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Woman involved in N.J. State Police trooper's death to face false public...
State Police Trooper Marc K. Castellano was killed Sunday during a massive search sparked by Diana Hoffman (pictured), who faces up to life in prison if convicted of causing a false public alarm...
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Pathologist testifies Elizabeth 13-year-old boy was killed by single gunshot...
ELIZABETH — Elijah Henderson was killed by a single gunshot wound to the head, forensic pathologist Zhongx Hua testified today in Superior Court in Elizabeth. Hua, who performed an autopsy on the...
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Juror in trial for Randolph chaperone convicted of child endangerment says...
RANDOLPH — A woman who served on a jury that convicted a YMCA chaperone of child endangerment for playing a "shower game" with an 11-year-old boy believes the panel may have been misled by one juror’s...
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Atlantic County authorities say man killed three in condo shooting before...
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP (Atlantic County) — In what authorities described as a domestic dispute turned tragic, a man killed his girlfriend, her son and brother before hanging himself. Authorities were...
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N.J. local police are first line of defense against terror by U.S. citizens
It was a tip to the FBI that started the investigation into Mohamed Mahmood Alessa and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, the New Jersey terror suspects who appeared in court for the first time Monday. But with...
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Fathers of N.J. suspects face first court day of international terrorism case
On the morning their sons appeared in court on charges of international terrorism, the fathers of Mohamed Mahmood Alessa and Carlos Eduardo Almonte met the day with starkly different approaches....
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Undercover N.Y. cop plays central role in arrest of suspected N.J. terrorists
NEW YORK -- The undercover investigator credited with helping stop two would-be New Jersey terrorists had sought to begin his New York Police Department career like nearly everyone else — as a rookie...
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Authorities say N.J. woman raised false public alarm that led to State Police...
HOWELL — As eight state troopers created a wall of blue in a Freehold courtroom gallery, Diana Hoffman was presented a list of offenses that authorities allege led to Sunday’s death of New Jersey...
View ArticleFormer Plainfield recycling plant manager is sentenced for taking bribes
PLAINFIELD -- The former manager of a recycling facility here has been sentenced to five months in federal prison and five months home confinement for taking bribes from a hauling contractor. Michael...
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Suspended Hackensack police chiefs gets $53K for unused sick time
HACKENSACK -- The city's suspended police chief will collect more than $53,000 in unused sick time. Police Chief Ken Zisa was suspended without pay last month after he was charged with official...
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Passenger flying into Newark Airport says she was drugged, robbed
On flight from Tel Aviv, woman claims seatmate slipped something into her soda Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerContinental Airlines planes sit at the terminal at Newark Liberty Airport. NEWARK — A...
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No DNA evidence is found in Trenton gang rape case involving 7-year-old girl
TRENTON — There was no semen found in preliminary DNA tests on the seven-year-old girl that was allegedly gang raped by five males in March, a report in the Times of Trenton said. Police had said the...
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Franklin Township man is charged in New Brunswick shooting outside restaurant
NEW BRUNSWICK — A Franklin Township man is being held on $250,000 bail, charged with attempted murder for shooting a man outside a New Brunswick restaurant following an argument. Derrick Freeman, 21,...
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More than 600 N.J. cops could be laid off by end of month
Dismissals expected in all of state's 21 counties Cie Stroud/For The Times of TrentonTrenton Police Academy graduates file onto the stage at the New Jersey State Museum auditorium for commencement...
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Gang expert in Elizabeth murder trial testifies jail letters show conspiracy
ELIZABETH — A judge will decide whether letters intercepted from a man authorities say conspired with Edariel "Riddick" Melendez to commit two homicides may be read to the jury as evidence. As the...
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New Brunswick mayor's aide is charged with illegally possessing mail-in...
NEW BRUNSWICK — A judge in New Brunswick has found that there is probable cause to charge an aide to New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill with illegally possessing dozens of official mail-in ballots for...
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Members of Camden gang admit plot to kill another gang member
CAMDEN — Two members of the Nine Trey Headbustas street gang in Camden have pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder another member. Juan Vargas, 27, of Philadelphia, the alleged street commander of the...
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Netcong crossing guard admits abusing child, exposing self
NETCONG — A former crossing guard pleaded guilty today to abusing a 5-year-old girl in 1998 and exposing his genitals to four children, according to a report on DailyRecord.com. John Esposito, 74,...
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Ex-Denville police officer sues department for gender-based discrimination
DENVILLE — A former female police officer in Denville who is suing the township and its police department claims she suffered years of workplace discrimination due to her gender. Victoria Benson of...
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Summit man is accused of following teenage girls home in car
SUMMIT — A 22-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon after police spotted him following two teenage girls home from a local school earlier that day, authorities said. Jose Gerardo Mazariedo, who...
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