South Brunswick gas station worker is arrested after allegedly telling teen...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A worker at a South Brunswick service station was arrested after allegedly telling a high school girl she could pay for gasoline with a kiss, and then leaning into the girl's car....
View ArticleElizabeth man is sentenced to 3 years in prison for making purchases using...
ELIZABETH — A 30-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to three years in prison today for stealing personal credit card information from gas station customers and making purchases at area home...
View ArticleAtlantic County man is sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing man
ATLANTIC CITY -- An Atlantic City man has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison after being convicted of killing a man in 2008, according to a report by PressofAtlanticCity.com. Jose Aleman,...
View ArticleGalloway woman gets 7 years in prison for death of newborn
GALLOWAY — A 28-year-old Galloway woman was sentenced to seven years in prison today after pleading guilty to killing her newborn daughter, according to a report on PressofAtlanticCity.com. Tracey...
View ArticleN.J. Gambino crime family member is sentenced to 11 years for racketeering...
A reputed Gambino crime family member has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy that authorities once called "a smorgasbord of crime." Andrew Merola of East Hanover pleaded...
View ArticleN.J. man gets 4 years in prison for not telling two sexual partners he had HIV
Rick Webster, who contracted the disease from his birth mother, once preached abstinence Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerIn a 2006 photo, Rick Webster, then 16, of Tewksbury, talks about having HIV. When he...
View ArticleBergen County fund manager is sentenced to 40 years in prison for $150M Ponzi...
NEW YORK — A fund manager whose customers inquired about their accounts after hearing about Ponzi king Bernard Madoff's fraud was sentenced to 40 years in prison today, and the judge said he could not...
View ArticleJitney bus driver is accused of trying to sexually assault passenger
FAIRVIEW — The driver of a jitney faces sexual assault charges after a female passenger said he drove her off-route and tried to sexually assault her, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. The...
View ArticleMan is shot and killed in Newark neighborhood
NEWARK — Police are investigating the shooting death of a man who was found on the sidewalk in Newark's Forest Hills neighborhood, a residential area in the north ward. Police were called to the 300...
View ArticleLong Branch man is found stabbed in parking lot of Red Bank motel
LONG BRANCH — A 38-year-old Long Branch man is in critical condition after he was found stabbed early this morning in the parking lot of a motel in Red Bank. Ja’sheem Eyem-Supreme Allah, also known as...
View ArticleBelmar man is accused of exposing himself in Wall Dunkin Donuts
WALL — A Belmar man was charged with lewdness after he allegedly exposed himself to female patrons of a Wall Dunkin’ Donuts, authorities said today. Police arrested Todd Cross, 52, after receiving...
View ArticleWitnesses see Ocean County woman abducted in Paterson
PATERSON — Police are searching for a woman who witnesses said was last seen on Monday being abducted by two men near the railroad tracks in the area of Hamilton Avenue and Straight Street, according...
View ArticleTeens bragged about fatally beating Old Bridge man, authorities say
Details about fatal beating of Divyendu Sinha emerge in audio recordings Photo Courtesy http://justicefordivyendufamily.wordpress.comDivyendu Sinha, 49, of Old Bridge, died after being attacked...
View ArticleTwo are wounded in drive-by shooting on N.J. Turnpike in Burlington County
MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP — A state police spokesman says a shooting that left two men wounded on the New Jersey Turnpike does not appear to be random. State Police Sgt. Julian Castellanos says it appears...
View ArticleThird 'Fugitive Safe Surrender' in N.J. to take place in Somerset this week
SOMERSET — Law enforcement officials say a program that allows people wanted by the law to turn themselves in safely wouldn't succeed without the crucial participation of local churches. In New...
View ArticlePolice search for man who stabbed Lakewood homeowner while breaking into house
LAKEWOOD — A man broke into a two-story home in Lakewood and stabbed the homeowner before fleeing, according to a report on APP.com. Police are searching for a tall, thin man with dreadlocks, wearing...
View ArticleEssex County officers find Newark man with loaded gun in waistband
NEWARK — Essex County sheriff’s officers today arrested a 31-year-old Newark man who was spotted with a loaded handgun tucked in his waistband, Sheriff Armando Fontoura said. Romond Phillips was...
View ArticleAtlantic City police make 64 drug-related arrests during Phish concert nights
ATLANTIC CITY — Sixty-four people were arrested over the three days Phish was scheduled to perform in Atlantic City, according to a report by PressofAtlanticCity.com. Police, anticipating the...
View ArticleMen, N.J. woman dressed as superheroes face assault charges after fight in...
STAMFORD, Conn. — It is assault charges for Spider-Man and Captain America, and breach of peace for Poison Ivy. Police in Connecticut say a man dressed as Captain America and another as Spider-Man...
View ArticleTwo teens who died in Warren County car crash were not driving, investigators...
MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP — Neither of the two teenagers killed in a Halloween weekend car crash were driving the vehicle when it veered off a Mansfield Township road and smashed into a tree, investigators...
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