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U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on strip searches performed on N.J. man...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was a seven-day ordeal that has lasted seven years. In March 2004, Albert Florence of Bordentown was arrested on a warrant for an outstanding traffic fine he had already paid,...
View ArticleAuthorities investigate death of woman found in Union Twp. home
UNION TWP. (Union County) — A woman was found dead in a Union Township residence earlier today, and authorities are investigating the incident as a homicide, authorities said. Police were called to...
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Father, son admit roles in $880M Ponzi scheme in Newark federal court
A father and son who played major roles in a Bernard Madoff-like, $880 million Ponzi scheme run out of Miami pleaded guilty today, in business-like fashion, in Newark federal court. The 76-year-old...
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N.J. woman faces up to 15 years in prison for role in death of N.J. state...
Hoffman falsely told investigators of an armed abductor that forced her to flee from authorities, launching a search that put the state trooper in harm's way Watch video HOWELL — Diana Hoffman wasn’t...
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Husband arrested for killing wife in Union Township home
UNION TWP. (Union County) — A husband was arrested tonight and charged with the murder of his wife in their apartment, authorities said. Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow said Vincent Falls,...
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Police say Dover man threatened to kill three bouncers at a bar
DOVER — A Dover man was arrested just after midnight on Friday after he allegedly threatened to kill three bouncers at a local pub, police said. Patrick Morrow, 50, brandished an eight-inch folding...
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Former prosecutor, ex-Newark mayoral candidate Minor admits role in bribery...
He participated in a conspiracy to commit bribery tied to getting a witness to lie Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerClifford Minor will be sentenced July 18 after admitting he participated in a...
View ArticleOld Bridge police investigation churns up boat theft charge for Linden man
OLD BRIDGE — It took seven months and a lot detective work, but Old Bridge police have brought charges against a Linden man for the theft of a $200,000 boat from a township marina on July 31. Police...
View ArticleAuthorities seek information in string of Parsippany burglaries
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany police and the Morris County Sheriff’s Crime Stoppers program are seeking the public’s help in solving a rash of recent burglaries in Parsippany. There were eight burglaries in...
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Dover man charged with robbery allegedly left one victim bleeding, gave...
DOVER — A Dover man is in custody after allegedly beating and robbing a man, and then asking a teenager for a hug, police said. Otis Orlando Jones, 37, and another man robbed a victim of $800 and left...
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Missing Jersey City woman is not among 8 bodies found dumped along N.Y. beach...
OAK BEACH, N.Y. — Detectives searching for a missing New Jersey prostitute have uncovered the remains of eight possible victims of a serial killer along a remote New York beach highway, but said today...
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Ohio man punched Bedminster police officer after carjacking, authorities say
BEDMINSTER — An Ohio man is accused of punching a Bedminster police officer who tried to stop him following an alleged carjacking attempt at an office complex parking lot, according to Somerset County...
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Essex authorities seize drugs, weapons during search of Newark man's home
NEWARK — A Newark man faces weapons and drug charges after detectives from the Essex County Sheriff’s Office found heroin, crack cocaine and loaded handguns in his Vermont Avenue home Monday night,...
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Jury hears closing arguments in Irvington quadruple killing trial for reputed...
IRVINGTON — Rolando Terrell’s fate may depend on the credibility of Lester Hayes. During four hours of summations in Terrell’s murder trial today, attorneys focused most of their attention on Hayes,...
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Union Twp. woman was stabbed to death, autopsy finds
UNION TWP. (Union County) — The Union County woman killed inside her family’s Union Township apartment on Monday died of stab wounds, an autopsy found today, a day after her husband was charged with...
View ArticleCommunity mourns 79-year-old Bloomingdale barber who died from beating
BLOOMINGDALE — An elderly barber, known as "mayor" in the Bloomingdale business district, died today from injuries suffered in a beating Friday, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Frank Halat,...
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Paramus Catholic teacher, administrator charged with sexually assaulting...
PARAMUS — Two chaperones are accused of having sex with students from New Jersey during a school trip to Germany. Paramus Catholic High School vice president of operations Artur Sopel and teacher...
View ArticleCharges dropped against remaining defendants in Atlantic City voter fraud case
Several weeks ago, Councilman Marty Small was also cleared ATLANTIC CITY — State prosecutors have dropped charges against the six remaining defendants in an Atlantic City voter fraud case. The...
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Families of Newark schoolyard slaying victims relieved after 20 hours of jury...
NEWARK — Shalga Hightower clutched a photograph of her daughter, Iofemi, and cried as the man accused of hacking the young woman with a machete in a Newark schoolyard was convicted of murder Tuesday...
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Two men to face fraud charges in alleged $30M insider trading scheme
NEWARK — A senior associate at a prominent Washington, D.C. law firm was arrested by the FBI this morning on federal securities fraud charges in connection with a $30 million scheme that allowed him...
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