U.S., Russian flights land in Vienna for spy swap
Ten spies arrested in the U.S., including couple living in Montclair, were exchanged for four convicted in Russia Dieter Nagl/AFP/Getty ImagesA Russian emergency situations ministry plane taxis for...
View ArticleJefferson man who admitted to robbing Mountain Lakes bank says sentence is...
MOUNTAIN LAKES — A sentencing was delayed today for a Jefferson man who pleaded guilty in May to robbing a bank in Mountain Lakes last year, after he told a judge he may want to retract his plea...
View ArticlePennsylvania man who withdrew guilty plea in 1993 throat slit slaying case is...
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — A northeastern Pennsylvania man who withdrew a guilty plea on a murder charge is on trial for the 1993 death of a New Jersey man. Thirty-eight-year-old Gary Gerber is charged in the...
View ArticleToms River hospital will not be charged in death of man who fought with...
TOMS RIVER — Authorities won't file criminal charges in the case of a man who died after scuffling with guards at a Toms River hospital. Darnell Myres, 43, of Manchester, went to Community Medical...
View ArticleIrvington mother is charged with leaving two children home alone
IRVINGTON — An Irvington mother was charged with endangering the welfare of her two children who were left home alone, according to a report by 1010WINS.com. Maria Melendez's son, 4, was found by...
View ArticlePiscataway man is arrested for feeding fake coins into Metuchen parking meter
METUCHEN — A Piscataway man was arrested after being caught on camera feeding coin substitutes into parking meters in Metuchen, according to a report by DailyRecord.com. A Metuchen Parking Authority...
View ArticleMontclair man beaten in group attack may have been hit with rock, police say
MONTCLAIR — A Montclair man who was attacked by a group on June 27 may have been beaten with a rock, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. The victim, 28, suffered a broken jaw and a head injury...
View ArticleHaddonfield high school students admit hacking into computer system to change...
HADDONFIELD — Three students at one of New Jersey's top-performing high schools have pleaded guilty to hacking into the school computer system to alter grades. Camden County Prosecutor Warren Faulk...
View ArticleEdison teacher gets probation for having sexual relations with student
EDISON — An Edison High School teacher today was placed on probation for three years for having sexual relations with a 17-year-old female student last year. Anthony Iazzetta, 27, who taught...
View ArticleN.J. Superior Court orders private Sea Bright beach to provide public access
SEA BRIGHT — The Sea Bright Beach Club was ordered by a Superior Court today to provide public access to its private beach, giving the state Department of Environmental Protection a final victory in a...
View ArticleHow the U.S., Russian spy swap unfolded
It took less than month for the largest U.S.-Russian spy swap since the Cold War to unfold from an idea secretly hatched in the Oval Office to reality on a remote stretch of Vienna airport tarmac. The...
View ArticleDriver in alleged hit-and-run accident killing 'American Idol' contestant...
SEASIDE HEIGHTS — A Toms River man was indicted for an alleged hit-and-run accident in Seaside Heights last year that killed a woman made famous on "American Idol," a report on APP.com said. The Ocean...
View ArticlePaterson shooting leaves 1 in critical condition
PATERSON — A 22-year-old city resident was in critical condition after an early morning shooting in Paterson, a report on NorthJersey.com said. Police found the resident lying on a sidewalk just after...
View ArticleNewark police investigate fatal shooting
NEWARK -- The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and Newark Police Department are investigating the killing of a Newark man early this morning. Newark police received a call of shots fired around 4:45...
View ArticlePolice identify 76-year-old found dead in Paterson assisted living home
PATERSON — Paterson police have identified the man found dead this week in a city apartment building that was evacuated after the air conditioning system failed. But it's still not clear whether the...
View ArticleNewark parolee allegedly stabs wife, his original victim, on Parole...
Parole officers not aware he had previously victimized wife and daughter N.J. Dept. of CorrectionsKelvin Terry had been on parole. TRENTON — Kelvin Terry had been out of prison about 15 months before...
View ArticleEarly morning shooting in Newark leaves two people injured
NEWARK -- Police are investigating an early morning shooting that left two people injured, law enforcement officials said. A man and a woman were shot at 3 a.m., on the corner of 16th Avenue and South...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says 10 Russian sleeper agents posed...
While they passed along no U.S. secrets, the 10 Russian sleeper agents involved in the spy swap posed a potential threat to the U.S. and received "hundreds of thousands of dollars" from Russia,...
View ArticleAtlantic City police dogs return to work after year-long ban
ATLANTIC CITY — After nearly a year on the sidelines, police dogs are back on patrol in Atlantic City. Mayor Lorenzo Langford had ordered the patrol dogs off the streets last summer after hearing...
View ArticleMuslim woman sues Somerset Medical Center for religious discrimination
Complaint raises question of how far hospitals must go for religious accommodations Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerA 2001 file photo of the Somerset Medical Center (SMC) Emergency Room located in...
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