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Testimony to begin for trial of N.J. man accused of dealing drugs, possessing...
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (Somerset County) — Investigators spent weeks listening to the conversations and messages on Eric Pittman’s cell phone in 2005. The language was cryptic, and the Somerset County...
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Federal authorities arrest high-ranking N.J. corrections official
Assistant Commissioner Lydell Sherrer was arrested on bribery charges Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerDepartment of Corrections Assistant Commissioner Lydell Sherrer in this 2009 file photo....
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Ex-convict who escaped Newark halfway house is indicted for Florida man's...
NEWARK — An ex-convict who fled a Newark halfway house last year was indicted today for allegedly killing a Florida man while he was on the loose, authorities said. Rafael Miranda, 31, of Newark, now...
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N.J. Republicans accuse U.S. Rep. Adler of recruiting fake tea party candidate
GOP claims South Jersey Democrat broke campaign finance laws to siphon support from opponent, calls for federal investigation Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerU.S. Rep. John Adler listens to...
View ArticleWife of N.J. man who fatally shot two sons before being shot by police will...
PENNSAUKEN — Students will benefit from the body of a New Jersey man who was shot by police after he killed two of his sons. Alfred Moton's wife has donated his remains to Mercer County College's...
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N.J. mobster is sentenced to 59 months in prison
A New Jersey man described by prosecutors as a top associate of the Gambino crime family has been sentenced to 59 months in prison on a federal racketeering charge. Fifty-seven-year-old Ralph Cicalese...
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Long Branch man pleads guilty to role in fatal Pennsylvania crash
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and other charges in a head-on crash during a police chase last year that killed another driver and seriously injured two...
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Little Egg Harbor woman who allegedly ran over husband with car is still jailed
LITTLE EGG HAROR — The New Jersey woman accused of running down her husband remains held on $500,000 bail. The Asbury Park Press reported Karen McNulty appeared in court Tuesday to hear that charges...
View ArticleMount Holly driver, 20, is charged with huffing before fatal crash
MOUNT HOLLY — A Mount Holly man faces vehicular homicide charges after authorities revealed he was "huffing" an aerosol can of keyboard cleaner before a fatal crash on Route 38, according to a report...
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Attorneys for Newark men accused in kidnapping, carjacking say alleged victim...
MADISON — The alleged victim of an at-gunpoint carjacking in Irvington drove his assailants to his former girlfriend’s dormitory at Drew University in Madison "to get out of the situation," according...
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Sides in toxic Gloucester County Kiddie Kollege mercury exposure liability...
FRANKLIN (Gloucester County) — The trial for the case of a toxic Kiddie Kollege Day Care center opened with emotions running high, according to a report by The Gloucester County Times. Nearly 100...
View ArticleDriver is approached by man with gun in Edison Dunkin Donuts parking lot
EDISON — A driver quickly sped from a Dunkin Donuts parking lot on Route 1 when he saw a man armed with handgun approach his car, police said Tuesday. The 19-year-old victim told police he was in the...
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Second man charged in shooting of Seton Hall student faces court appearance
Marcus Bascus being held in lieu of $2 million bail Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerMarcus Bascus, accused in the shooting of college sophomore Jessica Moore. EAST ORANGE — One of two men charged in a...
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Atlantic City employee is charged with selling drugs while on the job
ATLANTIC CITY — A Special Improvement District employee faces drug charges after detectives allegedly saw him sell drugs while in uniform, according to a report by PressofAtlanticCity.com. Fernando...
View ArticleN.J. man accused of impregnating daughters denies charges against him
PATERSON — A New Jersey man accused of raping five of his daughters and impregnating three says the charges against him are "all lies." Under questioning by his lawyer Wednesday, the man said claims...
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Ex-instructor at Sparta school for developmentally disabled is charged with...
SPARTA — An former instructor at a school for people with developmental disabilities in Sussex County was arrested for allegedly punching an autistic African-American woman in the stomach in an...
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Second suspect charged in fatal shooting of Seton Hall student pleads not guilty
Marcus Bascus is accused of providing the gun to the man charged with shooting Jessica Moore Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerMarcus Bascus (foreground) is brought out the Essex County Prosecutor's Office...
View ArticlePa. Army Corps official is charged with taking more than $1M in bribes in Iraq
PENNSYLVANIA — A former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project engineer was charged today by federal authorities in New Jersey with taking kickbacks and money laundering in connection with millions of...
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Two Freehold men are stabbed in group attack
FREEHOLD BOROUGH — A man and a teenager were stabbed by a group of four men who then fled on bicycle early Monday morning, according to a report by APP.com. The two victims were walking around 12:54...
View ArticleIrvington man is sentenced to 5 years for role in N.J. car theft ring
IRVINGTON — New Jersey prosecutors say a man involved in a multicounty automobile theft ring has been sentenced to five years in state prison. Abdullah Drake, a 34-year-old Irvington resident, was...
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