Law & Justice Top Stories
By TAPINTO NEWS STAFF
December 18, 2025
NEWARK, NJ — Gov-Elect Mikie Sherrill has nominated Jennifer L. Davenport, an experienced career prosecutor, to become the state’s 63rd Attorney General and the fifth woman to hold that office.Sherrill made Davenport’s nomination public at a joint appearance on Monday, Dec. 15th in Newark, ...
CAMDEN, NJ — A Mount Laurel man has admitted his role in a plan to defraud banks in South Jersey and elsewere using checks stolen from the mail as well as fake debit cards.Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello of the U.S. Attorney's Office District of New Jersey announced on Wednesday that Kharon ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A Jersey City teenager has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting that claimed the life of Al-Jahmir Curry, 16, Pennsylvania, Friday, December 12, 2025. According to Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello the suspect is charged as a juvenile with ...
BOONTON TWP, NJ — A Morris County jury has delivered a guilty verdict against 35-year-old Kyle Meyer for the brutal 2023 Christmas Eve murder of his father.The verdict was announced Dec. 15, 2025, by Morris County officials following a seven-day trial.Police Dispatched to Shared HomeThe conviction ...
BOONTON TWP, NJ — A Morris County jury has delivered a guilty verdict against 35-year-old Kyle Meyer for the brutal 2023 Christmas Eve murder of his father.The verdict was announced Dec. 15, 2025, by Morris County officials following a seven-day trial.Police Dispatched to Shared HomeThe conviction ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ — A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted three men on multiple charges, including murder, in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Long Branch man earlier this year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday.Aiden Terlecki, 19, of Middletown; ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Drag performer Harmonica Sunbeam, who is well known locally for hosting drag queen story hours and participating in other community events, says she was denied an Uber ride Sunday evening after the driver abruptly pulled away and canceled the trip moments after arriving at the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Drag performer Harmonica Sunbeam, who is well known locally for hosting drag queen story hours and participating in other community events, says she was denied an Uber ride Sunday evening after the driver abruptly pulled away and canceled the trip moments after arriving at the ...
BOONTON TWP, NJ — A Morris County jury has delivered a guilty verdict against 35-year-old Kyle Meyer for the brutal 2023 Christmas Eve murder of his father.The verdict was announced Dec. 15, 2025, by Morris County officials following a seven-day trial.Police Dispatched to Shared HomeThe conviction ...
BOONTON TWP, NJ — A Morris County jury has delivered a guilty verdict against 35-year-old Kyle Meyer for the brutal 2023 Christmas Eve murder of his father.The verdict was announced Dec. 15, 2025, by Morris County officials following a seven-day trial.Police Dispatched to Shared HomeThe conviction ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 40-year-old Jersey City man is under arrest after he reportedly sent explicit messages to a juvenile. According to a report, in March 2025, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received information that an adult male sent explicit messages and images to a female ...
BOONTON TWP, NJ — A Morris County jury has delivered a guilty verdict against 35-year-old Kyle Meyer for the brutal 2023 Christmas Eve murder of his father.The verdict was announced Dec. 15, 2025, by Morris County officials following a seven-day trial.Police Dispatched to Shared HomeThe conviction ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The family of an 11-year-old girl were awarded a $3.25 million settlement due to a 2023 car crash in East Brunswick, according to the law firm Mazie, Slater, Katz & Freeman. Two cousins were racing along Ryders Lane when they caused the accident, severely injuring the ...
FREEHOLD — A Monmouth County man has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison for firing a handgun outside his girlfriend’s home nearly three years ago, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.Pietro A. Ventricelli, 47, was sentenced Tuesday by Monmouth County ...
HUDSON COUNTY - Six investigators from the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office have been recognized this year for exceptional work, earning awards from law enforcement partners and organizations for their investigative achievements.The awards highlight the HCPO’s efforts to build a safer community ...
HUDSON COUNTY - Six investigators from the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office have been recognized this year for exceptional work, earning awards from law enforcement partners and organizations for their investigative achievements.The awards highlight the HCPO’s efforts to build a safer community ...
HUDSON COUNTY - Six investigators from the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office have been recognized this year for exceptional work, earning awards from law enforcement partners and organizations for their investigative achievements.The awards highlight the HCPO’s efforts to build a safer community ...
WARREN COUNTY, NJ - A Warren County jury on Friday convicted a Washington Township man of aggravated manslaughter and several related charges stemming from a 2022 crash in which a pickup truck slammed into the second story of a home, killing one person and seriously injuring others. John C. Nunn, ...
WARREN COUNTY, NJ - A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 18 years in state prison for causing a fatal crash while fleeing New Jersey State Police during a 2024 pursuit. Warren County Superior Court Judge Reema Kareer handed down the sentence Friday to 34-year-old Sean B. Mamakas of Kempton, Pa., on ...
NEWARK - Four individuals have been arrested in connection with a mass shooting that killed three people – including a 10-year-old boy – and injured two in Newark on Nov. 15.On Saturday night, Nov. 15, multiple shots were fired in the 300 block of Chancellor Avenue in Newark’s South Ward. The ...
FREEHOLD — A Monmouth County man has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison for firing a handgun outside his girlfriend’s home nearly three years ago, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.Pietro A. Ventricelli, 47, was sentenced Tuesday by Monmouth County ...
WATCHUNG, NJ - Separated and divorcing families often face challenges during the holiday season. Jeralyn Lawrence, founder of Lawrence Law – Divorce and Family Lawyers, offers practical guidance for parents looking to create stability and joy for their children.“This time of year can be challenging ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - A Newark man wanted in connection with a 2022 fatal hit-and-run in Elizabeth has been taken into custody in the Dominican Republic, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves announced.27-year-old Trevon ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey recently announced her appointment of Brian Kiely as Chief of Mercer County Detectives and Anthony Petracca as Deputy Chief of County Detectives for the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. “Brian and Tony are both consummate ...
WATCHUNG, NJ - Separated and divorcing families often face challenges during the holiday season. Jeralyn Lawrence, founder of Lawrence Law – Divorce and Family Lawyers, offers practical guidance for parents looking to create stability and joy for their children.“This time of year can be challenging ...
METUCHEN, NJ — A 23-year-old Long Branch man was hospitalized after being stabbed during an altercation in Metuchen on Tuesday, December 3, according to authorities.Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Metuchen Police Chief Arthur Flaherty Sr. said officers responded around 7:34 p.m. to ...
New Jersey — As the holiday season ramps up, New Jersey has launched its annual impaired-driving crackdown under the banner of Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. A total of 125 police agencies across the state have been awarded grants — amounting to $703,500 — from the New Jersey Division of Highway ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — A Morris County Prosecutor’s Office investigation has found no criminal wrongdoing by any member of the Town of Dover Police Department following allegations that officers were involved in illegal wiretap operations inside the municipal complex.The allegations, raised by ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — A Morris County Prosecutor’s Office investigation has found no criminal wrongdoing by any member of the Town of Dover Police Department following allegations that officers were involved in illegal wiretap operations inside the municipal complex.The allegations, raised by ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — With online shopping at its peak and delivery trucks crisscrossing neighborhoods daily, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office is reminding residents to take extra precautions to protect their packages from so-called “porch pirates” this holiday season.Sheriff James M. Gannon ...