Law & Justice Top Stories

December 29, 2025

NEW JERSEY – New Jersey drivers and car passengers are buckling up at a significantly high rate, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS). The State agencies say that seat belt usage has reached nearly 95% among front-seat ...

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NEW JERSEY – New Jersey drivers and car passengers are buckling up at a significantly high rate, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS). The State agencies say that seat belt usage has reached nearly 95% among front-seat ...

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MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Denville Police Chief Scott Welsch, Town of Boonton Police Chief Christopher Petonak and Morris County Sheriff James Gannon announce that Jovan Young, age 37, last known address Jonesboro, ...

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UPDATED 12/28 15:38OCEAN GROVE - Per the written Final Decision and Order released Friday, 12/26, New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection reversed the previous decision  allowing Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association to close the beach on Sunday morning before 12:00 PM.In June of 2024, ...

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TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced Tuesday that seven people have been charged with first-degree racketeering and promoting prostitution for their roles in running a string of brothels in massage parlors throughout New ...

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TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced Tuesday that seven people have been charged with first-degree racketeering and promoting prostitution for their roles in running a string of brothels in massage parlors throughout New ...

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MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — The Morris County Sheriff’s Office has welcomed a new four-legged member to its Canine Section: Titan, a five-month-old Belgian Malinois who has begun early training alongside Detective Corporal Marc Adamsky, Sheriff James M. Gannon announced.Titan joined the Sheriff’s Office ...

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TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced Tuesday that seven people have been charged with first-degree racketeering and promoting prostitution for their roles in running a string of brothels in massage parlors throughout New Jersey.One ...

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TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced Tuesday that seven people have been charged with first-degree racketeering and promoting prostitution for their roles in running a string of brothels in massage parlors throughout New Jersey.One ...

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ELIZABETH, NJ - A jury has convicted a Newark man on charges stemming from the 2021 death of an Elizabeth woman in Irvington. Prosecutors say 34-year-old Lando Marc was found guilty of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, and ...

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MOUNT HOLLY, NJ — A 55-year-old Mount Laurel man has been convicted of sexually assaulting two young girls, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw announced on Wednesday.James Murray, 55, of Cypress Point Circle, was found guilty on December 17 in Superior Court in Mount Holly of two counts ...

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Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a jury has convicted LandoMarc, 34, of Newark, on charges stemming from the 2021 death of Jenny Philistin, of Elizabeth in Irvington.Marc was found guilty of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, second-degree leaving the scene of ...

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EDISON, NJ - An Edison man has been arrested and charged with homicide, according to Middlesex County prosecutors. Jordan D. Jackson-Small, age 35, has been accused of the murder of Imani Smith, age 26 and also from Edison.On Sunday at 9:18 AM, police say they were called to a residence on Grove ...

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TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced Tuesday that seven people have been charged with first-degree racketeering and promoting prostitution for their roles in running a string of brothels in massage parlors throughout New Jersey.One ...

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TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced Tuesday that seven people have been charged with first-degree racketeering and promoting prostitution for their roles in running a string of brothels in massage parlors throughout New Jersey.One ...

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MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — The Morris County Sheriff’s Office has welcomed a new four-legged member to its Canine Section: Titan, a five-month-old Belgian Malinois who has begun early training alongside Detective Corporal Marc Adamsky, Sheriff James M. Gannon announced.Titan joined the Sheriff’s Office ...

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MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — The Morris County Sheriff’s Office has welcomed a new four-legged member to its Canine Section: Titan, a five-month-old Belgian Malinois who has begun early training alongside Detective Corporal Marc Adamsky, Sheriff James M. Gannon announced.Titan joined the Sheriff’s Office ...

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NEWARK, NJ – Two Jersey City gang members will spend the rest of their lives behind bars following their guilty convictions in the January 16, 2017 murder of three Jersey City residents, including a twenty-five-year-old pregnant woman.“These convictions hold accountable violent gang members who ...

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NEWARK - A Newark man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man in a Newark recording studio on Dec. 10. Naim Andrews, 20, of Newark, is charged with first-degree murder and related weapons offenses in the death of Namir Bynum, 20, of Newark, at Platinum Sound studios, ...

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MERCER COUNTY, NJ - A recently retired Hamilton Township school teacher, and community figure widely recognized as “Santa Mark”, has been arrested and charged with distributing child pornography.Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey announced the charges against Mark Paulino, 64, on Monday ...

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Totowa Police Chief Carmen Veneziano has spent the past two nights in Bergen County's jail -- and could remain held there through Christmas -- on a fugitive warrant out of Massachusetts.Meanwhile, information has also emerged of a driving-while-impaired stop at the Jersey Shore earlier this ...

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Totowa Police Chief Carmen Veneziano has spent the past two nights in Bergen County's jail -- and could remain held there through Christmas -- on a fugitive warrant out of Massachusetts.Meanwhile, information has also emerged of a driving-while-impaired stop at the Jersey Shore earlier this ...

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WOOD-RIDGE, NJ — The Bergen County Prosecutor announced the arrests of four Wood-Ridge residents on various drug and weapons offenses on Saturday afternoon.Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of 31-year-old Tyrone S. Frost; 28-year-old Jachai Rice; 38-year-old Meghan ...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - Congressman Rob Menendez is speaking out after the death of a detainee while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility operated by GEO Group in Newark.On Thursday, ICE officials announced the December 12 death ...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - Congressman Rob Menendez is speaking out after the death of a detainee while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility operated by GEO Group in Newark.On Thursday, ICE officials announced the December 12 death ...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - Congressman Rob Menendez is speaking out after the death of a detainee while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility operated by GEO Group in Newark.On Thursday, ICE officials announced the December 12 death ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY – A man has admitted responsibility for a fatal shooting that occurred in Hazlet last year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said on Friday.During a hearing held Tuesday before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Henry P. Butehorn, 26-year-old Gaetano S. Scannavino, ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY – A man has admitted responsibility for a fatal shooting that occurred in Hazlet last year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said on Friday.During a hearing held Tuesday before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Henry P. Butehorn, 26-year-old Gaetano S. Scannavino, ...

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Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a jury has convicted MatthewColon, 24, and Tashauna Hairston, both of Newark, on charges stemming from a fatal shooting that occurred in Newark in 2022.Colon and Hairston were each found guilty of two counts of first-degree ...

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TRENTON — Governor Phil Murphy has announced the seventh round of clemency actions under his Administration’s historic initiative, marking a major milestone with more than 300 grants of executive clemency issued since the program launched in June 2024.On the one-year anniversary of his first ...

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