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Supporters of medical marijuana program wonder if N.J. wants to delay its...
TRENTON — As state Attorney General Paula Dow awaited guidance from top federal law enforcement officials on whether New Jersey's planned medical marijuana program is legal, supporters today...
View ArticleMorristown man charged in Dover house burglary after failing to get taxi ride...
DOVER — A Morristown man was arrested this morning, just hours after he burglarized a Dover home, police said. Mario Vasquez, 29, burglarized a home on Pequannock Street at 2:50 a.m., according to...
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Body of woman abducted in Atlantic City is found in Schuylkill River in...
PHILADELPHIA — The body of a woman pulled from the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia has been identified as that of a 19-year-old woman abducted at gunpoint by masked men in an Atlantic City home last...
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Charges are filed against driver in fatal Franklin Lakes crash involving SUV,...
FRANKLIN LAKES — Authorities have charged a New Jersey teenager with vehicular homicide after they said he drove into a train, killing a passenger. Bergen County's prosecutor says 18-year-old Jeffrey...
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Delran man is arrested after trying to run over a Riverside cop, ramming a...
BURLINGTON/CAMDEN COUNTY — A 23-year-old man led police on a chase through several South Jersey towns after trying to run over a Riverside police officer and injuring another cop by ramming a cruiser,...
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Ramsey man trashes Allendale house, disrobes, tries to kick down door of...
ALLENDALE — A 24-year-old man broke into a house, vandalized it and then took his clothes off and tried to kick in the door of a house across the street, according to a report on NorthJersey.com....
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New Brunswick police officer is indicted on charges of voter fraud, stealing...
Lt. Robert Tierney, who had been suspended with pay from $115K job, will now be suspended without pay Google MapsStreet view of the municipal complex in New Brunswick, which houses the city's police...
View ArticleFederal judge in N.J. dismisses lawsuit brought by 2 men seeking to block...
TRENTON — A federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed a lawsuit brought by two men who sought to block the federal health care reform law. In a ruling made public today, U.S. District Judge Freda...
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Essex County sheriff's officer finds truck carrying 5 stolen vehicles in Newark
NEWARK — An Essex County sheriff’s officer on patrol in Newark discovered a truck loaded with five vehicles — including two Lincoln Navigators and a Jaguar station wagon — which was reported stolen...
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New Brunswick police lieutenant suspended without pay after voter fraud...
NEW BRUNSWICK — Robert Tierney has served as a New Brunswick police officer for more than 16 years, rising through the ranks to lieutenant. However, he will now be suspended without pay from his...
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Concern for abused Newark pit bull Patrick prompts 2 rallies, thousands of...
NEWARK — The outpouring of support for a pit bull found near-dead in a Newark apartment building trash room in Newark continues unabated. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office says it has received...
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Heavy drinking among friends, argument over money led to fatal Riverdale...
RIVERDALE — A night of heavy drinking among friends and an argument over money led to a fatal stabbing in Riverdale earlier this week, authorities said today. Margarito Flores, 37, of Riverdale,...
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Elizabeth doctor, his wife plead guilty to conspiracy to commit health care...
ELIZABETH — An Elizabeth physician and his wife pleaded guilty today to having unlicensed people pose as doctors to diagnose and treat patients, then bill Medicaid and Medicare as if he’d provided the...
View ArticleN.J. developer pleads guilty to embezzling funds from commercial real estate...
MONMOUTH COUNTY — A New Jersey developer has admitted he embezzled funds from investors in commercial real estate projects. Sixty-year-old Allen Weiss of Marlboro pleaded guilty today in U.S. District...
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60-year-old man shot, killed in Newark's North Ward
NEWARK — A 60-year-old Newark man was shot and killed yesterday in the city’s North Ward, authorities said. Jose Arroyo was shot about 4:30 p.m. on the 300 block of N. Sixth Street, said Essex County...
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70-year-old man shot, killed in Newark's North Ward
NEWARK — A 70-year-old Newark man was shot and killed yesterday in the city’s North Ward, authorities said. Jose Arroyo was shot about 4:30 p.m. on the 300 block of N. Sixth Street, said Essex County...
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Well-regarded Galloway police dog dies of cancer
GALLOWAY — Officers and the public in southern New Jersey are mourning a police dog that battled cancer. Sabre's death of Thursday came five days after the Galloway Township Police Department held a...
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No one is injured as man opens fire on people playing basketball at...
PLAINFIELD — No one was injured when someone opened fire toward a group of people playing basketball at a Union County playground. Thursday's shooting was the second incident in the same Plainfield...
View ArticleMedford man is charged with sexually assaulting woman at party
MEDFORD — A 43-year-old Medford man has been accused of raping an intoxicated 21-year-old woman who fell asleep at a party, according to a report on PhillyBurbs.com. Michael Heavener is being held on...
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Man, woman are shot outside Passaic bar
PASSAIC — A man and a woman were shot outside a bar in Passaic early this morning, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. The man was shot in the ankle and the woman in the thigh around 2:30 a.m....
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