Alleged gang members to be arrested in N.J. in connection with Puerto Rico...
Federal agents in Puerto Rico have arrested 22 alleged members of a gang responsible for at least 10 homicides SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —Federal agents in Puerto Rico have arrested 22 alleged members of...
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Captured N.J. fugitive lived openly in Africa
Fugitive for more than 40 years lived West African nation of Guinea-Bissau under his real name during the 1980s Tiago Petinga/EPAAn exterior view of the house where wanted U.S. citizen George Edward...
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Authorities suspect Plainfield stabbing was a result of a domestic dispute
A 50-year-old man, Anthony James, was arrested at the scene on charges of murder and weapons offenses Google MapsAuthorities suspect a woman was fatally stabbed on the 300-block of East Seventh Street...
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Two fugitives apprehended in Cuba make N.J. court appearance for murder charges
HAMMONTON — Two fugitives apprehended after fleeing to Cuba were in Superior Court in Atlantic County today to face charges for the September 2010 murder of a 23-year-old man whose body was found in a...
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Randolph man is ordered to stand trial in deaths of father and stepmother
A Pennsylvania judge ruled after a preliminary hearing that Colin Abbott will be tried on homicide and abuse-of-corpse charges Colin Abbott BUTLER, Pa. — A Morris County man has been ordered to stand...
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Man arrested in New Brunswick for allegedly punching driver during demonstration
This is the second person arrested during the rally over the fatal shooting of Barry Deloatch in the Middlesex County city. Patti Sapone/The Star- Ledger Holding photos of Barry Deloatch people...
View ArticleOld Bridge police warn of man snatching wallets, credit cards from women's...
OLD BRIDGE — At least four times in the last two weeks, a man has walked into an Old Bridge Township supermarket, reached into a woman's pocketbook and stolen her wallet or credit cards. At least...
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16-year-old boy, Plainfield gang member arrested, charged in connection with...
A 16-year-old Plainfield boy and a known city gang member, were arrested Friday morning and charged in connection with a March killing Alexandra Pais/New Jersey Local News ServiceA Plainfield cop car...
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Linden woman pleads guilty to reckless endangerment that led to 2-year-old's...
Matthews, 33, of Linden, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree reckless manslaughter in the Feb. 25, 2010, death of Xavier Gentleman ELIZABETH — Diana Matthews stared at the floor as Assistant...
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Captured N.J. fugitive to claim new identity to avoid extradition
George Wright's new identity was given to him by West African country Guinea-Bissau when it granted him political asylum in the 1980s and was accepted by Portugal, his attorney said Tiago...
View ArticleOcean County man who fatally shot girlfriend gets life sentence
A southern New Jersey man who fatally shot his girlfriend and tried to make it look like a suicide has been sentenced to life in prison TOMS RIVER — A southern New Jersey man who fatally shot his...
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Princeton man accused of carjacking Lexus in Warren County with 2 children...
WARREN COUNTY — A Princeton man is in custody this afternoon after he carjacked a Lexus with two children inside earlier today, State Police said. The children's mother had stopped the car to help the...
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Two people arrested while protesting fatal police shooting of New Brunswick man
NEW BRUNSWICK — Two people were arrested Friday protesting the fatal police shooting of a New Brunswick man. Tormel Pitmann, 35, of New Brunswick, and Gabriella Aron, 19, North Brunswick, were...
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Plainfield school board member with criminal past challenges new law expected...
PLAINFIELD — A Plainfield school board member with a criminal past is challenging the legality of a new state law expected to lead to his removal from office. Earlier this year, Rasheed Abdul-Haqq...
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As N.J. gangs adopt Web 2.0 to talk shop, police keep tabs
Keith Williams and Karim Sampson, a pair of Bloods gang members known to Trenton authorities, thought they had a snitch in their midst. So in April of 2008, authorities allege, they planned to kill...
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Two New York men changing tire at side of I-80 killed by allegedly-drunk driver
SADDLE BROOK — Two New York men changing a flat tire on the side of an I-80 exit were killed Sunday morning by an allegedly drunk driver who is now charged with vehicular homicide, state police said....
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Wife of longtime N.J. fugitive says she didn't know he was convicted killer
Maria do Rosario Valente says her husband told her he escaped from a U.S. jail but never revealed he had been convicted of murder and accused of a dramatic airplane hijacking FBIGeorge Wright in a...
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N.J. to hold 'Week of Respect' in schools as mandated by anti-bullying law
Public schools across New Jersey will teach about preventing harassment, intimidation and bullying during the week. Natalia Jiminez/The Star-LedgerStudents at Long Branch Middle School wear...
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N.Y. company ordered to stop operating in N.J. as state officials allege it...
State officials allege All Care Chimney preyed on elderly and disabled homeowners, charging customers thousands of dollars for chimney repairs, then either did not perform the work or did it...
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Suspect in 1978 slaying of 5 Newark teens gets a 10-year prison sentence in...
Philander Hampton could be released from jail in a matter of months because of his parole eligibility, and jail time already served Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerPhilander Hampton, 54 (center) was...
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