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Autopsy rules Staten Island house fire deaths as murder-suicide
STATEN ISLAND — A single mother apparently slit the throats of her three children, then sat with them and her toddler in their burning home until she died from smoke inhalation last week, according to...
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Essex authorities are shocked by 'intricate criminal smuggling scheme'
Ring included 2 county corrections officers, murder suspect, street gang members, teacher NEWARK — Essex County authorities closed down a jailhouse contraband pipeline into one of the state’s largest...
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Ex-Stevens student accused of arson threat has charge reduced, to return to...
HOBOKEN — The lawyer for a former graduate student arrested for allegedly threatening to burn down a building on the Stevens Institute of Technology campus says the charge has been reduced and his...
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Two N.J. Parole Board officers face suspension for allowing inmate to visit...
Two Parole Board officers are facing suspensions for allowing a former inmate under parole supervision to visit his original victims in Florida, according to two state officials. The former inmate,...
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Newark police gave blood-alcohol test to detective hours after fatal car...
NEWARK — On a July night in 2008, Mark Hulse was driving back from a Jersey City bar when he hit Joao Marques in a Newark intersection, instantly killing the 41-year-old father from Union Township....
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One man killed, another critically injured in Newark shooting
NEWARK — An early morning shooting in which a gunman opened fire on a car in Newark left one man dead and another in critical condition today, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. Kathy Carter,...
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Essex jail inmates were hand-delivered drugs, cell phones in smuggling scheme
Prosecutor: 'The individuals involved in this smuggling ring endangered other officers, inmates and witnesses. This cannot and will not be tolerated' NEWARK — It went far beyond a prisoner’s wildest...
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Asbury Park man convicted in car crash, accused of sex assault is found with...
ASBURY PARK — An Asbury Park man was found with cocaine while in Monmouth County Jail, according to a report by APP.com. Nelson Villanueva, 22, is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman...
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Police arrest suspected gang member in Clifton park stabbing
CLIFTON — Police arrested an alleged Bloods gang member Thursday night in connection to a recent stabbing in Clifton's Nash Park, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Nefi Crisostomo, 22, was...
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Hackensack authorities pull man from burning car
HACKENSACK — Authorities pulled an unconscious man from a burning car parked behind an office building on Johnson Avenue in Hackensack Thursday night, according to a report on NorthJersey.com....
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Officials to announce additional arrests in connection with fatal Summit beating
SUMMIT — There are more arrests stemming from the fatal beating of a Salvadoran immigrant in an upscale New Jersey community. Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow has scheduled a news conference...
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Hillsdale man, 19, is arrested in undercover marijuana bust
PARAMUS — A 19-year-old New Jersey man was arrested Thursday after attempting to sell an ounce of marijuana to an undercover officer, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Daniel Mertz, of...
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Bridgewater travel agent is accused of booking fake trip, stealing $9K from...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — South Brunswick police charged a travel agent with defrauding a family out of $9,000 by claiming to book their trip to India, police said. Seshmuda Sunkara, 39, owner of HK Travel in...
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Gov. Chris Christie swears in new N.J. child welfare agency chief
TRENTON — New Jersey's child welfare agency has a new leader. Gov. Chris Christie swore in Allison Blake as commissioner of the Children and Families Department today. Blake was director of the...
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Two additional Summit teens are charged in connection with beating death
Unnamed 15- and 17-year-old receive charges of aggravated assault, robbery SUMMIT — Two additional Summit teenagers have been charged with aggravated assault and robbery in connection with the fatal...
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Ex-security guard is charged with making bomb threats to Secaucus NBA office
SECAUCUS — The former security guard charged today with making repeated bomb threats to the Secaucus offices of the National Basketball Association had used his personal cell phone, creating a path...
View ArticleEx-Howell employee is sentenced to seven years for stealing $17K
HOWELL — A former employee of the Howell municipal housing agency has been sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing $17,000 in cash payments. A Monmouth County jury in April convicted...
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Snooki arrested for allegedly being disruptive during 'Jersey Shore' filming
'She was being very disorderly on the beach, bothering other patrons' Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesNicole Snooki Polizzi attends the KIIS-FM "Now 34 And The Jersey Shore" party at Hollywood Tower on July...
View ArticleTwo more New Brunswick employees charged in theft of parking fees
NEW BRUNSWICK — Two more people have been charged in connection with the theft of thousands of dollars from the New Brunswick Parking Authority, bringing to six the number of agency employees now...
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Judge allows ex-Jersey City official Beldini to remain free during appeal of...
Leona Beldini was scheduled to surrender Monday for a 3-year prison term Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerAttorney Brian J. Neary walks with client Jersey City deputy mayor, Leona Beldini, who was convicted...
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