Romanian citizen sentenced for scheme to steal ATM bank card info in N.J.,...
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Romanian citizen has been sentenced in Connecticut to nearly four years in prison for his role in what authorities say was a multistate scheme to install "skimming" devices on...
View ArticleEx-Morris County tax official is sentenced for official misconduct,...
MORRIS COUNTY — A former Morris County tax commissioner was sentenced to three years in state prison today for voting to award a contract to a software company with personal ties to him. Anthony...
View ArticleTeen is sentenced to 4 years in prison for setting Morristown house on fire
MORRISTOWN — An illegal immigrant from Honduras was sentenced to four years in prison today for deliberately setting his neighbor's house on fire in Morristown, according to a report by...
View ArticleLong Branch man is sentenced to 7 years for trying to rob undercover police...
LONG BRANCH — One of two New Jersey men who tried to rob an undercover police officer posing as a food delivery worker has been sentenced to seven years in state prison. Brian Loyo, 19, of Long Branch...
View ArticleParamus police officer critically wounded during traffic stop is released...
PARAMUS — A Paramus police officer who was shot and critically wounded during a traffic stop has been released from the hospital. Bagpipers played "Amazing Grace" and officers lining the walkway...
View ArticleJudge pushes for end to 14 months of legal wrangling in Essex County election...
ESSEX COUNTY — After 14 months of legal wrangling, an election fraud case that ensnared Essex County Freeholder Samuel Gonzalez is coming down to the wire, a judge said today. "We’ve reached the end...
View ArticlePolice charge 5 Dover residents with burglary after finding $3K in stolen...
DOVER — After a two-month investigation, police have arrested five men and one juvenile, and recovered more than $3,000 worth of electronics stolen from homes. In the last five days, police have...
View ArticleDeath of woman in Woodbridge fire is ruled a homicide
WOODBRIDGE — A woman whose body was pulled from a fast-moving fire in her Woodbridge Township home was killed before the fire started, authorities said today. Balwinder Kaur, 44, was dead before...
View ArticlePassaic man, 19, is charged with striking man in head with aluminum bat
PASSAIC — A 19-year-old Passiac man was charged with with attempted murder after he allegedly smashed another 19-year-old in the head with an aluminum bat over a girl, according to a report on...
View ArticleBrick man is arrested for allegedly attacking 2 police officers during...
BRICK — A Brick man was arrested Thursday on charges of assaulting two police officers during a traffic stop, according to a report on APP.com. Sergio Reyes-Carvajal, 34, was pulled over because his...
View ArticleAtlantic City fire captain is arrested on charges of sexually assaulting 2...
ATLANTIC CITY — Authorities in southern New Jersey say an Atlantic City Fire Department captain sexually assaulted two underage girls in incidents that happened 15 years apart. Roderick Knox was...
View ArticleBrick police nab man they say responsible for multiple bank robberies
BRICK — A Williamstown man has been arrested for a bank robbery that occurred at a TD Bank earlier this week and authorities say the same man robbed the same bank in 2009. Sean Kevin Sweeney, 57, was...
View ArticleNewark man is charged with stabbing live-in girlfriend
NEWARK — A 52-year-old city man was arrested on assault and weapons charges early today after allegedly stabbing his live-in girlfriend several times at their South Broad Street residence, police...
View ArticlePolice search for man charged with fatal shooting of Carteret teen
CARTERET — A Carteret man is being sought by police after he was formally charged with killing a borough teenager earlier this week, the Middlesex County Prosecutor Office and Carteret police...
View ArticleMountain Lakes man accused of trying to secretly tape babysitter enters...
MOUNTAIN LAKES — A man accused of hiding a digital camera in his bathroom to capture a female babysitter in a "private act" has entered into Morris County's pre-trial intervention program, according...
View ArticleN.J. men face drug charges in pickup truck, school bus crash
GLOUCESTER CITY — Two southern New Jersey men face drug charges after their pickup truck and a school bus collided head-on this week, leaving them and several children injured. Gloucester City police...
View ArticleMan accused of smashing glass windows, doors, display cases at Gateway...
NEWARK — A man went on a rampage at Newark’s Gateway complex Sunday morning, smashing glass windows, doors and display cases at four stores and two food counters along the elevated indoor walkway...
View ArticleDenville police search for information in Denville 'hit-and-run'
DENVILLE — Authorities are searching for any information on what they say was a hit-and-run on Route 46 East in Denville, according to a report by DailyRecord.com. A Morris County man, whose identity...
View ArticleIrvington motorist is charged in hit-and-run death of Edison man
WOODBRIDGE — A 49-year-old Irvington man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of an Edison man, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com. Francis Fervil is being held on $75,000 bail after...
View ArticleClifton councilwoman is arrested for allegedly assaulting female relative
CLIFTON — Clifton councilwoman Mary Sadrakula was arrested after allegedly beating up a family member during a fight at the elected official's house Sunday night, according to a report on...
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