Newark man arrested in May shooting death in Elizabeth
ELIZABETH — A Newark man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of an Elizabeth man nearly three months ago. Nathan “Flames” Lee, 28, was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with...
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New Brunswick man is charged with starting fire that injured firefighters,...
NEW BRUNSWICK — A New Brunswick man was arrested today and charged with starting a fire in a city house that spread to two adjacent houses and forced 35 people to flee apartments in the three...
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Summit community mourns man fatally beaten by teenagers
SUMMIT — Assailants covered Abelino Mazariego’s face with his shirt, perhaps trying to depersonalize him before they pummeled him so brutally on a Summit park bench that he later died. But the...
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N.J. inmates submit hundreds of lawsuits each year, despite little chance of...
PATERSON — Like so many others, the lawsuit was written by hand and riddled with spelling errors. It came from an inmate at Passaic County Jail. He told of being denied food and water, days without a...
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Top ex-N.J. officials are cleared of ethics violations one year after...
Statements sparked internal ethics inquiry Mahala Gaylord/The Star-LedgerRalph J. Marra, Jr., acting U.S. Attorney answers questions at a news conference in Newark addressing the federal investigation...
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Authorities identify Newark man fatally shot in Central Ward
NEWARK — A 20-year-old man was fatally shot in the Central Ward Saturday night, authorities said. Fuquan Pamplain died after an unknown assailant shot him multiple times on Stone Street, said Kathy...
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Essex sheriff's officer who fatally shot Atlanta CEO in park sex...
Detective Edward Esposito is an eight-year member of the sheriff's department and received a merit award in May for breaking up an attempted carjacking Photo courtesy of Credit Union of AtlantaDeFarra...
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Police identify victim in Lakewood fatal shooting
LAKEWOOD — A 31-year-old Lakewood man shot and killed Saturday night has been identified as Ismael Silva Reyes, according to a report on APP.com. Reyes was found dead with a gunshot wound to his chest...
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Hundreds attend funeral for Summit man killed in fatal beating
SUMMIT — Nearly 200 people attended the funeral this morning of Abelino Mazariego-Torres, 47, the Summit man who died last week after he was beaten by several teenagers while sitting on a park bench...
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Former Sussex County man convicted in 1997 killings loses bid for new trial
SUSSEX COUNTY —A former Sussex County man who is serving a life sentence in the 1997 "thrill killings" of two pizza deliverymen lost another bid today for a new trial or a reduced sentence. A...
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Judge considers bail request for ex-Jersey City deputy mayor during...
JERSEY CITY — Former Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini may not have to start serving a three-year prison term next week on federal bribery charges. U.S. District Court Judge Jose Linares said...
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Tug boat pilot may face federal charges in fatal duck boat crash
PHILADELPHIA — A lawyer for the pilot of the tug pushing a barge that sank a duck boat in Philadelphia fears his client could face federal felony charges over the deadly crash. "The reason he hasn't...
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Jackson drag race ends with car crashing through nearby front porch
JACKSON — A drag race resulted in a car crash Monday that sent part of a vehicle hurling through a second-story bedroom as the car rolled into a porch, according to a report on APP.com. Jackson police...
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Plainfield woman is indicted in connection with fatal stabbing in March
PLAINFIELD — A Plainfield woman was indicted Friday in connection with two stabbings in March that left a city man dead and one injured, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com. Markita Norris,...
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Teaneck woman scammed out of life savings may have been hit by lottery ring,...
TEANECK — A national ring that scams victims by convincing them they need help cashing a winning lottery ticket may have reached New Jersey, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. A Teaneck woman,...
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South Brunswick teacher receives probation for taking coworkers' credit cards
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A South Brunswick High School teacher received three years probation at her sentencing Monday for taking credit cards from two coworkers and charging $300 to them, according to a...
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Wildwood boardwalk worker is charged with forcing customer to perform sexual act
WILDWOOD — A 19-year-old Florida man who works at a tattoo, piercing and clothing store on the Wildwood boardwalk was charged Sunday with criminal sexual conduct, according to a report on...
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New Brunswick man admits beating, stabbing roommate to death
NEW BRUNSWICK -- A 21-year-old illegal immigrant admitted today he beat and stabbed his New Brunswick roommate to death after the man tried to sexually assault him. Reinaldo Fuentes pleaded guilty in...
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Two men charged with using fake $100 bills at Six Flags Great Adventure
JACKSON TOWNSHIP — Two men were arrested and charged with forgery, after they allegedly used fake $100 bills to make small purchases at Six Flags Great Adventure on Saturday, according to a report in...
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Money laundering charges severed between Ridgefield mayor, ex-Guttenberg...
RIDGEFIELD — Charges against a co-defendant and Ridgefield Mayor Anthony Suarez have been severed, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. A U.S. district judge ruled that money laundering charges...
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