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Judge: Somerset County authorities can see files between attorney, convicted...
Franklin Township (Somerset County) — The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office will get to see the files an attorney kept for a convicted robber, a judge ruled this morning as part of an ongoing...
View ArticleDelaware River Port Authority official is fined $600 for misusing E-ZPass
PENNSAUKEN — The public safety director for the Delaware River Port Authority must pay a $600 fine for abusing his E-ZPass privilege, along with forgoing three days' pay, according to a report by...
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Insurance broker admits bilking Perth Amboy school board out of $2.6M
PERTH AMBOY — A long-time insurance broker for the Perth Amboy school board admitted to stealing $2.6 million in funds paid over six years for a non-existence health care program. Frank Cotroneo, 59,...
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Eight charged in New Jersey with helping people cheat taxes
Federal agents from four states today arrested eight people tied to a financial firm that prosecutors in New Jersey say helped hundreds of people hide money from the Internal Revenue Service. The...
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ACLU requests Attorney General to investigate fatal shooting of Atlanta CEO
NEWARK — The American Civil Liberties Union today requested the state Attorney General’s Office investigate last weekend’s fatal shooting of an unarmed man by an Essex County sheriff’s officer inside...
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Manville man is charged with years-long sex assault of minor
MANVILLE — A Manville man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl who is six years his junior on several occasions, according to court papers. Eric Ralston, 24, is charged with multiple...
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Police suspect slaying, suicide behind Staten Island fire
NEW YORK — The deaths of a mother and four children in a torched New York city apartment were being investigated today as a possible murder-suicide committed by one of the children, a troubled...
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Eyewitness says at least a dozen people were present during Summit fatal beating
SUMMIT — At least a dozen young men were present when two Summit teenagers beat a man so badly he died three days later, an eyewitness to the attack said today. Alex Ruiz, 19, said he was in the...
View ArticleFive-year old girl dies after hit-and-run accident in Newark's West Ward
NEWARK - A five-year old girl died after she was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident outside of her West Ward home Thursday night, authorities said. The victim, whose identity was not...
View ArticleEight Bergen County men are arrested in undercover drug sweep
BERGEN COUNTY — Authorities arrested eight men Tuesday and charged them with selling marijuana and prescription painkillers to undercover Bergen County detectives, according to a report on...
View ArticleBrick man gets 12 years in prison for sex assault of teen girl while mother...
BRICK — A Brick man received 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl while her mother was in the hospital with cancer, according to a report on APP.com. Harvey Hatch, 37, plied...
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South Jersey man killed by U.S. Marshals was wanted in 2nd sexual assault
MONROE TOWNSHIP — A South Jersey man killed Wednesday night by the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force for sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint and shooting a man in the head also was suspected in...
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East Hanover man is charged with passing fake chips at Pa. casino
MOUNT POCONO — A New Jersey man is charged with passing counterfeit chips at a northeastern Pennsylvania casino just days after the resort began offering table games. Police say 61-year-old Frank...
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Newark police investigate car for involvement in fatal hit-and-run of 5-year-old
NEWARK — Newark police are investigating a navy blue Mercedes they believe could be responsible for a hit-and-run that killed a 5-year-old girl Thursday night. The vehicle was found at 7th Avenue and...
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Essex County Prosecutor identifies girl killed in Newark hit-and-run
NEWARK — A 5-year-old Newark girl killed Thursday night in a hit-and-run has been identified as Julianne Vega, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Police have also recovered the car...
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Two teens are hospitalized after being struck by alleged drunken driver in...
BRIGANTINE — A Brigantine driver was charged with DWI and careless driving after striking two teenage pedestrians Thursday night, according to a report by PressofAtlanticCity.com. Marc Daniels, 44, of...
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Ex-Paterson teacher pleads not guilty to sexual assault of 16-year-old student
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — A former teacher at a Paterson high school accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old female student at his home in Parsippany claims he is innocent and will challenge police...
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Elizabeth drug kingpin is sentenced to 32 years in prison for heroin trafficking
ELIZABETH — For three years, Union County authorities hunted Alejandro Cleves, a Colombian national they identified as the leader of a major narcotics network that funneled 250 kilos of heroin into...
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Authorities arrest Irvington man in hit-and-run of 5-year-old girl in Newark
Newark police are investigating a navy blue Mercedes they believe could be responsible for the fatal hit-and-run — WATCH VIDEO NEWARK — Dwight Willis, who heads up the block association on Newark’s...
View ArticleScuffle in adult theater ends with fatal stabbing
NEWARK - Authorities arrested a man Friday night in connection with the stabbing death of another man inside an adult movie theater. Detective Hubert Henderson, a spokesman for the Newark Police...
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