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Ring tone leads to arrest following Paterson home invasion
PATERSON — A ring tone from the "Law & Order" TV series led to the arrest of a suspect in a home invasion in New Jersey. Police say two masked men wielding a gun burst into a Paterson family's...
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Charged in 1978 murder of 5 N.J. teens, Lee Evans wants to represent himself
NEWARK — A judge in Newark today could decide whether a man charged with killing five teenagers in 1978 can represent himself at trial. Lee Evans and his cousin, Philander Hampton, were charged last...
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Authorities search for well-dressed bank burglar who hit 4 banks in Essex,...
LIVINGSTON — Sporting pressed slacks, a suit coat and slick shoes, a man caught on a surveillance camera near a safe at a Livingston bank doesn’t look too different from the tellers who rifle through...
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Molly Wei, defendant in Tyler Clementi case, is accepted into pretrial...
Wei will have to testify against Dharun Ravi, the other person charged, as part of the conditions of her acceptance MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Molly Wei, the former Rutgers University student accused of...
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Man charged in 1978 slaying of 5 Newark teens opts to keep current lawyer
Lee Anthony Evans, 58, had asked to represent himself, but changed his mind when he learned he would first have to prove his mental competency Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerLee Evans appears in Superior...
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Judge orders more psychiatric tests for man accused of shooting Fairfield...
NEWARK — The man accused of shooting an off-duty Fairfield police officer during an apparent road-rage incident will undergo further psychiatric evaluations to determine whether he is competent to...
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Suspicious package found in parking lot of a Lincoln Park CVS
LINCOLN PARK — Police shut down several roads this afternoon in Lincoln Park after discovering a suspicious package in the parking lot of a CVS on Route 202, authorities said. The Morris County...
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N.J. driver in fatal Megabus N.Y. crash to be arraigned on criminal charges
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New Jersey driver of a double-decker Megabus that smashed into a low bridge in upstate New York in September, killing four passengers, is scheduled to be arraigned on criminal...
View ArticleElizabeth man indicted in killing
NEWARK — An Elizabeth man out on parole was indicted today in last year’s fatal shooting of a 30-year-old Newark man, officials said. Omar Solomon, 24, is charged with two weapons offenses and murder...
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Asbury Park woman accused of trying to exchange counterfeit money at Metuchen...
METUCHEN — A woman trying to exchange a bunch of $10 and $20 bills for $100 bills at a Metuchen bank was arrested after police discovered some of the money was counterfeit, and then searched her car...
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New rules will force N.J. law enforcement to beef up training, publicize...
Attorney General Paula Dow announced the new policy on internal-affairs investigations today after complaints that N.J.'s guidelines were too lax Martin Griff / The Times of Trenton New Jersey State...
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One person ejected after crash involving a vehicle being pursued by police in...
EAST ORANGE — A child was thrown from a van that was hit by a fugitive vehicle fleeing police, authorities said. The incident happened Friday night along Central Avenue near Shepard Avenue, said Essex...
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Gunfire in Newark hits two, two others hurt taking cover
NEWARK — A man and a 5-year-old girl were injured yesterday in Newark’s North Ward trying to avoiding gunfire that wounded two others, police said. One man was shot several times in the upper torso...
View ArticleSpringfield Township resident held in teen slaying
SPRINGFIELD — A 19-year-old township resident has been arrested in the daytime killing of an Orange teen, authorities said. Keevin David, of Springfield, was charged yesterday with murdering...
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Molly Wei to testify against Tyler Clementi's roommate Dharun Ravi as part of...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Molly Wei said little Friday during her first court appearance on charges she used a webcam to spy on classmate Tyler Clementi in an intimate same-sex encounter in his Rutgers...
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Irvington man is fatally shot in Newark
NEWARK — An Irvington man died early this morning after a shooting on 15th Avenue in Newark, authorities said. David Worthy Jr., 20, was found in a car with multiple gunshot wounds after police...
View ArticleFlemington man, 52, is charged with sexually assaulting child
FLEMINGTON — A Flemington man is in custody after being charged with sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13, according to a statement by Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns III....
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Elizabeth man is beaten to death outside restaurant
ELIZABETH — A 46-year-old man was in jail on murder charges this afternoon, accused of beating another man to death outside of Royal Fried Chicken in Elizabeth early this morning, the Union County...
View ArticleLakewood Bloods gang member gets 62 years for ordering colleague's slaying
LAKEWOOD — A high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang in southern New Jersey who ordered the slaying of a colleague he thought had told police about a robbery he committed has been sentenced to...
View ArticleMan is sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing girlfriend's baby in Vineland
BRIDGETON — An illegal immigrant convicted of fatally beating his girlfriend's infant daughter four years ago has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison. Cumberland County prosecutors say Randi...
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