of a southern New Jersey volunteer fire department has been sentenced to three years in state prison for stealing thousands of dollars from the department. Harry Simpson was...
View ArticleLakewood man gets 25-year prison term for sexually assaulting 8 girls
LAKEWOOD — A central New Jersey man who admitted sexually assaulting eight young girls has been sentenced to 25 years in a state prison for sex offenders. Nineteen-year-old Cirilo Cholula Maranchel of...
View ArticleBurlington County man is charged with fatally shooting father
WILLINGBORO — Murder charges have been filed against a southern New Jersey man accused of fatally shooting his father during a dispute inside their Burlington County home. Twenty-three-year-old...
View ArticleAuthorities investigate death of Mount Arlington resident
MOUNT ARLINGTON — A 77-year-old woman found dead in her Morris County home this afternoon may have been murdered, authorities said. The Mount Arlington resident, whose name was not released, was...
View ArticleIrvington police say 4-year-old was shot when firearm accidentally discharged
IRVINGTON — A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized tonight after he was shot in the arm when a firearm discharged in an Irvington apartment, according to authorities. A witness at the scene of a...
View ArticlePolice, firefighters to address N.J. Senate on how layoffs are affecting...
TRENTON — Lawmakers in the New Jersey Senate will hear from police and firefighters about how layoffs are impacting public safety. The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee has invited several...
View ArticleNewark officials battle over drop in arrests, summonses at end of past year
Under specter of layoffs, cops' morale and statistics fell in second half of 2010 Watch video NEWARK — Newark police have made nearly half as many arrests, issued fewer summonses and conducted fewer...
View ArticleUnion City woman is charged with cocaine trafficking in Boston
BOSTON — A New Jersey woman accused of trying to smuggle about a pound of cocaine she swallowed into the U.S. is scheduled to face a judge in Boston. Massachusetts State Police say Luisa Gill of Union...
View ArticleHowell man claims he was burglary victim, then is charged in house break-ins
TOMS RIVER — A Howell man was charged with breaking into two residences in Toms River a short time after he called police claiming his vehicle had been broken into, according to a report on APP.com....
View ArticleChild shot at Irvington Super Bowl party is released from hospital
IRVINGTON — A Super Bowl party at a house in Irvington went awry after a 4-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the arm, police said this morning. Family and friends had gathered to watch the game at...
View ArticleDeath of Mount Arlington woman, 77, is ruled a homicide
MOUNT ARLINGTON — A 77-year-old woman found dead in her Morris County home Sunday afternoon was murdered, authorities now believe. The Mount Arlington resident, whose name was not released, was...
View ArticleProsecutors may use slain Chatham priest's cell phone as evidence in case
CHATHAM BOROUGH — The prosecution may introduce evidence linking the use of a slain Chatham priest’s cell phone to his alleged assailant, a Superior Court judge ruled today. Judge Thomas Manahan,...
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