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Old Bridge man charged with showing porn to 14-year-old boy, offering to pay...
OLD BRIDGE — An Old Bridge man faces charges of showing pornographic images to a 14-year-old boy and offering to pay the youth for sex. Robert MacDonald, 62, was arrested Wednesday at his home in the...
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Defense argues investigator tricked janitor into confessing he killed Chatham...
CHATHAM BOROUGH — A defense attorney tried to prove today that an investigator tricked Jose Feliciano into believing he would get favorable treatment if he told the truth about the death of the Rev....
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Attorney for Newark teens' slaying suspect files motion against mental health...
NEWARK — Last week, an attorney for Lee Evans, charged in the slayings of five Newark boys missing since 1978, filed a six-page opposition to a motion by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office seeking...
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Monroe woman, 75, is indicted in fatal stabbing of husband
MONROE — A Monroe woman was indicted today on charges she fatally stabbed her 80-year-old husband in their home in August. Ruth Zucker, 75, is charged with murder and possession of a weapon for an...
View ArticleOrange man is accused in string of Essex County burglaries
ESSEX COUNTY — A 19-year-old Orange resident suspected of a slew of burglaries in West Orange and South Orange was taken into custody Wednesday, one week after his younger brother was arrested on...
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Before Monroe man's fatal poisoning, couple had history of domestic disputes
Xiaoye Wang filed for divorce in July, and his wife Tianle Li counter-sued; Both cited irreconcilable differences Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerTianle "Heidi" Li of Monroe, left, is arraigned on murder...
View ArticlePolice clear N.J. woman in Pennsylvania fatal cosmestic injection case
PHILADELPHIA — Police cleared one person today and continued searching for another in the case of a London woman who died after receiving cosmetic injections to enlarge her buttocks at a hotel near...
View ArticlePennsylvania man accused of arranging kidnapping plot in N.J.
Federal prosecutors say a Pennsylvania man tried to arrange the kidnapping of a New Jersey woman and her daughter. They say Jayen Patel's plans were foiled because he unknowingly asked an undercover...
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Authorities investigate fatal shooting of Newark man near Woodland Cemetery
NEWARK — Last year, Raheem Singleton attended a rally hosted by the Newark Anti-Violence Coalition, a group that demonstrates weekly against bloodshed in the state’s largest city. Now, a rally may be...
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Two women robbed at knifepoint in Menlo Park Mall parking garage
EDISON — Police say a man held a knife to a woman's throat and stole her purse in the parking garage for Menlo Park Mall on Wednesday, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com. Two women, a...
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Police issue tickets to Franklin Lakes man who collided with train
FRANKLIN LAKES — Police ticketed a New Jersey teen whose SUV collided with a freight train, killing a passenger. Jeffrey Cohen is accused of careless driving, violating the terms of his probationary...
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Burlington Township man to serve prison time for role in Walmart robbery
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP — A 29-year-old Burlington Township man accused of committing armed robbery at a Walmart has been acquitted of the most serious charge, according to a report on PhillyBurbs.com....
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Two Fairleigh Dickinson students are stabbed outside NJIT fraternity
NEWARK — A Fairleigh Dickinson University student was stabbed five times in the torso outside a New Jersey Institute of Technology fraternity in Newark early today, according to police. The victim,...
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Hackensack, Scotch Plains bank robberies could be connected, FBI says
HACKENSACK — A man who robbed a PNC Bank branch in Hackensack about noon today may be the same man who targeted a TD Bank in Scotch Plains on Sunday, the FBI said in a report on NorthJersey.com. In...
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North Arlington offering reward for info on stolen rock salt valued at $5K
NORTH ARLINGTON — The Borough of North Arlington is offering a reward for information about 75 tons of rock salt that was recently stolen from a public works garage, according to a report on...
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Newark residents are arrested after police allegedly seize pot, 100 ecstasy...
NEWARK — The Essex County Sheriff’s office pulled two guns, 5 pounds of marijuana, and 100 ecstasy pills off the streets of Newark’s North Ward on Thursday night after discovering a drug trafficking...
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Woman stabbed in Newark's West Ward
NEWARK — A woman was stabbed around 8:45 p.m. Friday near South 18th Street and South 15th Avenue in Newark’s West Ward, said Det. Hubert Henderson, a spokesman for the police department. The victim...
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A 15-year-old case yields a timely clue in deadly thallium poisoning
While unusual as a murder weapon, it has been the tool of choice for everyone from spiteful spouses to heads of state seeking to punish political opponents Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerTianle "Heidi"...
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Newark teen's online identity stolen and used to destroy her reputation
Nafeesa Onque, a popular 15-year-old cheerleader, was tormented for years by her alleged bully NEWARK — Nafeesa Onque’s Facebook page had all the trimmings of a teenage girl’s internet home: Her cell...
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Homeless man stabs three in Sayreville Burger King
SAYREVILLE -- An apparently homeless man armed with a six-inch steak knife randomly stabbed three customers at a Burger King in Sayreville on Saturday, police said. William Pittel, 58, was arrested...
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