Law & Justice Top Stories
By ELIZABETH A MEYERS
October 21, 2025
CHESTERFIELD, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy was flanked by a team of corrections officials, community and faith leaders, and criminal justice reform advocates at the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new women's corrections facility in Chesterfield on October 15. Murphy says that the ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office thanked PEI Kids for honoring them as a "Champion for Children" by PEI Kids at its 40th Anniversary Gala on October 17 at The Boathouse at Mercer Lake.According to a statement, the MCPO was recognized for its unwavering commitment to ...
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - With songs and chants and speakers, adorned with homemade signs and shirts and costumes, thousands of area residents joined millions across the country on Saturday, October 18, in protesting President Donald Trump’s efforts to consolidate power and extend his authority ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank Police Department reported that Detective Shane Dengel and Patrolman Frank Metta arrested two juveniles on October 8 and October 10 in connection with multiple graffiti vandalism incidents across the borough.The arrests followed a detailed investigation into graffiti ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - A Mountainside man has been arrested and charged after a hourslong standoff with police, during which he barricaded himself within a residence located on the 200 block of Bridal Path and shot at police officers in a standoff that lasted from the afternoon of October 18 to the ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ — Three men have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Long Branch man that occurred earlier this year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday, October 16.According to the Prosecutor’s Office, Aiden Terlecki, 19, of ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Nearly 285 demonstrators gathered Saturday, October 18, along Route 22 West at the Phillipsburg footbridge by the stadium as part of the nationwide “No Kings Day of Action.” The protesters criticized what they view as authoritarian actions by President Donald Trump’s ...
CAMDEN – Because minors have ignored the law, City Council is proposing a new city ordinance that underscores the responsibility of parents or guardians for the behavior of a child under 18 years old.The ordinance, sponsored by Council member Arthur Barclay, made it by the first reading of Council ...
EDISON, NJ - An Edison man has been arrested and charged with soliciting sexual content from a six-year-old girl, according to the Attorney General's Office. Shakem T. Holmes, age 23, has been arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated sexual assault, and other ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - An Elizabeth woman and her two children have been charged for their involvement in housing assistance fraud. Prosecutors say that 55-year-old Alicia Rivera, 34-year-old George Garavito, and 30-year-old Lorena Rivera have been charged with second-degree theft by deception, ...
MOUNT ARLINGTON, NJ – A Budd Lake man took Polaroid photos of his genitalia and wrote sexually-explicit notes that he left on cars at area businesses, said authorities today in announcing the man’s arrest.The suspect, Thomas Hughes, 74, was charged with one count of third-degree Endangering the ...
MOUNT ARLINGTON, NJ – A Budd Lake man took Polaroid photos of his genitalia and wrote sexually-explicit notes that he left on cars at area businesses, said authorities today in announcing the man’s arrest.The suspect, Thomas Hughes, 74, was charged with one count of third-degree Endangering the ...
CHESTERFIELD, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy was flanked by a team of corrections officials, community and faith leaders, and criminal justice reform advocates at the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new women's corrections facility in Chesterfield on October 15. Murphy says that the ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A Hudson County Correctional Police Officer has been charged with working with a prisoner to distribute illegal narcotics inside the Hudson County Correctional Facility. According to a statement, Marquis Santiago, 33, a Correctional Police Officer, and Francisco Salcedo, 44, of ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A Hudson County Correctional Police Officer has been charged with working with a prisoner to distribute illegal narcotics inside the Hudson County Correctional Facility. According to a statement, Marquis Santiago, 33, a Correctional Police Officer, and Francisco Salcedo, 44, of ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A Hudson County Correctional Police Officer has been charged with working with a prisoner to distribute illegal narcotics inside the Hudson County Correctional Facility. According to a statement, Marquis Santiago, 33, a Correctional Police Officer, and Francisco Salcedo, 44, of ...
CHESTERFIELD, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy was flanked by a team of corrections officials, community and faith leaders, and criminal justice reform advocates at the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new women's corrections facility in Chesterfield. Murphy says that the facility will ...
CHESTERFIELD, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy was flanked by a team of corrections officials, community and faith leaders, and criminal justice reform advocates at the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new women's corrections facility in Chesterfield on October 15. Murphy says that the ...
RED BANK, NJ: A civil complaint was filed by local resident Suzanne Viscomi against the Borough, its Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Council members, and others, alleging violations of her civil rights, defamation, and conspiracy. The case arises from events where Viscomi, a long-time public servant and ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A judge on Wednesday ruled that the Bucks County Sheriff's Office can proceed with plans to work with ICE officers on immigration enforcement.In June, several organizations sued Sheriff Fred Haran after he announced he would work with ICE as part of a 287(g) agreement. Harran has ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The man who was driving a utility vehicle in Hilltown that crashed while trying to outrun the police, killing his passenger, was sentenced today to three to six years in state prison without a possibility of early release. Colin John Wahlers, 26, was driving a Polaris Ranger in ...
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that one Maplewood person and three other individuals have been charged in connection with the human trafficking of a 17-year-old female.The investigation began after the teenage victim, who had been ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey announced recently the appointment of Brian Shevlin to deputy first assistant prosecutor. DFAP Shevlin was sworn in on October 6, 2025, by the Honorable Amber J. Gibbs, J.S.C., at the Mercer County Criminal Courthouse. According to a ...
NEWARK, NJ - A Paterson woman remains at large after authorities charged four people in connection with the human trafficking of a 17-year-old girl, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II announced.The investigation began after the teenage victim, who had been reported as a runaway, contacted ...
TRENTON, NJ - The Bayonne owner of a bus company has been charged in connection with the accumulation of $290,000 in unpaid tolls.According to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, Somaya Elkaramany, 57, and her company, Best Big Bus LLC, were charged by indictment, with five counts of theft of ...
TRENTON, NJ - The Bayonne owner of a bus company has been charged in connection with the accumulation of $290,000 in unpaid tolls.According to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, Somaya Elkaramany, 57, and her company, Best Big Bus LLC, were charged by indictment, with five counts of theft of ...
TRENTON, NJ - The Bayonne owner of a bus company has been charged in connection with the accumulation of $290,000 in unpaid tolls.According to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, Somaya Elkaramany, 57, and her company, Best Big Bus LLC, were charged by indictment, with five counts of theft of ...
WATCHUNG, NJ - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness and mobilizing resources for survivors. TAPinto sat down with Jeralyn Lawrence, Esq., founder of Lawrence Law in Watchung, to discuss what victims and their loved ones should know about domestic ...
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — A multi-agency narcotics enforcement operation has led to the arrest of five residents from Green Brook and North Plainfield, along with the seizure of significant quantities of illegal drugs. Announced by Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police ...
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — A multi-agency narcotics enforcement operation has led to the arrest of five residents from Green Brook and North Plainfield, along with the seizure of significant quantities of illegal drugs. Announced by Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police ...