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N.J. State Police seize $3M in alleged drug money from truck in Mercer County
EWING — New Jersey state troopers have seized more than $3 million in suspected drug money from a hidden compartment in a tractor trailer, authorities announced. Troopers pulled over the truck...
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Russian spy network involving accused N.J. couple expands with 11th arrest
MONTCLAIR — They sometimes worked in pairs and pretended to be married so they could blend in as the couple next door while working as spies in a throwback to the Cold War, complete with fake...
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Police search for man suspected of trying to rob Chase bank in Sussex County
FRANKLIN BOROUGH — Law enforcement officials continued their search today for a man who is suspected of trying to rob a bank in Franklin Borough, the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office said. The...
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N.J. Supreme Court ruled that police officer overstepped authority while...
TRENTON — The New Jersey Supreme Court said a police officer overstepped his authority while searching a suspect in Plainfield in 2003. The officer, Jeffrey Plum, received an anonymous tip that a man...
View ArticleCamden cop at center of corruption probe pleads guilty
CAMDEN — A New Jersey police officer at the center of a corruption probe pleaded guilty today and faces up to ten years in prison, a report on WCBSTV.com said. Jason Stetser and at least three other...
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Morris Country corrections officer is sentenced to six years in prison for...
HANOVER — A Morris County corrections officer was sentenced today to six years in state prison for sexually assaulting a man while supervising his community service last year. Lon Sainato, 54, of...
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Passaic man is convicted of killing estranged wife with ax
PASSAIC — A Passaic man who stood on trial for killing his estranged wife with an ax in 2008 was convicted today, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Fernando Chireno pleaded insanity, saying...
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Millburn teenager admits driving drunk in accident that killed South Orange man
SOUTH ORANGE — A Millburn teenager pleaded guilty today to vehicular homicide and drunk driving in the January 2009 death of a South Orange man. In a plea deal worked out with prosecutors, Richard...
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Russian spy ring claims are 'unfounded,' says Russia foreign ministry
MONTCLAIR — Russia's Foreign Ministry acknowledged today that some of the suspected spies arrested in New Jersey and three other states are Russian citizens, but it insisted they did nothing to hurt...
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Colombian native charged with running illegal dental practice in Elizabeth
ELIZABETH — A city man has been arrested and charged with running an illegal dentistal practice out of an apartment in Elizabeth, authorities said. Jairo Camacho, 40, a native of Colombia, was...
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Denville man is charged with fatal stabbing of ex-wife
Anthony Novellino, 63, was previously sought as a 'person of interest' in the case DENVILLE — A Denville man stabbed his ex-wife 84 times and placed a Halloween pig mask over her face in an apparent...
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Sussex County bear activist is sentenced to a year probation, fined for...
SUSSEX COUNTY — A Sussex County animal rights activist was sentenced to one year probation and fined $1,250 today for interfering with state wildlife biologists who were trying to tranquilize a bear...
View ArticleFour New Brunswick security officers are accused of stealing $3K in parking fees
NEW BRUNSWICK — Four security officers working for the New Brunswick Parking Authority have been arrested and charged with stealing nearly $3,000 in parking fees. Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce...
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Newark woman is arraigned on charges of fatally stabbing boyfriend
NEWARK — A Newark woman was arraigned today in Superior Court on charges she fatally stabbed her longtime boyfriend during a heated argument the two had in their apartment last year. Stephanie Miles,...
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Lawyer for Irvington man charged with 1978 teen killings in Newark requests...
NEWARK — Lee Anthony Evans, charged with killing five teenage boys in Newark nearly 32 years ago by luring them into an empty house then burning it down, is in deteriorating health and suffering from...
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Russian spies arrested in FBI sting included Seton Hall graduate
Mikhail Semenko, 28, is third person with ties to N.J. arrested in one of the largest espionage takedowns in recent U.S. history MONTCLAIR — The phone call began with a question, spoken in secret...
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Accused Russian spies' children face 'nightmare' of jailed parents, family...
MONTCLAIR — Less than a week ago, 11-year-old Katie Murphy was proudly receiving multiple awards at her 5th-grade graduation. Now, no one in her Montclair neighborhood knows what happened to Katie and...
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Teen is fatally shot in Asbury Park
The 16-year-old was found early this morning with a single gunshot wound Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerTwo women become emotional around the corner from the scene where a teen was killed in an early...
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Irvington man charged with 1978 teen killings in Newark is due in court today
NEWARK — Lee Anthony Evans, charged with killing five teenage boys in Newark nearly 32 years ago by luring them into an empty house then burning it down, is due in court this morning. Evans, 57, was...
View ArticleTrooper will testify on whether driver who killed motorcyclist in 2008 Cape...
CAPE MAY &mdash A State Trooper will testify on whether a Philadelphia man was under the influence of drugs when he crashed his car into a motorcycle in 2008, killing the Middle Township resident...
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