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Trial date is set for Newton man accused of growing more than 100 marijuana...
NEWTON — A trial date was tentatively set Monday for a 43-year-old man who was arrested for growing more than 100 marijuana plants in the backyard of his Newton home last summer. Shawn Bittner was...
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Galloway man accused of throwing 3-year-old daughter off Driscoll Bridge to...
RELATED VIDEON.J. man accused of throwing baby daughter off the Driscoll Bridge MIDDLESEX COUNTY — A New Jersey father accused of tossing his 3-month-old daughter to her death off a bridge will seek...
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Morristown public works employee who swallowed heroin must forfeit job
MORRISTOWN — A state appeals court ruled today that a Morristown Department of Public Works employee who swallowed heroin when he was arrested must give up his public job. Jerome Kennedy, now 52, of...
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Authorities arrest West Orange bar owners on drug possession, child...
WEST ORANGE — An Irish pub in West Orange has been closed since its owners were arrested Thursday on multiple charges, reports WestOrange.Patch.com. Thomas Halligan, the 50-year-old owner of...
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Brooklyn man critically injured in shooting during attempted robbery in...
PLAINFIELD — A Brooklyn man is in critical condition after being shot several times early this morning in a failed robbery attempt in Plainfield, authorities said. The 26-year-old victim was shot two...
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Ex-custodian accused in Chatham priest slaying was not fingerprinted for...
CHATHAM — The administrative assistant at a Chatham church testified today that former church custodian Jose Feliciano hadn’t complied with a requirement to be fingerprinted two months before he is...
View ArticleWest Orange bar owner charged with sexual assault
WEST ORANGE — The owner of a popular bar in West Orange is in jail after being charged with sexual assault and endangerment of two fifteen-year-old boys, officials said. Thomas Halligan, 49, of West...
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Plainfield calls emergency meeting in attempt to stop recent violence
PLAINFIELD — The mayor of a Union County community that's recorded six homicides already this year has called an emergency community meeting to try to stem the violence. Plainfield Mayor Sharon...
View ArticleFormer Jersey City loan officer is sentenced to 70 months for role in...
JERSEY CITY — A former loan officer for a New Jersey mortgage company has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for his role in a mortgage fraud and property-flipping scheme....
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Volunteer firefighter accused of starting fire at abandoned Saddle River home
UPPER SADDLE RIVER — A volunteer firefighter is being held on $75,000 bail after allegedly setting fire to an abandoned home in Upper Saddle River, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Brain...
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N.J. officials launch investigation into possible double-dipping by sheriff's...
Essex County's chief warrant officer, John Dough, above, is one of three who may have circumvented the system by taking an inappropriate job titles to continue to collect their pensions Tony...
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Allegedly drunk Garfield teenager crashes car, is accused of punching...
WAYNE — An allegedly intoxicated 19-year-old man was arrested after crashing his car and then punching an EMS worker and spitting on two police officers, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. John...
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Plainfield mayor, community leaders to discuss increase in shootings at meeting
PLAINFIELD — Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs is convening an emergency meeting today to address solutions to the city’s street violence problem, a deepening issue that has reached near crisis levels...
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Police look for man who spent more than $7K at Linden Walmart with stolen...
LINDEN — City police are looking for a man they say used a stolen debit card number to buy $7,700 from a Walmart. The man used a duplicate of someone else's debit card to make the purchase on Feb. 24,...
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Chatham priest searched for criminal record of man accused in his killing,...
CHATHAM — The Rev. Edward Hinds’ computer was used to search for information on Jose Feliciano and his criminal record during the two months before the former church custodian allegedly killed the...
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Montclair Kimberley Academy teacher charged with possession of child pornography
MONTCLAIR — A seventh-grade science teacher and swim coach at a Montclair private school was charged today with possession of child pornography, authorities said. Brian Stern, 34, was arrested at his...
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Plainfield community leaders call for action to stem deepening violence
PLAINFIELD — Plainfield was already experiencing one of the most violent periods its residents have ever known when a recent burst of street crime started two weeks ago. In that time period,...
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Newark man arrested in April fatal shooting of 70-year-old
NEWARK — Police arrested a Newark man in the killing of a 70-year-old city resident who was shot as he sat on his front porch, officials said Tuesday. Michael Silva, 20, was charged with murder and...
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Squatter is found living in Stafford summer home
STAFFORD — Police in an Ocean County town say a man checking on his summer home found a squatter living inside. Twenty-year-old Jesse Demyan was arrested Monday. The homeowner told police he found...
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Camden County Prosecutor's Office likely to only lay off three, down from...
CAMDEN COUNTY — Most of the jobs scheduled to be eliminated by the Camden County Prosecutor's Office will be saved, according to a report on Philly.com. Two unions have agreed to seven furlough days,...
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