Camden man is stabbed to death in fight at apartment complex
CAMDEN — A Camden mas was stabbed to death Tuesday in a fight at an apartment complex, according to a report on CourierPostOnline.com. Lou Lytle, 36, was killed around 10 p.m. at the Tamarack...
View ArticleN.J. Attorney General offers ex-Assemblyman Joseph Vas 8-year sentence as...
PERTH AMBOY — The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has offered former Assemblyman and Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas a plea deal on charges of misconduct, theft and money laundering leveled against...
View ArticleAdmitted triggerman in Newark schoolyard slayings receives 3 consecutive life...
Melvin Jovel had pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder NEWARK — Of the six young men who authorities say set upon a group of college friends behind a Newark schoolyard, fatally shooting three...
View ArticleEx-N.J. Assemblyman Neil Cohen is sentenced to 5 years for viewing child...
Authorities found 34 pornographic images of children on Cohen's computers Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerFormer assemblyman Neil Cohen, right, talks with Daniel McCarthy, left, one of his attorneys, as...
View ArticleN.J. man is indicted for allegedly running Morris County fencing operation
DOVER — A Morris County grand jury returned a 33-count indictment today against Manuel Flores, who is accused of using his Dover Video Store to run one of the largest fencing operations in the history...
View ArticleN.J. grand jury indicts 19 in Blood Street gang set on murder, racketeering...
TRENTON — The alleged leader and 18 members and associates of a set of the Bloods street gang were indicted today, authorities said. A state grand jury indicted the 19 defendants, alleged members of...
View ArticleRutgers student Tyler Clementi suicide case poses test for N.J. privacy law
PISCATAWAY — The case of a Rutgers University student who committed suicide after a roommate allegedly used a webcam to spy on his tryst with another man could pose the first legal test of a state...
View ArticleNorth Plainfield man is accused of watching pornography while robbing...
BRIDGEWATER — A North Plainfield man today was indicted on burglary and other charges for allegedly breaking into a Bridgewater woman’s home, watching porn and robbing her of cash and jewelry,...
View ArticleManville man is accused of beating man with baseball bat
MANVILLE — A Manville man was indicted Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault and other offenses for allegedly conspiring with a teenager to beat a Montgomery Township man with a baseball bat. A...
View ArticleConvicted ex-Assemblyman Neil Cohen is sentenced to 5 years, may seek...
Sen. Lesniak: 'It's apparent Neil is a broken man' Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger Defendant, former assemblyman Neil Cohen. left, with Mark Tuohey, right, listen as he is sentenced on child porn charges...
View ArticlePhiladelphia men are charged with weapons possession after being injured in...
MANSFIELD (Burlington County) — Two Philadelphia men have been accused of weapons possession and obstruction of justice after being injured in a shooting Tuesday morning along the New Jersey Turnpike,...
View ArticlePaterson man faces 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting girl
PATERSON — A Paterson man faces up to 12 years in prison after admitting to sexually assaulting a girl, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Paul Smith, 43, will be sentenced Jan. 7. The victim...
View ArticleLone survivor of Newark schoolyard killings faces gunman before he begins...
Admitted triggerman Melvin Jovel does not offer apology NEWARK — When Natasha Aeriel faced Melvin Jovel three years ago, he had a .357-caliber Magnum pointed at the teenager. She begged for mercy, but...
View ArticleEx-Middlesex County official Joseph Vas is offered plea deal in N.J....
PERTH AMBOY — New Jersey prosecutors have offered former Assemblyman Joseph Vas a plea deal on state corruption charges that would send the once-powerful Middlesex County Democrat to prison for five...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts 19 affiliated with Bloods in statewide drug trafficking,...
TRENTON — Michael Anderson acted like the Godfather, authorities say. Known as Red Eyes to his crew, Anderson allegedly led a statewide faction of the Bloods street gang, directing drug sales and the...
View ArticlePotential juror is dismissed in Atlantic City voter-fraud trial after sending...
ATLANTIC CITY — A potential juror was removed from the pool for a voter-fraud trial involving Councilman Marty Small and 11 others after trying to 'friend request' a defendant on Facebook, according...
View ArticleNewark man allegedly stabs Passaic teen during a domestic dispute with...
PASSAIC — Police are searching for a 47-year-old Newark man in connection with the stabbing this morning of a Passaic man who intervened in a domestic dispute, according to a report by...
View ArticleReward is offered for Somerville man suspected in double stabbing
SOMERVILLE — Authorities are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the man who allegedly stabbed two men this morning during an altercation outside an apartment building in the borough....
View ArticleCharter jet company charged in Teterboro Airport crash to finish case
TETERBORO — Three executives for a Florida-based charter jet company are seeking to blame mechanical failure for a 2005 crash at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport. Platinum Jet Management co-founders...
View ArticleNeptune man convicted of vehicular manslaughter is indicted on new charges of...
FREEHOLD — A Neptune man was indicted on charges of kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault, crimes he allegedly committed when released on bail prior to sentencing for vehicular manslaughter,...
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