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Opposing versions of defendant's role argued in Newark schoolyard shootings...
Defense attorney calls the killings a 'spontaneous event' Godinez could not have foreseen; prosecutor says Godinez was 'a willing participant' Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerRodolfo Godinez is led into...
View ArticleOrange resident arrested in Toms River hospital robbery
TOMS RIVER - A 47-year-old Orange man was arrested this afternoon when hospital staff members spotted him rifling through a cash register inside a gift shop at Community Medical Center, police said....
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Authorities say evidence backs charges against Newark pastor in Linden sex...
NEWARK — At the Newark church where his congregants dress all in white, he was known as a husband, father and respected pastor for more than 20 years. But, authorities said, Moises Cotto, the...
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Ex-N.J. Assemblyman Van Pelt is found guilty of accepting of $10K bribe
OCEAN COUNTY -- Outside a crowded upscale restaurant in Atlantic City last year, Daniel Van Pelt surreptitiously accepted a white envelope stuffed with $100 bills from a real estate developer seeking...
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Jurors expected to begin deliberations in Newark schoolyard killings trial
NEWARK — Jurors in the Newark schoolyard trial will likely begin deliberations this morning. Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin must first instruct the jury, which currently has 16 members,...
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Newark police officer pleads not guilty to witness tampering, obstruction
NEWARK — A Newark police officer pleaded not guilty today in federal court to witness tampering and obstruction for allegedly pressuring a man to lie to the FBI about sexual encounters authorities say...
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Camden sex offender charged with lying to get job as Census worker
PENNSAUKEN — A sex offender has been charged with using a fake name and someone else's Social Security number to get a job as a Census canvasser in New Jersey. It was a concerned mom who alerted...
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U.S. report shows 16 people linked to terror plots passed undetected through...
WASHINGTON — At least 16 people later linked to terror plots passed through U.S. airports undetected by federal officials who were on duty to spot suspicious behavior, according to a government...
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Elizabeth teen recounts shooting of friend during trial of accused killer
Alleged gang member thought middle schooler was member of Bloods, authorities say Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerFollowing the death of Elijah Henderson in 2007, mourners gathered for a prayer vigil in...
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Morris County corrections officer found dead at home is ruled as suicide
MORRIS TOWNSHIP – The death of a Morris County corrections officer found inside his Morris Township apartment was ruled a suicide, authorities said today. Michael Bell, 42, a 22-year veteran of the...
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No verdict is reached yet in Newark schoolyard killings trial
NEWARK — Before they can decide Rodolfo Godinez’s fate, a jury of eight women and four men must decide if he "knowingly and purposely" killed three college-aged friends in a Newark schoolyard on Aug....
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Convicted murderer Jonathan Zarate's assault trial stays in Morris County,...
MORRIS COUNTY -- A trial on assault charges against convicted murderer Jonathan Zarate will he held here, a judge ruled Thursday, according to a report in The Daily Record. The report said a lawyer...
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Co-owner of North Brunswick deli is convicted of hiring man to kill business...
Raymond Troxell (right) hired a hit-man to kill his partner in the Mezzaluna deli over a financial dispute The Star-LedgerRaymond Troxell in 2008 at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick....
View ArticleN.J. housekeeper is accused of stealing more than $10K jewelry from River...
RIVER VALE — A Saddle Brook housekeeper was charged Thursday with stealing more than $10,000 worth of jewelry from homes, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Kinga Malkowska, 27, was arrested...
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Four N.J. residents are arrested in Mississippi for possessing 11 pounds of...
ATLANTIC CITY — Police arrested four New Jersey residents in Mississippi for carrying 11 pounds of cocaine in their rented car, according to a report by PressofAtlanticCity.com. A sniffing dog...
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Elizabeth man is sentenced to eight years in prison for sex assault of...
ELIZABETH — A 31-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison today for having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl from Union County he met on a social networking website. As part of...
View ArticlePerth Amboy teacher charged with sex assault of student for six years
PERTH AMBOY — A Perth Amboy middle school teacher was arrested today on charges he sexually assaulted a student over a six-year period, beginning when the girl was 13, authorities said. Guillermo...
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North Brunswick deli co-owner faces life in prison for ordering hit on...
NORTH BRUNSWICK — Moments after he was found guilty of hiring someone to kill his business partner, Raymond Troxell turned to relatives in the New Brunswick courtroom and in a low voice said, "I...
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Newark man is sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting mother of...
NEWARK — A Newark man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for the 2006 fatal shooting of his longtime friend, a 25-year-old mother of four. Superior Court Judge Joseph Cassini III ordered that...
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Two more from Jersey City are sentenced for roles in prostitution ring
JERSEY CITY — Two more people have received state prison terms for their roles in a New Jersey prostitution ring that prosecutors say enslaved women and forced them to use drugs. Annie "China" Cooper,...
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