Law & Justice Top Stories
By TAPINTO STAFF
November 2, 2025
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Anthony Kelly, 37, of Ledgewood, a former Dover Police Officer, has been sentenced to four years in New Jersey State Prison after pleading guilty to second-degree distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll.Kelly, who has ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Soon after the deaths of high school students Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, Cranford teenagers Charlotte and Cooper Groll started a Change.org petition urging state lawmakers to lower the age at which restraining orders can be filed from 18 to 15. The petition has since garnered ...
CRANFORD, NJ — Soon after the deaths of high school students Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, Cranford teenagers Charlotte and Cooper Groll started a Change.org petition urging state lawmakers to lower the age at which restraining orders can be filed from 18 to 15. The petition has since garnered ...
CRANFORD, NJ — Soon after the deaths of high school students Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, Cranford teenagers Charlotte and Cooper Groll started a Change.org petition urging state lawmakers to lower the age at which restraining orders can be filed from 18 to 15. The petition has since garnered ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – A 74-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 36 in Long Branch on Monday evening, October 27, prompting an ongoing investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, officials confirmed on Friday, October 31.According to Monmouth County Prosecutor ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Soon after the deaths of high school students Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, Cranford teenagers Charlotte and Cooper Groll started a Change.org petition urging state lawmakers to lower the age at which restraining orders can be filed from 18 to 15. The petition has since garnered ...
PATERSON, NJ - Fifth Ward Councilman Luis Velez announced Thursday that he will submit an application for Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) regarding the criminal charge filed against him for allegedly pulling a fire alarm at Paterson City Hall last year, calling the allegation politically motivated.“To ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - A man was sentenced on Friday, October 24, for his role in a 2021 fatal shooting that took place in Elizabeth. 28-year-old Jefferson Louis of Newark was sentenced to 50 years in state prison for first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — It’s déjà vu all over again as the Westfield Advocates for Responsible Development are appealing a ruling in the town’s favor this summer that had been the last obstacle to the One Westfield Place (OWP) redevelopment project.Mayor Shelley Brindle addressed the new appeal at the town ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The event took place on Saturday, October 18. It occurred on the same location where a sign informs passers-by that George Washington, while en route to New York, was hosted by men of the town. (Though Rahway residents know this is apocryphal!) Some 236 years later, another group of ...
PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson man was sentenced Tuesday to five decades in state prison for the fatal shooting of a local man last year.Jimmy Mercedes, 41, was sentenced on October 28, 2025, to 40 years in New Jersey State Prison, with 38.5 years to be served before the possibility of parole. The ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 61-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred in Jersey City on Friday, October 25.According to Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello, Roberto Camacho is charged with Murder, Felony Murder (during the commission of a ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Hackensack man charged in connection to a string of armed robberies across Hudson County in 2022 has been sentenced to 33 years behind bars.Joel Krecz, 38, was convicted at trial of four counts of Armed Robbery, one count of Robbery, five counts of Possession of a Weapon for ...
HAMILTON, NJ - The former Hamilton Township Police Officer charged earlier this year with a number of child sexual abuse crimes is dead, TAPinto Hamilton has confirmed.According to a spokesperson from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, members of the Hopewell Township Police Department ...
PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson man was sentenced Tuesday to five decades in state prison for the fatal shooting of a local man last year.Jimmy Mercedes, 41, was sentenced on October 28, 2025, to 40 years in New Jersey State Prison, with 38.5 years to be served before the possibility of parole. The ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Anthony Kelly, 37, of Ledgewood, a former Dover Police Officer, has been sentenced to four years in New Jersey State Prison after pleading guilty to second-degree distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll.Kelly, who has ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - 17-year-old Jersey City resident Willie Shuler will be prosecuted as an adult in the January 18, 2025 shooting death of 15-year-old Cianna Lee. Shuler, who was 16 at the time of the shooting, is charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Weapon for ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – Two men have been sentenced for their roles in a July 2023 shooting at the Asbury Park Gardens apartment complex that left one man dead and two others injured, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago.During a hearing Friday, Monmouth County Superior Court Judge ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the mail theft suspect, who impersonated a United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier to steal mail from local apartment buildings.The incident ...
Roxbury Man, a Former Dover Cop, Gets Four Years for Kid Porn
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Anthony Kelly, 37, of Ledgewood, a former Dover Police Officer, has been sentenced to four years in New Jersey State Prison after pleading guilty to second-degree distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll.Kelly, who has ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – During its last meeting, the town council approved resolution 219-25. The resolution instructs West Orange to resolve the lawsuit challenging the 2020 removal of a Christopher Columbus monument from the intersection of Valley Road, Quimbey Place and Kinglsley Street through ...
NEWARK - District Judge Jamel K. Semper reserved a decision on dismissal motions after hearing arguments on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from Rep. LaMonica McIver's legal team and attorneys representing the federal government on her indictment charging she assaulted and interfered with federal agents. Semper ...
NEWARK - District Judge Jamel K. Semper reserved a decision on dismissal motions after hearing arguments on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from Rep. LaMonica McIver's legal team and attorneys representing the federal government on her indictment charging she assaulted and interfered with federal agents. Semper ...
HAMILTON, NJ - A first time visitor can feel the energy just by pulling into the parking lot of the Social Profit Center. A former factory situated near the Hamilton/Trenton border, the 75,000-square foot building brings together more than a dozen nonprofits into a joint setting where they can ...
HAMILTON, NJ - A first time visitor can feel the energy just by pulling into the parking lot of the Social Profit Center. A former factory situated near the Hamilton/Trenton border, the 75,000-square foot building brings together more than a dozen nonprofits into a joint setting where they can ...
NEWARK - District Judge Jamel K. Semper reserved a decision on dismissal motions after hearing arguments on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from Rep. LaMonica McIver's legal team and attorneys representing the federal government on her indictment charging she assaulted and interfered with federal agents. Semper ...
NEWARK - District Judge Jamel K. Semper reserved a decision on dismissal motions after hearing arguments on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from Rep. LaMonica McIver's legal team and attorneys representing the federal government on her indictment charging she assaulted and interfered with federal agents. Semper ...
NEWARK - District Judge Jamel K. Semper reserved a decision on dismissal motions after hearing arguments on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from Rep. LaMonica McIver's legal team and attorneys representing the federal government on her indictment charging she assaulted and interfered with federal agents. Semper ...
NEWARK - District Judge Jamel K. Semper reserved a decision on dismissal motions after hearing arguments on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from Rep. LaMonica McIver's legal team and attorneys representing the federal government on her indictment charging she assaulted and interfered with federal agents. Semper ...