Atlantic City man is fatally shot at apartments
ATLANTIC CITY — An Atlantic City man was fatally shot early this morning, according to a report by PressofAtlanticCity.com. Saleem Tolbert was found dead at an apartment complex in the city, the...
View ArticleSussex County couple admits to conspiring to sell crack cocaine
SUSSEX COUNTY — A Sussex County couple has pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell more than 3½ ounces of crack cocaine, the county prosecutor’s office said. Bruce Parks, 41, and Patricia Jelessis, 40,...
View ArticleChild is shot during armed robbery in Elizabeth after mom yells gun is fake
ELIZABETH — City police are investigating an armed robbery in which a gunman shot a 4-year-old child after his mother shouted that the thief’s gun was fake. Authorities said two gunmen approached a...
View ArticlePennsylvania man arrested at Sussex go-go bar admits illegal gun possession
ANDOVER TWP — A Pennsylvania man who was one of five people arrested during a raid at a Sussex County go-go club last year has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a handgun, the county...
View ArticleEx-Newark police officer accused of fatal hit-and-run pleads not guilty
IRVINGTON — A retired Newark police officer accused in a fatal hit-and-run accident that also injured two others thought he had hit a guardrail that December day, his attorney said today following his...
View ArticleBody of girl found in Colorado home may be Newark woman's daughter
MONUMENT, Colo. - A 9-year-old found dead at a Colorado construction site in May was identified yesterday as Genesis Sims, the young girl who a Newark woman believes to be her daughter, authorities...
View ArticleHackensack officials suspend police sergeant investigated in hit-and-run crash
HACKENSACK — A Hackensack police sergeant under investigation in a hit-and-run accident in March was suspended without pay for 60 working days, a report on NorthJersey.com said. Sgt. James Smith has...
View ArticleLivingston man is burned in 'cigarette' prank involving gun powder in Hanover
HANOVER — An apparent prank by a Jersey City man who gave his friend a cigarette that turned out to be a tube of gunpowder caused burns to the Livingston man, according to a report on DailyRecord.com....
View ArticleResearcher convicted of spying for U.S. to be swapped for alleged Russian...
Igor Sutyagin, accused of collaborating with CIA, allegedly being sent to Britain Relatives said a researcher convicted in Russia of espionage has told them he'll be released. They claim Igor Sutyagin...
View ArticleN.J. Supreme Court rules insurance company must defend homeowner sued after...
TRENTON — The state Supreme Court today ruled an insurance company must defend a homeowner in a case in which a party guest overdosed on illegal drugs. Finding language in Pennsylvania General...
View ArticleGunman fires shot at employee during robbery of Bob's Discount Furniture in...
WOODBRIDGE — Woodbridge police are searching for a gunman who robbed Bob's Discount Furniture store this morning and wounded the manager before fleeing in a security car he stole from the Woodbridge...
View ArticleU.S. prosecutors unseal indictment against alleged Russian agents
U.S. prosecutors unsealed an indictment formally charging 11 alleged members of a long-term, deep-cover Russian agents. Prosecutors today released the indictment charging all 11 with one count of...
View ArticleAirport security officer is fired after allegedly selling laptop taken from...
NEWARK — A Transportation Security Administration officer was fired this week after being accused by the agency of trying to sell a laptop computer taken from the lost and found area for items left at...
View ArticleNewark man pleads not guilty to fatal beating, sexual assault of baby
NEWARK — Sharine Jackson’s tattoo, on her right arm below the elbow, is a memorial to her 7-month-old daughter, Dalaysia Rhymer, who was beaten to death and sexually assaulted at her Newark home last...
View ArticleAuthorities offer $10K reward for information leading to arrest of Sayreville...
SAYREVILLE — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man who held up a Sayreville bank June 24. A man entered the lobby of the PNC Bank on Bordentown Avenue about...
View ArticleN.J. Democratic chairman calls for GOP group advocating property tax cap to...
TRENTON — State Democratic chairman John Wisniewski today called for an advocacy group run by Republicans close to Gov. Chris Christie to disclose its donors, calling it a "shadow arm of the...
View ArticleColorado authorities issue warrant for ex-N.J. man whose daughter was found...
MONUMENT, Colo. — Colorado authorities have issued a warrant for a former New Jersey man whose daughter was found dead in an abandoned home earlier this year, police said. The warrant for Hanif Sims...
View ArticleDoctor says Lockerbie bomber could live another decade, as N.J. Senators call...
Four U.S. senators are calling on the United Kingdom to investigate the circumstances of last year's release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie airliner bombing. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was released...
View ArticleMan convicted of abducting, killing N.J. woman in Camden dies in prison
CAMDEN — One of the men convicted of killing a Philadelphia commuter has died in a New Jersey prison. Authorities say Ryshaone Thomas, 32, was found unconscious and alone in his cell at New Jersey...
View ArticleNewark man convicted in schoolyard triple slaying faces life in prison at...
Rodolfo Godinez was convicted of killing the three friends and attempting to kill a fourth person who survived the attack NEWARK — Rodolfo Godinez, the first defendant to be convicted in the Newark...
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