Judge dismisses charges against one man charged in Teterboro Airport plane...
TETERBORO — The fraud and conspiracy trial of three executives of a defunct Florida air charter company took an unexpected twist today when a federal judge threw out the case against one of the men....
View ArticleTwo N.J. men are indicted in connection with separate slayings in Middlesex,...
MIDDLESEX/GLOUCESTER — A Middlesex County grand jury today indicted two men in connection with unrelated murders, one involving a woman stabbed inside her home and the other involving a high school...
View ArticleFour Camden men are arrested at Pa. hotel in heroin bust
CAMDEN — Police in a Philadelphia suburb have confiscated $600,000 in raw heroin during a bust at a hotel. Bensalem police said four men from Camden, N.J., were arrested at the hotel Thursday and...
View ArticlePolice searching for New Brunswick bank robber
NEW BRUNSWICK -- A bandit wearing dark sunglasses robbed a New Brunswick bank today, fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash after handing a teller a note. At 4:36 p.m., a man entered the Bank of...
View ArticleMorristown-based contracting company to pay U.S. government $69M for...
The Louis Berger Group of Morristown, one of the largest American engineering contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, agreed Friday to pay more than $69 million to settle allegations of cheating the U.S....
View ArticleRobbery suspect shot and killed in Elizabeth
ELIZABETH — One of two robbery suspects was shot and killed by police outside a hotel this morning, authorities said. The shooting occurred just after 4 a.m. at the Knight’s Inn on Spring Street near...
View ArticlePaterson man is shot three times in early morning dispute
PATERSON — A 22-year-old Paterson man is in serious but stable condition after being shot three times in a dispute this morning, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Police are searching for the...
View ArticleConnecticut man charged with fatal shooting is arrested in Elizabeth
ELIZABETH — A Connecticut man who allegedly shot a man to death in front of his mother has been apprehended in Elizabeth. Authorities say U.S. marshals and New Haven police arrested 21-year-old Derek...
View ArticleFewer reports, lower profile lead some to question relevancy of N.J. State...
Proponents of the SCI say it remains a key force in keeping the state honest Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerA June photo shows W. Cary Edwards, then-chair of the NJ State Commission of Investigation...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest 12 suspects in multimillion-dollar drug bust in East...
EAST ORANGE -- Police have announced the arrests of 12 people in a multimillion-dollar drug-trafficking operation involving heroin and marijuana sales in the city and in Irvington. The East Orange...
View ArticleVandals in Wanaque, Ringwood cause $30K in damage with four car fires, 29...
WANAQUE/RINGWOOD — A vandalism spree in both boroughs has resulted in nearly $30,000 in damage, after more than two dozen mailboxes were smashed and four car set ablaze, according to a report on...
View ArticleMadison resident will not be charged for hitting intruder with baseball bat
MADISON — Morris County authorities announced today they have decided to not file any charges against a borough resident who hit an intruder in the head with a baseball bat last month. Madison police...
View ArticleJury hears closing arguments in Teterboro plane crash trial
TETERBORO — A jury is hearing closing arguments in the fraud and conspiracy trial of two co-founders of a charter jet company whose clients once included the rich and famous. Brothers Michael and Paul...
View ArticleThirteen suspects are arrested in East Orange multimillion-dollar drug ring
East Orange brothers accused in $100K-a-week drug operation EAST ORANGE — Before they were arrested over the weekend, two brothers had been operating a multimillion-dollar heroin and marijuana ring...
View ArticleSussex County man accused of stabbing wife 47 times refuses treatment for...
Attorney says Valentino Ianetti Jr. may be incapable of making legal decisions Star-Ledger fileValentino Ianetti, 60, is accused of killing his wife, Pamela Ianetti, 57, in their Stanhope home....
View ArticleEx-Sussex Skyhawks mascot pleads guilty to lesser charge in child pornography...
VERNON — A 24-year-old Vernon man, who is a former Scooter mascot at Sussex Skyhawks baseball games, has pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a minor by possessing child pornography, the...
View ArticleTwo New Jersey State Prison officers are charged in connection with inmate...
TRENTON — Two veteran corrections officers have been charged in connection with the beating of an inmate at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, the Mercer County prosecutor announced today....
View ArticleMore than 3,900 fugitives turn themselves in at Somerset County 'Safe...
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (Somerset County) — Sometimes it must feel good to not be wanted. Over four days last week, 3,901 people from across New Jersey lined up for hours outside the First Baptist Church of...
View ArticleOpening statements to begin in voter fraud trial of former Atlantic City...
ATLANTIC CITY — More than a month after jury selection began in the trial of an Atlantic City councilman accused of voter fraud, a jury has been seated. Opening statements in the trial of Councilman...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest girlfriend of missing Newark suspect on multiple drug charges
NEWARK — In the midst of a search for a wanted 38-year-old Newark man, Essex County Sheriff’s Department detectives ended up arresting the suspect’s girlfriend on multiple drug charges, authorities...
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