Law & Justice Top Stories
By ELIZABETH A MEYERS
March 20, 2026
EAST WINDSOR, NJ - An investigation is now underway into a bomb threat that was made against the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple by an unidentified caller to the East Windsor Township Police Department claiming that a “pipe bomb” had been placed there. According to a public statement, the ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Paterson Healing Collective will host a landmark symposium focused on rethinking public safety through community-based solutions on March 31 at Montclair State University Conference Center.Titled “From Crisis to Care: The Future of Community Safety,” the event will bring ...
ROXBURY, NJ — The state and Roxbury Township today filed a lawsuit against the federal government, contending the courts should block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from converting a Ledgewood warehouse into a detained immigrant processing facility.Roxbury Mayor Shawn PotilloThe ...
ROXBURY, NJ — The state and Roxbury Township today filed a lawsuit against the federal government, contending the courts should block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from converting a Ledgewood warehouse into a detained immigrant processing facility.Roxbury Mayor Shawn PotilloThe ...
TRENTON – Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) today sued one of the nation’s largest subprime installment lenders, OneMain Financial, Inc., for deepening the affordability crisis for consumers by selling them exorbitantly priced loans and charging them ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – A 21-year-old Asbury Park resident has admitted to attempting to intimidate a witness connected to a prior homicide case, while also pleading guilty to a separate weapons offense, according to information released by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.Jaisun Z. Brown entered ...
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — The Morris Plains Police Department is warning residents to be on alert after a local resident reported receiving a fraudulent notice designed to look like an official New Jersey municipal court document.In a public alert, Morris Plains police said the scam matches one ...
TRENTON – Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) today sued one of the nation’s largest subprime installment lenders, OneMain Financial, Inc., for deepening the affordability crisis for consumers by selling them exorbitantly priced loans and charging them ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Westfield man admitted in federal court Thursday that he defrauded dozens of investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through a social media scheme in which he falsely portrayed himself as a successful trading expert.Kenneth Thom, 42, of Westfield, pleaded guilty to ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – Nearly 50 professionals and law enforcement officers were recently welcomed by Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey during a Mercer County’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training program.The five-day, 40-hour certification course was held in a coordinated effort by the ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — The Acciardi family, the owners of Club XXXV in Sayreville, have filed a civil lawsuit seeking the return of property seized during a criminal investigation that led to probationary sentences for the club’s owners last year.The lawsuit was filed last week in Middlesex County ...
PATERSON, NJ - Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Paterson resident, has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after being detained for over a year, city officials and advocacy groups confirmed Monday. An immigration judge had set bond at $100,000 during a Friday ...
WAYNE, NJ — A lawsuit filed by a property owner seeking to open an inpatient detox center near St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center in Wayne is heading to court after township officials denied their proposal — and the dispute comes down to a single issue: parking.WPB Investors, LLC, which owns a ...
PATERSON, NJ - Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Paterson resident, has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after being detained for over a year, city officials and advocacy groups confirmed Monday. An immigration judge had set bond at $100,000 during a Friday ...
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — The Morris Plains Police Department is warning residents to be on alert after a local resident reported receiving a fraudulent notice designed to look like an official New Jersey municipal court document.In a public alert, Morris Plains police said the scam matches one ...
PATERSON, NJ - Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Paterson resident, has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after being detained for over a year, city officials and advocacy groups confirmed Monday. An immigration judge had set bond at $100,000 during a Friday ...
PATERSON, NJ - Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Paterson resident, has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after being detained for over a year, city officials and advocacy groups confirmed Monday. An immigration judge had set bond at $100,000 during a Friday ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - An Elizabeth man was sentenced to 28 years in state prison for fatally stabbing his girlfriend in their Elizabeth home, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves announced Tuesday. 53-year-old Jose Melo ...
PLEASANTVILLE, NJ – The Atlantic County Prosecutors Office announced on March 13 that a 66-year-old Barnegat man is in custody following an investigation into the sexual exploitation of a minor, authorities announced Friday.James Hadley, of Barnegat, was arrested on March 13, 2026, after allegedly ...
PLEASANTVILLE, NJ – The Atlantic County Prosecutors Office announced on March 13 that a 66-year-old Barnegat man is in custody following an investigation into the sexual exploitation of a minor, authorities announced Friday.James Hadley, of Barnegat, was arrested on March 13, 2026, after allegedly ...
TRENTON, NJ — Assemblywoman Mitchelle Drulis and Assemblyman Gabriel Rodriguez announced the introduction of A4077, the Knowledge, Accountability, and Rights in Incarceration Markets (KARIM) Act, landmark legislation designed to impose new taxes and fees on operators of private detention ...
PATERSON, NJ - Five people were arrested after authorities executed search warrants at several Paterson smoke shops accused of selling unregulated marijuana and THC-infused products without proper licensing, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo announced.The investigation began after the Passaic ...
TRENTON, NJ – The former director of Buildings and Grounds for the Hillsborough Township School District has been sentenced to one year's probation for his participation in a scheme between 2019-2022 inhich he received kickbacks in return for fraudulent overtime payments.Anthony DeLuca, 64, of ...
TRENTON, NJ – The former director of Buildings and Grounds for the Hillsborough Township School District has been sentenced to one year's probation for his participation in a scheme between 2019-2022 inhich he received kickbacks in return for fraudulent overtime payments.Anthony DeLuca, 64, of ...
TRENTON, NJ – The former director of Buildings and Grounds for the Hillsborough Township School District has been sentenced to one year's probation for his participation in a scheme between 2019-2022 inhich he received kickbacks in return for fraudulent overtime payments.Anthony DeLuca, 64, of ...
TRENTON, NJ – The former director of Buildings and Grounds for the Hillsborough Township School District has been sentenced to one year's probation for his participation in a scheme between 2019-2022 inhich he received kickbacks in return for fraudulent overtime payments.Anthony DeLuca, 64, of ...
TRENTON, NJ – The former director of Buildings and Grounds for the Hillsborough Township School District has been sentenced to one year's probation for his participation in a scheme between 2019-2022 inhich he received kickbacks in return for fraudulent overtime payments.Anthony DeLuca, 64, of ...
BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, NJ – Michael Mulgrew, 37, of Barnegat, pleaded guilty today to two counts of murder in the brutal 2023 stabbing deaths of his parents, Eugene and Cheryl Mulgrew. The plea was entered before the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, P.J.Cr.P., marking a significant milestone in a case that has ...
BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, NJ – Michael Mulgrew, 37, of Barnegat, pleaded guilty today to two counts of murder in the brutal 2023 stabbing deaths of his parents, Eugene and Cheryl Mulgrew. The plea was entered before the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, P.J.Cr.P., marking a significant milestone in a case that has ...
HAMILTON, NJ - A Hamilton Township man was convicted by a jury this week of repeatedly sexually assaulting a juvenile over a period of about 10 years, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey announced.According to a statement Jose Membreno-Aguilar, 51, was found guilty on all counts of the ...