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Vows for justice in gang rape of 7-year-old girl in Trenton fall short
TRENTON — The allegations were unthinkable, the outrage immediate, justice promised: A 7-year-old girl had been handed over to a group of men and boys by her older 15-year-old stepsister and...
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Accused Craigslist killer commits suicide while awaiting trial in Boston jail
BOSTON — A former medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist committed suicide in the Boston jail where he was awaiting trial, authorities said Sunday. Philip Markoff, 24,...
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N.J. athlete convicted in fatal drunken driving crash seeks prison exception...
Former Philadelphia KiXX soccer player Matt Maher visited 34 high schools and colleges to talk to students before his sentencing for fatal crash Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerMatt Maher, a inmate at...
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Ex-figure skating champion Nicole Bobek to be sentenced for role in N.J. drug...
Prosecutor to ask for 364 days in county jail for former Olympian Hudson County Prosecutor's OfficeFormer figure skating champion Nicole Bobek, seen in her mugshot from last year will be sentenced...
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Former Bedminster teacher admits to drunken driving in crash that injured five
HILLSBOROUGH — A former teacher has admitted she was drunk when she caused a three-car crash that seriously injured five people in Somerset County last year. Erin Markakis of Bridgewater pleaded...
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Ex-figure skater Nicole Bobek gets probation for role in N.J. drug ring
Former Olympian was among 28 arrested in drug distribution network Reena Rose Sibayan / The Jersey JournalFormer U.S. figure skater Nicole Bobek, pictured on the screen in this 2009 photo, was...
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N.J. teens are arrested for alleged New Brunswick burglary
NEW BRUNSWICK — Three teenagers, ranging from 17 to 19, broke into a New Brunswick home early today, then fled when confronted by a resident, only to be apprehended minutes later, authorities said....
View ArticleN.J. court rules warrant is needed to search suspects' vehicle in police custody
FORT LEE — An appeals court panel has ruled that Fort Lee police should have obtained a search warrant in 2003 before they searched a vehicle they said belonged to suspects in robberies in four...
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P.C. Richard & Son executive admits taking bribes, steering jobs to N.J....
EATONTOWN — The former head of construction for the electronics store chain P.C. Richard & Son pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark today today to accepting $80,000 in bribes from a New...
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N.J. man is indicted on charges relating to abduction, killing of East Orange...
WOODBRIDGE — A father charged with killing his 3-month-old daughter by throwing her into the Raritan River had hours earlier brutally beaten the maternal grandmother, according to an indictment handed...
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Bridgewater man sues 3 men accused of sexually assaulting, killing his mother
BRIDGEWATER — The son of a Bridgewater woman is suing the three men authorities have charged with sexually assaulting and killing his mother. Charles Stone Jr. of Branchburg says David Granskie Jr.,...
View ArticleUnidentified man is shot and killed in Irvington
IRVINGTON - An unidentified man was killed by gunfire in Irvington late last night, authorities said. The only details available last night were the victim died around 10:30 p.m. after being shot at...
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24-year-old Irvington man is fatally shot days after getting shot in Newark
IRVINGTON— A 24-year-old man was fatally shot late Monday night outside his Irvington home, two days after getting shot in a separate burst of gunfire in Newark on Sunday morning, the Essex County...
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Paterson man is charged after waving machete at pair
PASSAIC — A 21-year-old Paterson man has been charged with aggravated assault and two weapons offenses after an early Monday morning incident in which he waved a machete at two people, according to a...
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South Amboy officials close down city's last adult nightclub
SOUTH AMBOY — South Amboy officials today said they have finally succeeded in closing down the Delilah's Den all-nude juice bar on Route 35 after a more than 10-year battle. Mayor John O'Leary, in a...
View ArticleEx-employees of Mountainside firm are sentenced for embezzlement
MOUNTAINSIDE — The former information technology chief of a Mountainside-based photography company was sentenced today to three years and four months in prison for bilking the firm out of $900,000 to...
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Prison pharmacist in N.J. admits stealing painkiller, needles to get high
FAIRTON — A pharmacist in a federal prison in New Jersey has admitted stealing a powerful pain drug and hypodermic needles so he could get high. Brian Walters, of Dorchester, could face up to 10 years...
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Bail hearing is postponed for Lakewood developer charged in $200M scam
The FBI is still searching for Weinstein's accused partner LAKEWOOD — A judge has postponed a bail hearing scheduled for today in federal court in Newark for Eliyahu Weinstein, a Lakewood man accused...
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Essex County authorities arrest 28 people wanted for outstanding warrants at...
NEWARK — Authorities swept through a Newark hotel where two people were recently killed and arrested 28 people wanted for outstanding warrants today, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office....
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Five children are charged in connection with Bound Brook apartment blaze
BOUND BROOK — Five children from Bound Brook today were charged with starting a fire at a local apartment building that was under construction, authorities said. Four boys, ages 10, 11, and 12, and a...
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