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Three-day manhunt intensifies for attempted robber of Sussex County Chase bank
FRANKLIN BOROUGH (Sussex County) — A three-day manhunt intensified today for a man suspected of trying to rob a bank in Sussex County, as authorities launched a media blitz in an attempt to develop...
View ArticleNewark man is sentenced to 20 years in prison for molesting 3 boys
NEWARK — A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for sexually assaulting three boys he met after befriending their mothers. Thirty-five-year-old Jose Reyes of Newark pleaded...
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Two more teenagers are charged in fatal beating of Old Bridge man
Prosecutor says the 5 teens may face bias charges in the fatal beating of Divyendu Sinha Meredith Galante/The Star-LedgerDivyendu Sinha was killed beaten near his 25 Fela Street home in Old Bridge...
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Stillwater man gets 6 months for heroin offense
NEWTON — A 43-year-old Stillwater man was sentenced to six months in jail for possessing 35 bags of heroin with intent to distribute the drug near a park, the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office said...
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Three Vernon men accused in graffiti spree
VERNON — Three men were arrested for allegedly spray-painting the words "Chaos Reigns" at a host of locations during a graffiti spree that began in April, police said. Kenneth Hanley, 21, Danny Silva,...
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U.S. judge denies bail to Montclair couple accused of spying for Russia
Montclair couple exchanged more than 100 intercepted messages with Russian intelligence, federal prosecutors say MONTCLAIR — The cash, crisp and new, was tucked into eight unmarked envelopes in a safe...
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Carteret man charged in double shooting that left 19-year-old dead
CARTERET -- A 20-year-old Carteret man was arrested today and charged with the killing last week of an alleged member of the Crips street gang outside the victim’s home, authorities said. Edward...
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N.J. State Police will crack down on illegal fireworks through 4th of July
TRENTON — New Jersey State Police plan to crack down this weekend on people bringing fireworks into the state from neighboring states. Superintendent Rick Fuentes said it is illegal to use, sell or...
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N.J. police pose as liquor store clerks to crack down on underage drinking
Thirsty teens, beware: that store clerk selling you beer may actually be a cop. Across New Jersey, police officers will be participating in the "Cops In Shops" undercover program in which they pose as...
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Driver who struck N.J. State Trooper Marc Castellano won't be charged criminally
HOWELL — The driver who struck and killed a New Jersey State Trooper last month won't be charged criminally, but he did receive two traffic summonses. Twenty-year-old Robert Swan of Jackson struck and...
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Federal investigation into alleged Russian spy network began a decade ago
It began in a public park in South America. A woman who went by the name Vicky Pelaez had a secret rendezvous with an official from the Russian government, while U.S. intelligence agents watched from...
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Newark police arrest man in connection with fatal beating, sex assault of...
NEWARK — Authorities in Essex County arrested a Newark man Thursday night accused of sexually assaulting and murdering a 7-month-old baby girl. Oquan Blake, 24, was arrested at 10 p.m. at his mother's...
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Hunterdon police search for man who physically assaulted jogger in N.J. park
WEST AMWELL TWP — Hunterdon County authorities are investigating an aggravated assault that occurred in a recreational area in West Amwell Township Thursday night. At about 8 p.m., a female was...
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Two arrested in spy ring admit Russian citizenship, have family in Russia
VIRGINIA — Two more of the alleged covert agents swept up as part of an international spy ring have admitted they are Russian citizens, federal prosecutors said today. Michael Zottoli, facing a bail...
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Carteret man pleads not guilty to fatally shooting one teenager, injuring...
CARTERET — A 20-year-old Carteret man pleaded not guilty this afternoon in New Brunswick to charges he shot two teenagers, one fatally, in Carteret the night of June 22. Edward Burton said nothing,...
View ArticleSix who sued Sussex County Prosecutor's Office receive $225K payout
SUSSEX COUNTY — Six people who sued the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office after being nabbed in a drug sting by an informant who used crushed drywall to replicate crack cocaine received $225,000 as...
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N.Y. man is charged with attempting to lure 14-year-old Edison girl into van
EDISON — A Brooklyn, N.Y. man has been arrested and charged with trying to lure a 14-year-old girl in Edison into his van. Sean Edwards, 37, was arrested Wednesday and charged with luring and unlawful...
View ArticleElizabeth man gets 27 years in jail for sexually assaulting minors
ELIZABETH — A Union County judge sentenced an Elizabeth man today to 27 years in jail in connection with the sexual assault of his landlord’s three daughters, and another minor. Before reading aloud...
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Morris Township woman is sentenced to 10 years in prison for $1M theft from...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP — A Morris Township woman was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for thefts involving a failed plan to buy foreclosed homes with $1 million of other people’s money and trying to...
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Newark man charged with sex abuse, killing of baby has been wanted by police...
NEWARK — The man arrested for sexually abusing and killing a 7-month-old girl in Newark last week had been wanted by state authorities for over three months, law enforcement officials said today. “The...
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