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Mount Olive home aide is sentenced to 180 days in jail for $300K theft
MOUNT OLIVE — A home aide was sentenced today for stealing more than $300,000 from her elderly client, according to a report by DailyRecord.com. Claudia Rodriguez admitted to theft in July but told...
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Former White House terrorism advisor warns of need to prepare for cyberattacks
NEW BRUNSWICK — Law enforcement in New Jersey and around the country needs to prepare for cyberattacks, former White House security advisor Richard Clarke said today at a New Brunswick conference....
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Wall police search for suspect after carjacking in ShopRite parking lot
WALL — Wall police are searching for a man who carjacked a Tinton Falls man's Pontiac, according to a report by APP.com. The owner of the vehicle was loading his groceries outside of ShopRite on Route...
View ArticleHillsborough woman admits stealing more than $17K from school
HILLSBOROUGH — A Hillsborough woman who was the treasurer for a local school group pleaded guilty today to taking more than $17,000 from the organization’s coffers, authorities said. Vicki Elkins, 46,...
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Berkeley Twp. man is fatally struck by car in Toms River
TOMS RIVER — A Berkeley Township man was fatally struck by a car in Toms River this afternoon. Anatoli Szczerbini, 83, was crossing Lakehurst Road when he was struck by a 2010 Hyundai driven by...
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Long Branch man is sentenced to 12 years in girlfriend's slaying
LONG BRANCH -- A Long Branch man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for beating and strangling his girlfriend in the home they shared in April 2009, according to a report on APP.com Noel Montes...
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Irvington man gets 37 years in prison for killing girlfriend, her parents
IRVINGTON — A 24-year-old Irvington man has been sentenced to 37 years in state prison for stabbing his girlfriend to death inside her home and then murdering her parents as they rushed to her...
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New Brunswick man is found guilty of strangling wife after she sought divorce
NEW BRUNSWICK — After less than an hour of deliberation, a Middlesex County jury found a 41-year-old New Brunswick man guilty of strangling his wife after she told him their marriage was over,...
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Five Old Bridge High School teens accused in beating death to be tried as adults
Divyendu Sinha was attacked outside his Old Bridge and died three days later from his injuries file photosTop row from left, Cash Johnson, 17, and Christian Tinli, 18, and bottom row from left, Julian...
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Newark police detective pleads guilty to beating handcuffed prisoner
NEWARK -- A decorated Newark police detective whose background was highlighted in a petition the ACLU filed earlier this month seeking federal oversight of the department, pleaded guilty Friday to...
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Somerset County family to be tried in alleged $600K Verizon payroll, forgery...
SOMERSET COUNTY — After weighing the health issues of two defense attorneys, a Superior Court judge Friday confirmed the date for several relatives to be tried in Somerset County for an interstate...
View ArticleEx-Ocean County camp leader to plead guilty to child pornography charges
TOMS RIVER — The former leader of Cedar Bridge Military Academy will plead guilty to child pornography charges, according to a report on PressofAtlanticCity.com. Steven T. Baryla, 28, was indicted on...
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N.J. police salaries rank highest in nation with median pay of $90,672
6,198 municipal officers made at least $100,000 last year Mitsu Yasukawa/The Star-LedgerCloster Police Officer Vincent Aiello, 31, was a New York City police officer and joined Closter Police...
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N.J. police contracts benefit from salary arbitration threat, officials say
Among some municipal officials, it’s practically a swear word: arbitration. It has been blamed for many of the budget problems afflicting New Jersey towns. But is it the true culprit, or has it been...
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Bergen man convicted of decades-old killings, admits to fatal strangling of...
BERGEN COUNTY — Bergen County authorities say a man who brutally murdered five women in the late 1970s and early 1980s has admitted to another long-ago slaying. County Prosecutor John Molinelli told...
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Suspects lead police on dramatic car chase, shooting from Elizabeth to Newark
ELIZABETH — Lewis Lockhart was at home in Newark watching the Ving Rhames film, "Wrath of Cain," a prison drama filled with shootings, beatings and rioting, when he hit pause to take in the real-life...
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Shooting injures two men in East Orange
EAST ORANGE — Two men were injured during a shooting in East Orange tonight, authorities said. The men, who were not identified, were wounded shortly after 9 p.m. on 4th Avenue, said Sgt. Andrew...
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West African woman who ran human trafficking ring in Newark, East Orange to...
Akouavi Kpade Afolabi was convicted last year of conspiracy to commit forced labor, smuggle illegal aliens and visa fraud William Perlman/The Star-LedgerThe bedroom at 169 South Clinton Street where...
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Registered Egg Harbor Township sex offender is charged with stabbing...
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — A 44-year-old woman who is a registered sex offender was arrested after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend following an altercation at a township motel, according to a report on...
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Plainfield crime rate declines over past decade
PLAINFIELD — Despite a surge in gang violence during the last six months, FBI crime statistics show the crime rate in Plainfield has dropped dramatically throughout the last decade, according to a...
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