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Ex-Freehold Raceway president, brother of Sen. Codey, admits issuing $1.3M in...
FREEHOLD — The former president and general manager of Freehold Raceway Park—and brother of former Gov. Richard Codey—allowed two men to cash $1.3 million in checks he knew would bounce and stole...
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Newark airport security officer is charged with stealing laptops from lost...
If convicted, she faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine Star Ledger File PhotoNewark airport. NEWARK — A federal airline security officer was charged today with stealing laptop...
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Irvington man is charged in connection with Elizabeth fatal shooting
ELIZABETH — Authorities in Union County this morning arrested an Irvington man accused of a fatal shooting in Elizabeth last summer. Antwan Horton, 29, was charged with murder, attempted murder and...
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Authorities identify man found in trunk of burning car in Long Branch
LONG BRANCH — A man found in the trunk of a burning car in Long Branch was identified today as an Ocean County resident. Monmouth County investigators have labeled the death of Stephen Moore, 42, of...
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Judge overturns maximum sentence for 'Real Housewives' spouse charged with DWI
MONTVILLE — After Joe Giudice, husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice, flipped his truck in a DWI crash in Morris County earlier this year, a municipal court judge threw the...
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Jayson Williams to serve extra year in prison for DWI
NEW YORK — Former NBA star Jayson Williams admitted today he was driving drunk when he crashed his SUV into a tree in New York City and was sentenced to a year in jail. Williams, 42, pleaded guilty...
View ArticlePassaic man is indicted for sex assault, fatal beating of toddler
PASSAIC — A Passaic man has been indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting and fatally beating a toddler he was caring for at a friend's home. Twenty-two-year-old Akel Ackie of Passaic was arrested...
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Highland Park music teacher gets 3 years for endangering 9-year-old student
HIGHLAND PARK &mdash A Highland Park man who used to teach music was sentenced to three years in prison today for endangering the welfare of a young girl who was his piano student. Superior Court...
View ArticleVictim of fatal shooting in Newark is identified as 18-year-old East Orange man
NEWARK — The man who was fatally shot by an unknown gunman in Newark’s Central Ward Thursday has been identified as an East Orange teenager, authorities said. RaJohn Powell, 18, was shot just after...
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Irvington man accused in slaying of Newark teens decades ago is released on bail
Evans walked out of the Essex County Correctional Facility at 8 p.m. tonight after his bail was lowered to $950K Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerCarrying his belongings, Lee Evans walks down the ramp away...
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Victim's family urges N.J. man convicted in North Brunswick slaying to confess
Raymond Troxell still says he did not hire anyone to kill deli owner, despite sentencing NORTH BRUNSWICK — A South Brunswick man will spend the rest of his life in prison for hiring someone to kill...
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Paterson man gets 10 years in prison for fatal stabbing
PATERSON — A Paterson man who admitted to stabbing a city resident 15 to 17 times outside a club was sentenced to 10 years in state prison on Friday, a report on NorthJersey.com said. Kamar Carter,...
View ArticleMan killed in Newark shooting
NEWARK — A man was shot and killed on Park Avenue in Newark late Friday night, authorities said. The 24-year-old Newark resident was walking home from his girlfriend's house around 11:30 p.m. Friday...
View ArticlePolice identify Newark man killed in shooting
NEWARK — Authorities have identified a Newark man who was shot and killed late Friday night on Park Avenue as Mujaheed Andrews, 28. Andrews was walking home from his girlfriend's house around 11:30...
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Gunfire in Newark injures 3 people in two incidents
NEWARK -- Three people were shot in two separate incidents Saturday night, law enforcement authorities said. Their injuries were not fatal. In the first burst of gunfire, a man was shot at 6:30 p.m.,...
View ArticleHandcuffed suspect who escaped from Gloucester City police car back in custody
GLOUCESTER CITY -- Authorities say a suspect who escaped from a moving police car while handcuffed on Friday is now back in custody. Paul Griffith, 34, turned himself in to authorities in Bellmawr...
View ArticlePolice chase ends along Pulaski Skyway with 10 cars struck
JERSEY CITY -- Two city men led Elizabeth police on a miles-long chase Saturday night that ended just after the Pulaski Skyway, having hit 10 vehicles during the attempted getaway, officials said...
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Newark man is fatally struck in hit-and-run
NEWARK — A city man was fatally struck in a hit-and-run accident early this morning, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said today. Andre Bryant, 21, was hit on Bergen Street and Nye Avenue, near...
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N.J. clergy, residents gather for prayer event after Newark's 10th fatal...
'Prayer for Newark' ceremony was held at spot where DaJohn Powell was killed Thursday Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerFriends and family members of Rajohn Powell bow their heads during a...
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Plainfield woman dies following South Plainfield shooting
SOUTH PLAINFIELD — A Plainfield woman has died following an early Sunday afternoon shooting on Sampton Avenue, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com The victim was brought to JFK Medical Center...
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