Law & Justice Top Stories
By LAUREN T. AGNEW
July 5, 2024
East Orange, NJ- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi announced that a suspect has been arrested in connection with an assault that occurred during the early morning hours on July 4, 2024. At approximately 1:30 am, East Orange police ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ -- Sentencing of John Denuto, a former special education teacher at the Sayreville Middle School and former wrestling coach at numerous other schools and organizations is scheduled for next week. Denuto, 46, of Spotswood pleaded guilty to Endangering the Welfare of a Child and ...
NEWARK — A former deputy mayor solicited and agreed to accept a “stream of cash payments,” watches, jewelry and other benefits from two business owners in exchange for helping them in the acquisition and development of city-owned properties, according to federal charges Carmelo G. Garcia, 49, of ...
PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ - A Passaic man was arrested on July 2 and charged with Lewdness following an incident that reportedly took place at Garrett Mountain Reservation the morning of June 22. According to Acting Sheriff Gary Giardina, on the day of the incident, a sheriff's officer assigned to the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Morris County clerk’s office offers a property alert service so that residents of Montville can be alerted if scammers try to record fraudulent documents like fake deeds or fake liens against property owners. In some cases, fraud on property is not discovered for ...
PATERSON, NJ - Law enforcement officials have announced the arrest of three individuals as well as charges against a juvenile in connection with multiple shooting incidents in Paterson. The arrests were made following a collaborative investigation by the Paterson Police Department Shooting ...
OCEAN COUNTY, NJ - Criminals are getting smarter and wiser these days, especially those who troll social media posts for opportunities to rob a home, Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler said in a social media post recently. Kemler went on to advise residents to refrain from posting their travel ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – A North Plainfield man has been arrested in relation to the distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material. Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and North Plainfield Chief of ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – A North Plainfield man has been arrested in relation to the distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material. Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and North Plainfield Chief of ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - On July 1, 2024, Donald S. Dinsmore, formerly of Casha Casha & Evans, LLC, began working at Morris Plains/Parsippany-based Plosia Cohen LLC. Dinsmore complements Plosia Cohen’s municipal, school law and litigation practice and adds to it his considerable experience and ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - On July 1, 2024, Donald S. Dinsmore, formerly of Casha Casha & Evans, LLC, began working at Morris Plains/Parsippany-based Plosia Cohen LLC. Dinsmore complements Plosia Cohen’s municipal, school law and litigation practice and adds to it his considerable experience and ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - On July 1, 2024, Donald S. Dinsmore, formerly of Casha Casha & Evans, LLC, began working at Morris Plains/Parsippany-based Plosia Cohen LLC. Dinsmore complements Plosia Cohen’s municipal, school law and litigation practice and adds to it his considerable experience and ...
NEWARK — A former deputy mayor solicited and agreed to accept a “stream of cash payments,” watches, jewelry and other benefits from two business owners in exchange for helping them in the acquisition and development of city-owned properties, according to federal charges Carmelo G. Garcia, 49, of ...
NEWARK — A former deputy mayor solicited and agreed to accept a “stream of cash payments,” watches, jewelry and other benefits from two business owners in exchange for helping them in the acquisition and development of city-owned properties, according to federal charges Carmelo G. Garcia, 49, of ...
NEWARK — A former deputy mayor solicited and agreed to accept a “stream of cash payments,” watches, jewelry and other benefits from two business owners in exchange for helping them in the acquisition and development of city-owned properties, according to federal charges Carmelo G. Garcia, 49, of ...
NEWARK — A former deputy mayor solicited and agreed to accept a “stream of cash payments,” watches, jewelry and other benefits from two business owners in exchange for helping them in the acquisition and development of city-owned properties, according to federal charges Carmelo G. Garcia, 49, of ...
NEWARK — A former deputy mayor solicited and agreed to accept a “stream of cash payments,” watches, jewelry and other benefits from two business owners in exchange for helping them in the acquisition and development of city-owned properties, according to federal charges Carmelo G. Garcia, 49, of ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY – According to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago: Allison Havemann-Niedrach, 43, a teacher at Freehold Intermediate School has been arrested and criminally charged for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student. Havemann-Niedrach, a resident of Ocean ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY – According to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago: Allison Havemann-Niedrach, 43, a teacher at Freehold Intermediate School has been arrested and criminally charged for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student. Havemann-Niedrach, a resident of Ocean ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY – According to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago: Allison Havemann-Niedrach, 43, a teacher at Freehold Intermediate School has been arrested and criminally charged for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student. Havemann-Niedrach, a resident of Ocean ...
NEWARK — A former deputy mayor solicited and agreed to accept a “stream of cash payments,” watches, jewelry and other benefits from two business owners in exchange for helping them in the acquisition and development of city-owned properties, according to federal charges Carmelo G. Garcia, 49, of ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Dover resident Jesse Meneses has been sentenced to 40 years for kidnapping, sexual assault and witness tampering, announced Morris County Acting Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Dover Police Chief Jonathan Delaney, and Randolph Police Chief Will ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Dover resident Jesse Meneses has been sentenced to 40 years for kidnapping, sexual assault and witness tampering, announced Morris County Acting Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Dover Police Chief Jonathan Delaney, and Randolph Police Chief Will ...
TRENTON, NJ — A Mt. Laurel man who was found guilty in December 2023 of embezzling approximately $600,000 from a labor union while he served as president was sentenced on Wednesday in federal court to serve four years in prison. Brian Burrows, 63, was convicted of 13 counts of embezzlement of ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The advent of artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize aspects of everyday life in fields ranging from the arts to agriculture, entertainment to education, health care to hospitality. Nascent chatbot technology such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini and ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Join the East Brunswick Public Library for a discussion of Blood and Ink: The Hall-Mills Murder 100 Years Later with author Joe Pompeo at 11:30 am on Saturday, June 29 as the EBPL begins its summer reading program with a tale of local intrigue. One hundred years ago on the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A Coconut Creek man was hiding in the bushes when police searched for him after he fled from officers during a traffic stop, a police report said. Five days later, Jason Thomas, 41, ended up turning himself in after eluding officers on June 7. It started when Thomas was ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Getting a ticket recently for driving with a suspended driver’s license after a minor crash at Coconut Creek’s Banyan Bay Apartments sent a woman into a rage, according to police reports. Ashley Anderson, 39, of West Park, became irate and hysterical, and started flailing ...
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, alongside the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), announced today a landmark settlement with Brando’s Citi Cucina, a prominent restaurant in Asbury Park, over allegations of discrimination based on gender identity. The consent order, prompted by a ...
PATERSON, NJ - The Paterson Police Department apprehended 33-year-old Junior Nunez early Friday morning, following a frantic overnight search prompted by reports of a kidnapping and carjacking near Piercy Street and Holsman Street just hours earlier. According to a statement, at approximately ...