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Little Ferry school bus monitor is charged with sex assault of 5-year-old...
LITTLE FERRY — A Little Ferry school bus monitor is charged with sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl on the bus last week, authorities said, according to a report by 1010WINS.com. Juan...
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N.J. county leaders to ask Gov. Chris Christie for state takeover of...
If approved, state would take on $410M price tag of county law enforcement. Above, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., who supports the proposal Mitsu Yasukawa/The Star-LedgerA file photo of...
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N.J. terror suspect's mother suffers apparent panic attack
ELMWOOD PARK — The mother of N.J. terror suspect Carlos Almonte is said to have had a panic attack, according to a report by MYFOXNY.com. Almonte's mother reportedly had a hard time breathing and was...
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N.J. terror suspects showed warning signs of violence, school officials,...
Authorities say Carlos Almonte, Mohamed Mahmood Alessa hoped to take up arms against U.S. soldiers by joining al Qaeda group SHIRLEY SHEPARD/AFP/Getty ImagesA courtroom drawing shows Mohamed Alessa,...
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New Brunswick mayor's aide is accused of assault, illegally handling mail-in...
The Star-Ledger New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill seeks a sixth term. NEW BRUNSWICK — It was the Saturday before one of the most hotly contested primary races in New Brunswick in years, pitting a local...
View ArticleJurors acquit nanny accused in Franklin Lakes sex case
FRANKLIN LAKES -- Jurors have acquitted a 37-year-old nanny accused of having sex with a 12-year-old boy. Jovanna Carranza wept Tuesday as she was found not guilty on multiple counts of aggravated...
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Pair charged in Atlantic City kidnapping, slaying of North Bergen man face...
ATLANTIC CITY — A man and woman charged in the kidnapping of a northern New Jersey man whose body was found dumped on a farm are to appear in court today. Craig Arno, 44, of Atlantic City, and Jessica...
View ArticleHamilton township triple murder victim reported domestic violence before death
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP (Atlantic County) — The victim of a triple murder in the township claimed multiple incidents of domestic violence against the killer, including a report of threats being made an hour...
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Funeral services are set for N.J. State Trooper killed in Howell search
Hunt for non-existent armed man preceded car striking Marc Castellano HOWELL — Funeral services for a New Jersey State Police trooper killed during a search for what later turned out to be a...
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Man detained in Times Square bomb investigation will appear in New York court
NEW YORK — One of the men rounded up in the Northeast during the investigation of the failed Times Square bomb is now in custody in New York. Aftab Khan was to appear today in federal court in...
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Man accused of forcing 12-year-old girl into prostitution in Atlantic City
A man is accused of forcing a 12-year-old girl from Washington, D.C., to work for him as a prostitute in New Jersey and Maryland. Forty-two-year-old Derwin Smith of Glen Burnie has been charged with...
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Witness in Elizabeth case says 13-year-old killed for wearing jacket like...
ELIZABETH — Thirteen-year-old Elijah Henderson was fatally shot on his bicycle because he happened to be wearing a similar jacket as the Bloods gang member his killers were hunting for, according to a...
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Vernon animal rights activist is found guilty of blocking biologists from...
VERNON — A Sussex County animal rights activist was found guilty of interfering with state wildlife biologists who were trying to tranquilize a bear to change its radio collar and resisting arrest, a...
View ArticleThirteen organized crime suspects in N.J., N.Y., Fla. indicted in $12M stock...
More than a dozen organized crime suspects from New Jersey, New York and Florida today were indicted on charges relating to a $12 million stock scam, according to a report by NYDailyNews.com. Federal...
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Couple accused of carjacking, slaying of North Bergen man pleads not guilty
ATLANTIC CITY — Authorities have separated a couple charged in the carjack-killing of an Atlantic City casino patron after they tried to communicate with each other in jail. Craig Arno of Atlantic...
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Newark adult day care is ordered to pay $5.6M for submitting false Medicaid...
NEWARK — A Newark adult medical day care center must pay $5.6 million for submitting Medicaid claims for health services it never provided to 50 senior citizens, the Medicaid Inspector General...
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Physician in Sussex Borough fatal bee sting trial settles case out-of-court
WANTAGE — One of two physicians standing trial in Morris County in a malpractice lawsuit that claims a man’s allergic reaction to a bee sting was misdiagnosed as heatstroke has settled the case...
View ArticleEast Brunswick man admits beating debtor, extortion
EAST BRUNSWICK — A New Jersey man implicated in a loansharking operation has admitted beating a debtor who failed to pay back an illegal, high-interest loan. Anthony Cariello of East Brunswick pleaded...
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Somerset County trio indicted for allegedly robbing man at gunpoint
BOUND BROOK — Three Somerset County residents were indicted today for allegedly robbing a man who initially believed he was invited to Bound Brook for a barbecue. A grand jury handed up charges of...
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Ex-Old Bridge school board member did not lure 10-year-old girl, jury says
OLD BRIDGE — A former Old Bridge school board member has been cleared by a Middlesex County grand jury of charges he lured a 10-year-old girl to an isolated location in the township in January. David...
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