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Former N.J. assemblyman convicted of fraud granted early release
Mims Hackett, also the former mayor of Orange, allowed to return home in time for Christmas...
Police charge Newark man with arson
NEWARK -- A city man was taken into custody early this morning after he allegedly set a small fire in a North Ward apartment after a dispute with his girlfriend, authorities said. Shamari Hawthorne, 29, was charged with aggravated arson......
Next generation at N.J. victims\' rights law center to continue championing cause
Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerAttorney Richard Pompelio, left, has been joined by his son Nicholas Pompelio at his law firm in Whippany. Pompelio became a champion of victims' rights and went on to found the NJ Crime Victims Law Center, a nonprofit...
Newark couple die from stab wounds after argument
Police recover weapons, find two children in Ironbound home...
Snowy footprints lead to suspected N.J. car burglars
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — A monster winter storm wasn't enough to cover the tracks of two alleged car burglars in southern New Jersey. Middle Township police say the pair was arrested Saturday when an officer followed a trail of footprints through......
N.J. Attorney General will review state police stop of N.Y.C. students on Turnpike
Troopers spot van resembling 911 caller's description, swarm students' vehicle with weapons drawn...
Men pretending to be utility workers robs jewelry from Rahway woman at her home
RAHWAY -- Several men pretending to be utility workers ripped two rings off of a Rahway woman’s fingers this afternoon, police said. Shortly before 4 p.m., an elderly woman residing in the 600 block of Moses Drive found two men......
Newark grocery store clerk is shot during armed robbery
NEWARK -- A store clerk was shot during an apparent armed robbery at a West Ward grocery store last night, police said. A pair of armed thieves entered Rodriguez Grocery Store on Jones Street at 7:19 p.m., and shot an......
Jersey City Councilman Mariano Vega is indicted in massive corruption probe
Official charged with lying to FBI, accepting $30K from government informant -- Full coverage...
U.S. judge sends disciplinary hearing for N.J. troopers accused of sexual assault back to state court
Rejecting arguments their rights were being violated, a federal judge has handed a sex case involving seven state troopers back to the state for a disciplinary hearing. "The plaintiffs make no valid argument that they will be unable to raise......
Former Hunterdon County sheriff indicted in accidental gun firing at health club
LEBANON TOWNSHIP -- Former Hunterdon County Sheriff William Doyle has been indicted on a charge of illegally giving a former undersheriff a handgun that accidentally fired in a Raritan Township health club more than three years ago. Former Sheriff Wi...
Man admits role in North Brunswick police chase, fatal shootout
NEW BRUNSWICK -- A man arrested after he and an accomplice sped away from a drug-related fatal shooting in North Brunswick pleaded guilty today to driving the get-away vehicle, but avoided a murder charge. Andre Trott, 29, of Sandys, Bermuda,......
Two men convicted in large mortgage scam in North Jersey
NEWARK -- Two men from Bergen and Hudson counties were convicted in Newark today for their alleged role in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scam, authorities said. Fredereick Ugwu, 51, of Upper Saddle River, and Amer Mir, 39 of Jersey City,......
Kearny woman accused of bilking, threatening immigrants in N.J.
KEARNY -- For upwards of $1,000, Rosa Blake offered to help dozens of undocumented immigrants from Portugal, Brazil and elsewhere navigate the bureaucratic labyrinth toward citizenship. She showed them official looking documents, promised to expedite...
Accused Sussex County man told police wife stabbed herself, records show
STANHOPE -- A 59-year-old Sussex County man charged with killing his wife by stabbing her 47 times with a kitchen knife initially told a police dispatcher that she had stabbed herself, according to the arrest affidavit released today by the......
Jury to decide fate of California trucker accused of transporting $516K of marijuana through N.J.
MOUNT OLIVE -- A Morris County jury is to resume deliberations Thursday in the trial of a California trucker accused of carrying half a million dollars in marijuana when stopped by police on Route 80 last year. The jury was......
N.J. judge rules defendant\'s statement to police admissible in case of Dover man\'s slaying
DOVER -- Despite a murder defendant’s claim that her right to remain silent was violated because police coerced her into talking to them, a judge disagreed and has ruled her statement will be admissible if she testifies in her upcoming......
Police charge Sussex County man in connection with wife\'s stabbing death
STANHOPE -- A 59-year-old Stanhope man has been charged with killing his wife by stabbing her 47 times with a kitchen knife, law enforcement officials said today. Valentino Ianetti Jr. called 911 at about 2 a.m. Tuesday to report a......
Authorities identify suspect wanted in killing of Union Township deli owner
Police release photo of the 20-year-old Newark man...
Police say man shot several times in Franklin Township was intended target
Franklin Township -- A 22-year-old township man was shot several times outside a home Saturday in what authorities are calling a targeted shooting, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. The victim was taken to a hospital where he was....
One man found dead, two injured after second Atlantic City boardwalk fire
One man was found dead and two others were injured after the second Atlantic City boardwalk fire in as many weeks, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. "Two other people were discovered under the pier," according to statement form......
Trouble for Dwek donors as IRS follows the money
It was only a matter of time before the IRS began looking at the master informant behind a massive money laundering and corruption sting that led to the arrests of dozens of elected officials, rabbis and political operatives in July.......
Paterson police arrest burglar who got stuck in ceiling of store
PATERSON -- A thief who broke into a vacuum-cleaner store through an air-conditioning vent on the roof was caught by city police today after he got stuck in the ceiling trying to escape, a report in NorthJersey.com said. Police arrived......
Newark man to be sentenced for brutal East Orange carjacking
EAST ORANGE -- A Newark man who authorities once called a "one-man crime spree" is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in Newark today for a 2006 armed carjacking here that left a 22-year-old woman wheelchair-bound. Noah Cuebas, 26,......
Store employee is shot and killed in attempted robbery in Newark
NEWARK - A South Ward grocery store employee was shot and killed tonight following a botched robbery attempt, authorities said. Shortly after 7 p.m., officers responding to reports of shots fired in the 400 block of Hawthorne Avenue discovered the......
Jurors hear of emaciated state of children in Sussex County starvation case
John Munson/The Star-Ledger Estelle Walker appearing in court on Aug. 9, 2006.Jurors in the trial of a New York City woman accused of starving four of her children while the family lived in a Lake Hopatcong cabin today saw poster-sized......
N.J. bill would eliminate mandatory \'school-zone\' prison sentences
Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerNewark police during a press conference earlier this month, display drugs, money and other items seized after a bust. TRENTON -- A bill that is advancing in the state Senate would strike down the mandatory prison sentences ...
Paterson man shoots wife and two sons
PATERSON -- A man chased down and shot his wife and their two young sons, killing one boy before he was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer, police said. It was not immediately clear what sparked the gunfire, which......
The Syrian rabbi\'s shocked flock
In the sweltering July rain, a white-bearded rabbi emerged from the federal courthouse in Newark and shuffled through a gantlet of news cameras. Saul J. Kassin, charged with money laundering in this summer’s epic federal sting, is the 88-year-old l...
Randolph man wanted by F.B.I. sentenced on drug charges in China
A Randolph man who has been running from the F.B.I. for close to a decade was sentenced in China this week on illegal drug charges, officials said yesterday. F.B.I. file photoJustin Solondz in a 1999 photo. Justin Franchi Solondz, 30,......
