Ex-Lawrence Twp. mayor indicted for allegedly stealing $75K from Asbury Park
The former executive director of the Asbury Park Housing Authority, who is also the ex-mayor of Lawrence Township, has been indicted on 38 counts of official misconduct and other charges. FREEHOLD -...
View ArticleNutley scammer's victims included actress Pamela Anderson, cops say
Crimes were discovered after the Baywatch actress's account was fraudulently billed, police also say NUTLEY -- An employee of a Franklin Avenue wireless store fraudulently purchased at least 13 cell...
View ArticleJudge blocks law giving EMS contract to Norcross' Cooper hospital
A Mercer County Superior Court Judge ruled that the bill, fast-tracked in the legislature and signed by Christie in July, was special legislation and unconstitutional. TRENTON -- Implementation of a...
View ArticleNewark drug dealer found not guilty in alleged turf war killing
Samad Livingston, 38, of East Orange, was acquitted on murder and weapons charges in the Jan. 16, 2014 fatal shooting of 35-year-old Charles Walker NEWARK -- An East Orange man was acquitted today on...
View ArticleNewark man charged with dragging woman with his vehicle during Kearny robbery
A 25-year-old Newark man has been charged with dragging a woman with his vehicle during a robbery in Kearny yesterday, as well as drug charges related to suspected crack cocaine. KEARNY - A...
View ArticleJudge wants to hear from Az. man who says he may know who killed Timmy Wiltsey
A judge wants to hear an Arizona man who has come forward and implicated someone else in the killing of 5-year-old Timothy Wiltsey in 1991. NEW BRUNSWICK -- A judge has set Jan. 6 as the date he wants...
View ArticleOfficial urges public to speak up in shooting death of star athlete
Acting Asbury Park police Chief Anthony Salerno is urging the public to come forward if they have any information on the shooting death of Jamar Small, a former standout high school athlete. ASBURY...
View ArticleMan's death in Atlantic City under investigation
Victim found bleeding in a hotel Monday night ATLANTIC CITY -- Authorities are investigating the death of a man who was found injured in a hotel room Monday night, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim...
View ArticleFamily of fallen N.J. state trooper lowers hometown flag
A detachment of state troopers from the Woodstown barracks saluted the family outside of the municipal building on the afternoon of Dec. 22, 2015. MANTUA -- It was a simple act that took all of 30...
View Article1 arrested, 1 sought in bank heists 37 minutes apart
Bank of America on South Broad Street in Hamilton and Beneficial Bank on Sunset Road in Burlington Township were held-up recently. Two bank robbers held up branches in Burlington Township and Hamilton...
View ArticleN.J. man admits to fatally choking wife, dumping body in Maryland
Kyle Crosby, of Mount Laurel, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and hindering apprehension on Tuesday after his wife's body was found dumped in rural Maryland. MOUNT HOLLY -- The husband of a...
View ArticleUniversity being sued by students cleared in gang rape, report says
Grand jury declined to indict 5 accused in alleged William Paterson assault last year WAYNE -- Two of the five male students who were accused of raping a female student at William Paterson University...
View ArticleBayonne council rejects one tax abatement, approves another after spirited...
Over the course of two hours at the City Council meeting, city Tax Assessor Joe Nichols, city Law Director John Coffey II and city Business Administrator Joe DeMarco responded to questions from seven...
View ArticleCourt tosses N.J. beach access rules, says agency overstepped authority
A state appellate court Tuesday threw out rules put in place by Gov. Chris Christie's administration that opponents argued limited public access to New Jersey's beaches and waterways Watch video...
View ArticleAide accused of stealing from special-needs kids in Woodbridge
Children as young as six were victims, police said WOODBRIDGE -- A school bus aide from Avenel was arrested Monday after police said she stole money from disabled children aged six to nine. File Photo...
View Article2 Mendham police officers hurt in accident with truck: report
Heavy fog in area where accident occurred MENDHAM -- Two police officers and the driver of a truck were hurt in a collision Tuesday night, CBS 2 News reported. File Photo The accident occurred near...
View ArticleMan killed by train near Egg Harbor station
Person was struck around 8:35 p.m. EGG HARBOR CITY-- A man identified as a trespasser was struck and killed by a Philadelphia-bound NJ Transit train Tuesday night, an agency spokesman said. The...
View ArticleN.J. man convicted of tying up, robbing families at gunpoint
A jury found that in one home invasion, Keith Cuff Jr. and another man restrained a man, woman and two children with zip ties before stealing $60K in cash from their safe. CAMDEN -- An Atco man was...
View ArticleRescue Mission of Trenton receives $2K from bank
The Rescue Mission of Trenton will receive $2,000 of the $42,000 grant to end hunger the Wells Fargo Foundation donated to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. TRENTON - The Rescue Mission of Trenton...
View ArticleChristie gets boost in N.H. from gun report
Gov. Chris Christie's call to broaden access to gun permits in New Jersey appears to have given his presidential campaign a boost in New Hampshire. TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie's call to broaden...
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