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Father of girl who was killed by sex offender pushes N.J. lawmakers for...
TRENTON — The father of a murder victim whose death led 44 states to pass stricter sex offender laws was at the Statehouse today encouraging lawmakers to keep child killers locked up longer. Mark...
View ArticleNewark man captured, charged with murder
NEWARK — A Newark man was captured Sunday night and charged in the early-morning fatal shooting of a Belleville man inside an Elizabeth hotel in what was an apparent robbery, authorities said. Juary...
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Feds to prosecute Newark carjacking suspects
NEWARK — A dozen suspects arrested by a multi-agency task force formed to combat Newark's dramatic carjacking spike last year will be federally prosecuted, and could face between 10 to 30 years in...
View ArticleMiddlesex County man charged with intent to distribute drugs in marijuana...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — South Brunswick police acting on a tip intercepted a pound of marijuana being shipped to a township home, and when officers posing as delivery men went to the house, a resident...
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Newark carjacking suspects charged by U.S. authorities face up to 30 years in...
Less than a week before thousands of basketball fans arrive for NCAA's East Regional games at Prudential Center, U.S. Attorney Fishman announces federal charges against 12 arrested NEWARK — They...
View ArticleN.J. drug courts should be model for other states, reports say
States should seek alternatives to drug courts for addicts, but if they can’t, they should use New Jersey’s program as model, according to two reports released today by watchdog groups. Drug courts in...
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Tyler Clementi's parents want roommate prosecuted, not severely punished
His parents will launch the Tyler Clementi Foundation to raise awareness about bullying and the ways the internet is affecting young people's privacy. Watch video FacebookTyler Clementi's Facebook...
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Morris County men are charged in Dover homicide
DOVER — Two Morris County residents have been arrested in connection with the beating death of a Los Angeles man who was allegedly assaulted outside a Dover bar, according to the Morris County...
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Recorded statement of defendant in Newark schoolyard triple shooting to be...
NEWARK — The statement Alexander Alfaro gave police shortly after getting charged in the schoolyard triple killing will be played in court Wednesday at his murder trial, but it will not include any...
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Roxbury couple to repay $448K stolen from Chatham law firm
ROXBURY — A married couple from the Landing section of Roxbury admitted this morning that they stole money from a Chatham law firm and agreed to pay back $448,721. Beth Friedland, 39, the former...
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Police are investigating suspicious death in Carteret
CARTERET — A death in Carteret is being investigated by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com. A body was found around 9:40 p.m. Monday on John Street,...
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Authorities: Dover man used metal pole to fatally strike bar patron
DOVER — A 27-year-old Dover man accused of killing a Los Angeles man outside a Dover bar admitted striking the victim in the chest with a metal pole after he “inappropriately touched” his wife,...
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Authorities investigate death of woman found in apartment in Newark's West Ward
NEWARK — Police are questioning an occupant of a West Ward apartment where an unidentified woman was found dead earlier today, authorities said. City police received a tip that "there may have been a...
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Carteret man pleads not guilty to fatally shooting 17-year-old boy
CARTERET — A 19-year-old Carteret man pleaded not guilty to murder today in a New Brunswick courtroom in the shooting of a borough teenager last month. Jorge Borrero listened as Superior Court Judge...
View ArticleReal estate investor sentenced for mortgage fraud, property-flipping scheme...
PATERSON — A New Jersey real estate investor has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison in a mortgage fraud and property-flipping scheme involving rental properties in Paterson. Frederick Ugwu...
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N.J. Supreme Court reinstates Hamilton man's murder conviction in Trenton...
TRENTON — The state’s highest court has reinstated the murder conviction of a Mercer County man found guilty of strangling an elderly family friend after she caught him stealing her bank card. Today’s...
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Rapper Ja Rule admits to tax evasion of more than $3M when he lived in Saddle...
NEWARK — Rapper "Ja Rule" admitted in federal court today that he failed to file tax returns for five years, defrauding the government of more than $1.1 million — as part of a guilty plea to three...
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Authorities investigate death of Carteret woman killed overnight in her home
CARTERET — A Carteret mother of four was killed in her apartment sometime Monday night, authorities said today. Dana Ciccolella, 32, of John Street was pronounced dead at 10:22 p.m., according to a...
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Jurors expected to hear recorded statement defendant made after Newark...
NEWARK — Jurors are expected to hear today an hour-long recorded statement accused killer Alexander Alfaro made to police three weeks after three people were slain in a West Ward schoolyard....
View ArticleFormer Stafford volunteer firefighter admits setting nine blazes
STAFFORD — A volunteer firefighter in Ocean County has pleaded guilty to aggravated arson. Ryan Dellane admitted intentionally setting nine blazes in Ocean and Burlington counties between March and...
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