Newark man sentenced for role in 2012 'wave' of carjackings
Walder Morales helped steal money and an iPhone at gunpoint in Newark in 2012, authorities said. TRENTON -- A Newark man didn't think about the location tracker installed on the iPhone he stole in a...
View ArticleSon of ex-Giant Brad Benson gets probation for assault by auto
Somerset County Superior Court Judge Robert E. Reed said Clint Benson is not the same person he was three years ago. SOMERVILLE -- Clint Benson, son of ex-Giant Brad Benson, was sentenced to three...
View ArticleRutgers student killed in possible drug robbery had 'bright future'
Shani Patel was still dealing with the fallout from a 2013 drug conviction at the time of his death, according to court documents. NEWARK — The Rutgers-Newark student killed in an off-campus apartment...
View ArticlePolice issue photos of man they say carjacked 78-year-old woman
Police described the man as middle aged, 6-feet to 6-feet 1-inch tall with a large build and weighing about 250 pounds. LAWRENCE -- The police department on Tuesday issued photos of a man they suspect...
View ArticleN.J. small businesses: Tax breaks for big corporations unfair to us
Small business owners told the Economic Development Authority the deck is stacked against them. TRENTON -- A handful of small business owners on Tuesday urged the state's economic development arm to...
View ArticleWATCH: N.J. puppet tells Trump, Christie to clean up their act | Opinion
A rhyming piece of political opinion on the state of Donald Trump's dominion. Watch video Paula R. Zacone, a college professor who teaches children's health education, submitted this poem as an op-ed...
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Child molester who once got new trial loses latest appeal
Thomas Zowasky was convicted a decade ago in Burlington County for having a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl. TRENTON -- A man convicted of several sex crimes for having a sexual...
View ArticleRecent crimes against elderly prompt call for tougher penalties
The proposed bill was prompted by two recent assaults in Mercer County TRENTON -- Those who assault an elderly or disabled person may soon face a harsher punishment under a bill that is being proposed...
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Jail inmate charged with escape after walking away from hospital
An inmate walked away from a New Brunswick as he awaited transportation back to the Middlesex County jail. An inmate walked away from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick as he...
View ArticleCops: Newark man searched for license, found gun instead
A 30-year-old city man faces weapons charges after being pulled over early Wednesday. NEWARK -- A 30-year-old city man was arrested on weapons charges following a motor-vehicle stop Wednesday, Acting...
View ArticleJury hears how robbery spree led to murder of 12-year-old Jersey City boy
The night that left a 12-year-old Jersey City boy dead and his father and another man wounded began with three people leaving Newark bound for Jersey City, armed and bent on robbery. JERSEY CITY --...
View Article2 men charged with trying to pass counterfeit bills
The suspects ran from the Shop Rite in Brick when they saw police in the shopping center on an unrelated call, authorities said. BRICK -- Two New York men have been charged with trying to buy gift...
View ArticleOne strike and you're out at state inspection stations in May
Drivers whose vehicles flunk the emissions test at a state inspection station will have to pay to have the car retested at a private inspection station when new changes take effect next month. Watch...
View Article5 remaining residents displaced by Bayonne wall collapse return home, fire...
The five remaining city residents displaced by a wall collapse at a construction site a week-and-a-half ago returned home earlier this week, Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said. BAYONNE -- The five...
View ArticleFulop rethinking support of North Jersey casino expansion
The Jersey City mayor today visited Atlantic City and met with city leaders and residents. Mayor Steve Fulop is expressing some new hesitance to support an expansion of casino gaming into northern...
View ArticleN.J. high school student displays invention for President Obama
Hillsborough High School freshman Diana Nguyen Voronin was one of 39 students at the White House. WASHINGTON -- After her grandfather suffered a stroke, Diana Nguyen Voronin set about trying to invent...
View ArticleMan arrested in carjacking of 78-year-old woman charged in same-day robbery
Robert McClain, 47, of Trenton, has also been charged with third-degree theft EAST WINDSOR -- The man who was arrested in the carjacking of a 78-year-old woman has also been charged with robbing a...
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Jersey City plan to replace cops with security guards is halted
Police union officials opposed the move. JERSEY CITY -- A $9.6 million proposal to replace police officers with security guards at various city locations was pulled from consideration at the last...
View ArticlePhilly nun charged with DUI says she doesn't remember N.J. crash
Kimberly Miller, who was arrested Nov. 7, 2015, says she took Ambien with a glass of wine. WASHINGTON TWP. — A Philadelphia nun charged with drunken driving and multiple related offenses went on trial...
View ArticleHow much money would Bayonne save by dissolving its MUA?
City officials are moving to dissolve the Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority, citing the savings the move could generate for Bayonne. BAYONNE -- Dissolving the Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority...
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