Law & Justice Top Stories
By TAPINTO STAFF
November 17, 2025
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The death of a 32-year-old Jersey City man while in custody at the Hudson County Correctional Facility is under investigation, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.The statement said that the man, identified as John Finucane, was found unresponsive in his cell at ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The death of a 32-year-old Jersey City man while in custody at the Hudson County Correctional Facility is under investigation, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.The statement said that the man, identified as John Finucane, was found unresponsive in his cell at ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The death of a 32-year-old Jersey City man while in custody at the Hudson County Correctional Facility is under investigation, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.The statement said that the man, identified as John Finucane, was found unresponsive in his cell at ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Authorities have arrested a man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Jersey City earlier this year, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced. According to a statement, Gerard Rosario, 28, of Jersey City, was taken into custody on Wednesday on ...
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced a landmark $100 million settlement with Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc., the company that operates Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, resolving allegations that the insurer fraudulently secured a 2020 contract to ...
TRENTON – An East Hanover resident is among 14 people charged in what authorities describe as a multimillion-dollar illegal sports betting ring allegedly operated by a member of the Lucchese crime family, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Wednesday.Nicholas Raimo, 25, of East ...
BARNEGAT, NJ – An individual allegedly responsible for threatening the Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey and ransacking their office has been taken into custody following an arrest in Barnegat, New Jersey. Keith Michael Lisa, 51, a man who was the subject of an urgent federal manhunt, was taken ...
BARNEGAT, NJ – An individual allegedly responsible for threatening the Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey and ransacking their office has been taken into custody following an arrest in Barnegat, New Jersey. Keith Michael Lisa, 51, a man who was the subject of an urgent federal manhunt, was taken ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Lincoln Park Police Chief John Cifelli announce the arrest of Casey J. Young, age 32 of Morris Plains, Jeremy C. Mayes, age 35 of Cedar Knolls and Adrian D. Schwerdt- O'Neil age 34 of Parsippany. The ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Lincoln Park Police Chief John Cifelli announce the arrest of Casey J. Young, age 32 of Morris Plains, Jeremy C. Mayes, age 35 of Cedar Knolls and Adrian D. Schwerdt- O'Neil age 34 of Parsippany. The ...
TRENTON – An East Hanover man is among 14 people charged in what authorities describe as a multimillion-dollar illegal sports betting ring allegedly operated by a member of the Lucchese crime family, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Wednesday.Nicholas Raimo, 25, of East ...
TRENTON – An East Hanover resident is among 14 people charged in what authorities describe as a multimillion-dollar illegal sports betting ring allegedly operated by a member of the Lucchese crime family, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Wednesday.Nicholas Raimo, 25, of East ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison Council approved Ordinance 42-2025, a detailed update to the borough’s Vehicles and Traffic code establishing formal rules for bicycles, scooters and e-bikes.Officials said the lengthy ordinance is designed to improve safety for riders, drivers and pedestrians, ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, effectively leaving in place the landmark 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The move was widely praised by LGBTQ+ advocates across the country, ...
Basking Ridge, N.J. — The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office (SCPO) has identified Matthew R. Venn as its Fugitive of the Month for November 2025 following charges tied to motor-vehicle theft.According to the SCPO, Venn faces a failure-to-appear warrant for a third-degree count of motor-vehicle ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly took 46 men and women into custody during an Oct. 29th raid at a large Avenel clothing warehouse-distribution center.Federal authorities allege those 46 people may be undocumented and in the United States illegally.
TRENTON, NJ — The Mount Laurel Police Department and other area law enforcement agencies are being credited by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office for their roles in an investigation leading to charges on multiple men for their roles in a high-end automobile theft and home invasion ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Ana-Maria Ciofu, age 26, of Brooklyn, New York, has been charged in connection with a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred in Chester Township on August 31, 2025, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Chester Police Chief ...
EDISON, NJ - A former custodian at Edison Schools is suing the district, claiming she faced discrimination and was terminated due to her gender and sex. The lawsuit was filed in Superior Court on Thursday, October 9. The Edison School District has yet to file a response. According to the lawsuit, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Ana-Maria Ciofu, age 26, of Brooklyn, New York, has been charged in connection with a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred in Chester Township on August 31, 2025, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Chester Police Chief ...
EWING, NJ - Law enforcement officers and professionals from the Robbinsville Police Department, Capital Health, and the Mercer County Sherriff's Office were among nearly 50 who completed Mercer County’s weeklong Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training last week, an intensive certification course ...
TRENTON, NJ — With more than 800,000 New Jersey residents anxiously waiting for their SNAP food assistance benefits to resume during the federal shutdown, state officials are warning recipients to be on high alert for scams targeting EBT cards and personal information.Attorney General Matthew J.
BARNEGAT— A Barnegat resident was saved from a devastating financial loss this week, thanks to the swift, after-hours work of the Barnegat Police Department and its federal and corporate partners. The quick teamwork prevented a sophisticated computer scam from robbing the resident of $95,000.The ...
TRENTON, NJ — With more than 800,000 New Jersey residents anxiously waiting for their SNAP food assistance benefits to resume during the federal shutdown, state officials are warning recipients to be on high alert for scams targeting EBT cards and personal information.Attorney General Matthew J.
TRENTON, NJ — With more than 800,000 New Jersey residents anxiously waiting for their SNAP food assistance benefits to resume during the federal shutdown, state officials are warning recipients to be on high alert for scams targeting EBT cards and personal information.Attorney General Matthew J.
BAYONNE, NJ - Christopher Patella took the oath of office on Monday as a Bayonne Municipal Court Judge, returning to a role he previously held from 1987 to 1989. Mayor Jimmy Davis called the occasion “a great day for Bayonne,” while the oath was administered by Hudson County Presiding Judge David ...
EAST ORANGE/NEWARK, NJ — An East Orange woman is facing aggravated manslaughter charges, following the death of a woman on Sunday.Shyel Mosely-Benton, 24, of Newark, was found at 40 Lennox Ave. Sunday around 3:30 a.m. suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was taken to University Hospital where ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly took 46 men and women into custody during an Oct. 29th raid at a large Avenel clothing warehouse-distribution center.Federal authorities allege those 46 people may be undocumented and in the United States illegally.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly took 46 men and women into custody during an Oct. 29th raid at a large Avenel clothing warehouse-distribution center.Federal authorities allege those 46 people may be undocumented and in the United States illegally.
EDISON, NJ - The State Appellate Court has upheld a court's ruling to dismiss a lawsuit from an Edison woman, claiming the iPlay America in Freehold was negligent in preventing patrons from calling her a “Karen.” The case was dismissed in Middlesex Superior Court in February, the Appellate Court ...