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Philadelphia man held for trial for allegedly fatally stabbing girlfriend,...
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP — A Philadelphia man has been held for trial on charges he fatally stabbed his girlfriend then dumped her body in a rural part of northwestern New Jersey. Prosecutors say...
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ESSEX COUNTY — Allen Hilly, accused in a high-profile case of defrauding the government by diverting $13.4 million in payroll taxes into his own bank account, today was scheduled to defend himself at...
View ArticleManville man admits stealing drugs, exonerates co-defendants
MANVILLE — A Manville man who admitted stealing marijuana will be sentenced next month, and his guilty plea has exonerated his co-defendants, attorneys said today. Javehy Toney, 18, pleaded guilty on...
View ArticleCharges added against doctor accused of shuttling N.J. patients to Maryland...
A doctor accused of shuttling New Jersey patients to Maryland for late-term abortions is now accused of mistreating two additional patients, including a Canadian woman who received an abortion of a...
View ArticleTrial of N.J. man accused of sexually assaulting daughters begins
PATERSON — A New Jersey man who claimed that apocalyptic visions drove him to create pure family bloodlines by raping his five daughters and keeping the offspring they bore him off the societal grid...
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Aluminum bleachers are stolen from Camden football field
CAMDEN — Bolts and clamps are all that remain of a 12-foot-long set of aluminum bleachers at a youth football field in Camden. Thieves made off with the structure from Whitman Park in Camden this...
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Indictments to be announced against people accused of smuggling phones, drugs...
NEWARK — It wasn't hard for inmates at New Jersey's Northern State Prison to reach out and touch someone. They had access to cell phones. Attorney General Paula Dow today will announce indictments...
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Programmer is convicted of launching digital attack against websites that ran...
In the beginning, prosecutors feared the jury might feel sorry for Bruce Raisley. After all, the 48-year-old software programmer was tricked into leaving his wife by an online vigilante group, costing...
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Vineland woman, 18, is charged with stabbing
VINELAND — An 18-year-old Vineland woman has been charged with stabbing another woman Wednesday shortly before 5 p.m., according to a report by PressofAtlanticCity.com. The 23-year-old victim was...
View ArticleNational labor group files complaint against N.J. cleaning contractor for...
NEWARK — For a decade, Herbert Vassala had cleaning duties at the Wilentz Building, the justice complex on Washington Street in Newark. He was a member of the Service Employees International Union,...
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Morristown man is convicted in Randolph burglary
RANDOLPH — A Superior Court jury in Morristown Wednesday found a 21-year-old Morristown man guilty of a 2008 house burglary in Randolph. Kadeem Mussington was convicted of burglary, conspiracy to...
View ArticleN.J. man accused of sexually assaulting daughters is allegedly attacked en...
PATERSON — Opening arguments are delayed in the trial of a New Jersey man accused of raping five of his daughters and impregnating three. The man told a judge in Paterson today that he had been...
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Ex-Essex County Prosecutor Clifford Minor is charged with bribery,...
Minor is a former municipal judge, Newark mayoral candidate, and a former member of the Newark Police Department Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerThis January 2009 photo shows Clifford Minor announcing...
View ArticlePaterson councilwoman charged with disorderly persons offense is back in court
PATERSON — A Paterson councilwoman who allegedly interfered with a Prospect Park police officer writing a ticket in her ward will be in court today to continue facing a disorderly persons offense,...
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Indicted ex-Essex County official showed 'disturbing disregard for the law,'...
Clifford J. Minor, a former Newark mayoral candidate, was indicted on charges of bribery and obstructing justice Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerClifford Minor, waving in center, announces his candidacy...
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Jets assistant coach files lawsuit against Fox, fireworks company after...
EAST RUTHERFORD — An assistant for the Jets has filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for injuries he suffered when fireworks were set off during player introductions before a game at Giants Stadium in...
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Morris County councilwoman is indicted on charges of hiding suspected burglar...
VICTORY GARDENS —A Victory Gardens councilwoman was indicted today on a charge she hid a suspected burglar who was being sought by police. Ondria Garcia Montes, 41, was indicted by a Morris County...
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Ex-corrections officer is indicted on charges of smuggling cell phones, drugs...
NEWARK — A corrections officer made thousands of dollars by using a network of inmates to distribute illegal cell phones and drugs inside Northern State Prison, state officials announced today. Luis...
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Byram teen is accused of leaving bomb threat at Lenape Valley Regional
BYRAM — A 15-year-old Byram boy has been charged with leaving a note at Lenape Valley Regional High School that claimed there was an explosive device in the school, police said today. A staff member...
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Newark pastor pleads guilty to forcing teens to videotape him, lover
LINDEN — A well-respected pastor of a Newark church admitted yesterday to endangering two teenage girls by making them videotape his sexual trysts with a congregant. Moises Cotto, 55, of East Orange...
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