Five Old Bridge teens plead not guilty in beating death of township man
The victim's widow Alka Sinha released a statement saying 'My family and I are confident that in his death, the five assailants will be brought to justice' OLD BRIDGE — The two well-dressed boys sat...
View ArticleMiami hacker in phone scheme is sentenced to 10 years in prison, faces...
The short and legendary computer hacking career of Edwin Andres Pena peaked around 2005, when he lived in an exclusive Miami neighborhood, drove souped-up cars and dropped bets in Atlantic City like a...
View ArticleFive people are shot near off-campus Seton Hall University fraternity house
A man who was turned away from a party allegedly returned with a gun, according to East Orange police Jerry McCrea/The Star LedgerAt the scene of a shooting at a fraternity house associated on South...
View ArticleCumberland County woman, 26, is found with fatal gunshot wound
FAIRFIELD — A 26-year-old woman was found with a single fatal gunshot wound to the head Friday morning, according to a report by a PressofAtlanticCity.com. The woman was found by a housemate around 9...
View ArticleEdison man is charged with striking resident with hammer over lawn work dispute
EDISON — An Edison man was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly struck a resident in the head with a hammer over a lawn work dispute Tuesday, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com....
View ArticleFour men are arrested on robbery, weapons charges after Elizabeth police...
ELIZABETH — Four men were arrested on robbery and weapons charges Friday night, after two of the men allegedly brandished weapons at police responding to a robbery and the officers were forced to open...
View ArticleSeton Hall sophomore is killed in off-campus party shooting
Four others are injured after rejected party-crasher returns with a gun Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerThe scene of a shooting at an off-campus house on South Clinton St. in East Orange. One student was...
View ArticleBloomfield man is fatally shot in Elizabeth
ELIZABETH -- Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a Bloomfield man late Saturday night, according to the office of Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow. The victim, Amir Josey, 23,...
View ArticleTeenager, 14, stabbed to death in New Brunswick
NEW BRUNSWICK — An early morning confrontation on a street in New Brunswick Saturday left a 14-year-old high school student dead and his 17-year-old companion seriously injured, authorities said....
View ArticleTeen injured in drive-by shooting in East Orange
EAST ORANGE — A 16-year-old was shot in the thigh by a passing car early Sunday morning, police confirmed. The teenager was shot on Park Avenue at about 2 a.m., according to East Orange Police Sgt....
View ArticleFair Lawn restaurant owner, chef found dead in Hudson River
A Wayne chef and restaurateur was found dead in the Hudson River, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Police say the cause of death for Joseph Cerniglia, who is known as the chef-owner of...
View ArticleFacebook dispute sparked fatal shooting at N.J. birthday party, family says
Ashani Wilks was killed; Second victim remains in critical condition, authorities say Mitsu Yasukawa/The Star-LedgerA blood stain can be seen next to a candle on the entrance's driveway of a house...
View ArticleSuspected shooter was turned away from Seton Hall off-campus party, police say
Police continue to interview witnesses, search for suspected gunman in fatal shooting Mitsu Yasukawa/The Star-LedgerA police officer stands guard near the scene of a shooting that took place during an...
View ArticleCanadian faces sentencing in N.J. for child sex charges
NEWARK — A Canadian man faces sentencing for his admitted role in an international pedophile ring he ran out of Thailand. John Wrenshall could face up to 50 years in prison when he faces a judge today...
View ArticleBoy, 16, is in stable condition after being shot in a field in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY — A 16-year-old boy shot Sunday afternoon in a field near Virginia Avenue is in stable condition, according to a report on PressofAtlanticCity.com. The boy was shot in the torso shortly...
View ArticleBloomfield man charged with sexually assaulting Morris County girl
MORRIS COUNTY — A 46-year-old Bloomfield man has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl on numerous occasions between April 2005 and August 2007 while she was between the ages of 12 and 14 and...
View ArticleSentencing is postponed for Canadian man who ran pedophile sex tourism ring
Sentencing has been postponed in the case of a Canadian man facing up to 50 years in prison for his admitted role in an international pedophile ring he ran out of Thailand. No new date has been set in...
View ArticleWiseguy Tickets trio accused of hacking Ticketmaster ask N.J. judge to...
Lawyers for three California men who ran an online ticket-reselling business asked a federal judge in Newark today to dismiss charges accusing them of illegally buying up legions of premium tickets to...
View ArticlePlatinum Jet charter pilot pleads guilty to illegal flights following...
TETERBORO — A pilot who worked for the corporate jet charter service that came under federal scrutiny following a spectacular 2005 crash at Teterboro Airport pleaded guilty today, just weeks before...
View ArticleDJ is charged in fatal shooting at Somerset County party
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (Somerset County) — The Plainfield man who is accused of fatally shooting a Franklin High School senior and wounding another 18-year-old during a weekend party in Somerset County...
View Article