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Authorities find Plainfield taxi driver fatally shot in cab
PLAINFIELD — A city taxi driver was shot to death in his cab early this morning, Union County authorities said. Isidro Leonardo, 44, of Plainfield was found in the driver's seat of his taxi on the 200...
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N.J. man, teen arrested for robbing 2 locals at gunpoint in North Plainfield
NORTH PLAINFIELD — A Dunellen man and a 17-year-old North Plainfield resident were arrested for robbing a teenage girl and her friend at gunpoint in the parking lot of a North Plainfield condominium...
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Lawmakers introduce bills on public employees with criminal convictions
TRENTON — Legislators are trying to close a loophole that makes it harder for judges to force public employees to forfeit their jobs when convicted of a crime. Identical bills were introduced in the...
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Ex-Perth Amboy mayor's attorneys call no witnesses in corruption trial
PERTH AMBOY — During the first nine days of his federal corruption trial, Joseph Vas listened to one person after another testifying against him. But today, defense attorneys for the former...
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Suspect is shot by federal law enforcement during raid at Newark house
NEWARK — A raid at a house on Highland Avenue ended with a suspect being shot by a federal law enforcement officer, according to a report on Channel 7's website. The man was shot in the leg after...
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Man accused of holding wife hostage in Englewood is captured
ENGLEWOOD — An Englewood man who had allegedly been holding his wife hostage at gunpoint has been arrested, according to a report on Channel 7's website. Wearing gas masks, police entered a home and...
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Rutgers University freshmen are charged with invasion of privacy for using a...
The two students face up to five years in prison for allegedly transmitting a live sex scene online Star-Ledger file photoA view of a sign on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick. Two Rutgers students...
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Toms River man is arrested after allegedly exposing himself to bus driver
MANALAPAN — A 52-year-old Toms River man was issued two summonses by police after allegedly driving alongside a bus driver operating an empty school bus and exposing himself on separate occasions,...
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Camden man is found guilty of fatally stabbing 19-year-old girlfriend in...
CAMDEN — A Camden man was found guilty Tuesday of fatally stabbing and slashing his 19-year-old girlfriend 17 times with a paring knife while their two young children watched, according to a report by...
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Camden County sex offender is indicted after attempt to meet 14-year-old girl
HAMILTON — A convicted sex offender was indicted Tuesday after he allegedly sent sexually explicit videos of himself and traveled to Mays Landing in Hamilton Township to meet with an undercover...
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Man accused of fatally shooting Seton Hall student pleads not guilty
EAST ORANGE — The man accused of opening fire at an off-campus party near Seton Hall University, killing one student and injuring four others, pleaded not guilty today at his first court appearance in...
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Rutgers freshman whose sexual encounter was broadcast online might have...
The freshman student from Ridgewood is believed to have jumped off the George Washington Bridge last Wednesday Star-Ledger file photoA view of a sign on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick. PISCATAWAY...
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Camden taxi driver is critically injured in shooting
CAMDEN — A 47-year-old cab driver is in critical condition after being shot in a robbery attempt early this morning, according to a report on Philly.com. Police are searching for the shooter following...
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PATERSON — His former wife says a New Jersey man accused of raping and impregnating his daughters insisted all his offspring be born at home so there would be no government records. The woman...
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Former veteran officer pleads guilty to stealing $35K from Vernon VFW post
VERNON — A former officer of a Sussex County VFW post has pleaded guilty to stealing $35,000 from the group over a four-year period. William Heaney, 65, stole the money from Wallkill Valley VFW Post...
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Montclair woman is stabbed in fight
MONTCLAIR — Police have arrested a Montclair woman in connection with a stabbing that took place during a fight on Mission Street, according to a report NorthJersey.com. Police arrested Kasanna Boone,...
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Lakewood man tries to escape in police headquarters, falls through ceiling...
LAKEWOOD — A Lakewood man was apprehended twice by police after jumping in front of moving cars outside, and then attempting to escape from authorities, according to a report by APP.com. After he was...
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Body burned beyond recognition is found in car in Atlantic County
HAMMONTON — Authorities in southern New Jersey are investigating the death of a person found burned beyond recognition in the back seat of a car. Hammonton police and firefighters responded to a...
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Failed Times Square bomber planned a second attack, prosecutors say
NEW YORK — The man who planted a car bomb in Times Square boasted that he thought it would kill at least 40 people and that he planned to detonate a second bomb two weeks after the first, prosecutors...
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Nutley resident accused of transferring millions of dollars between U.S.,...
A Nutley resident and Iranian citizen was charged with operating an unlicensed money transfer business, authorities said today. Mahdi Socara, 38, who was in federal custody on an order of deportation,...
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