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Essex authorites to seek to charge 2 teens as adults in crime spree that led...
NEWARK — Two teens arrested after a wrong-way crash that killed a Newark toddler last week may be tried as adults, authorities said today. The suspects, identified only as a pair of Newark teens,...
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Ex-Jersey City Council president gets prison sentence in massive N.J....
Vega pleaded guilty last September to extortion conspiracy, admitting that he agreed to accept cash payments from FBI informant Solomon Dwek Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerMariano Vega, left, the...
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Phillipsburg man, half-brother accused in gang-related killing near Bound...
BOUND BROOK — A Phillipsburg man and his half-brother have been charged with murder in the gang-related shooting last month near the Bound Brook train station, Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey...
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Two people killed, 4 wounded in rash of violence in Elizabeth
ELIZABETH — A stray bullet, probably fired near the Oakwood Plaza housing project in Elizabeth, traveled past trees and across the Elizabeth River. It went through a house’s window frame, landing on...
View ArticleTwo shot, one critically, on West End Avenue in Newark
NEWARK — Two people were shot in the city's West Ward last night, leaving one in critical condition and the other with non-life threatening injuries, police said. Just before 9 p.m., gunshots were...
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Former N.J. Assemblyman Joseph Vas to be sentenced on multiple convictions
Former Perth Amboy mayor was convicted last fall of mail fraud, election finance violations and lying to authorities Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerFormer state Assembylman and Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas...
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Boy, 17, is charged with setting fires at Rahway High School, restaurant
RAHWAY — Authorities have charged a 17-year-old Rahway High School student with setting three fires in a school bathroom. The senior is charged with four counts of arson. His name has not been...
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Jurors to begin 5th day of deliberations in Irvington quadruple slaying
IRVINGTON — Jurors will begin a fifth day of deliberations this morning in the murder trial of a man charged with fatally shooting a woman and three teenagers inside her home during a September 2008...
View ArticleConvicted Pemberton man is arrested for planning to sexually assault girl
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A judge on Monday ordered a New Jersey man previously convicted of sexually assaulting a minor to be held, pending a bail hearing, after federal agents arrested him in a sting on...
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Howell man, 24, is indicted in stabbing death of friend
HOWELL — A Howell man was indicted Monday in the June stabbing death of his friend, according to a report on APP.com. Julius K. Garrett, 24, is charged with murder after allegedly stabbing Scott...
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Englewood man is sentenced to 5 years for collecting refunds from phony tax...
ENGLEWOOD — A Bergen County man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in a scheme to collect refunds from false tax returns. Authorities say the scheme used stolen personal...
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Racketeering charges are reinstated against N.J. lawyer accused of plotting...
NEWARK — Racketeering charges have been reinstated against a New Jersey lawyer accused of plotting to murder a potential witness. Paul Bergrin's former clients include entertainers Queen Latifah and...
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Former Assemblyman Joseph Vas is sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison
Former mayor of Perth Amboy was convicted in October on counts of mail fraud, illegal campaign contributions, misappropriating city funds Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerJoseph Vas, center,...
View ArticleBridgewater man is accused of storing child porn on his computer
BRIDGEWATER — A 25-year-old Bridgewater man was was arrested after allegedly storing child porn on his computer, authorities said. Nicholas Delacruz faces numerous charges, including endangering the...
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Reputed Bloods member accused in Irvington quadruple killing is found guilty...
Jury failed to reach decision on murder charges IRVINGTON — After five days of deliberation, a jury this afternoon has returned a partial verdict against a reputed Bloods gang member accused of...
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Berkeley Heights man admits groping sleeping passenger on airplane
NEWARK — A Berkeley Heights man admitted in federal court today that he groped a sleeping woman on a Newark-bound flight as it passed over international waters last year, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman...
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Body count from possible Long Island serial killer increases to 10
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — The number of possible victims of a serial killer rose to 10 on today after authorities confirmed that two sets of remains found along a New York highway a day earlier are human....
View ArticleJersey City tax preparer admits submitting fraudulent tax returns
JERSEY CITY — When one of Michael D. Merritt’s clients brought him a tax return in 2008, the Jersey City preparer seemingly worked wonders. When Merritt got started on the return, for someone...
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Dover man is arrested on drug charges after police allegedly find half a...
DOVER — A Dover man was arrested after police say they discovered half a pound of marijuana in his car this morning. Juan Fortunato, 20, was at the intersection of Sammis and Richards avenues at 10:53...
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Bridgewater teen accused in car burglary dies 8 months after victim put him...
BRIDGEWATER — It was swift and emphatic. One punch and a choke hold, and two car burglary suspects were on the ground, according to police reports. The punched suspect, knocked unconscious, later...
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