Law & Justice Top Stories
By CHANDLER-MICHELLE REYES
October 2, 2025
WATCHUNG, NJ – The Patriots’ Path Council proudly honors Jeralyn Lawrence with the Good Scout Award. Jeralyn Lawrence, principal attorney and founder of Lawrence Law, is recognized for her exceptional leadership and commitment in the Watchung Hills area. She has made a lasting impact through ...
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 ...
TRENTON, NJ — Jeffrey Spotts, a former co-founder and executive of Prophecy Asset Management LP, appeared in federal court Tuesday facing charges that he conspired to defraud investors out of $294 million, Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.Spotts, 58, of Summit, was arraigned before U.S.
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 ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A 7-Eleven employee is facing charges after a physical altercation inside the store on George Street left a 44-year-old Manville man dead.Taiwan Sanders-Boyd, 29, of New Brunswick, has been arrested and charged with second-degree reckless manslaughter, according to a press release ...
TRENTON — A civilian U.S. Navy employee has been federally charged for fabricating an active shooter report that triggered an hour-long lockdown Tuesday at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, one of the nation's largest military installations. According to a federal complaint, her motive was a ...
TRENTON — A civilian U.S. Navy employee has been federally charged for fabricating an active shooter report that triggered an hour-long lockdown Tuesday at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, one of the nation's largest military installations. According to a federal complaint, her motive was a ...
BUFFALO, NY — Philip Young, 29, of Olean, pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo’s office announced Tuesday. The charge carries a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years.Young entered his plea before U.S. District Judge John ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Two Philadelphia men received lengthy sentences in state prison this week for straw purchasing firearms in Bucks County, some of them in the Doylestown area.On Monday, Jawone Shakour Williams, 33, was sentenced to 10-20 years in state prison for straw purchasing 20 firearms. Williams ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On November 13, 2024, pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered at Congregation Ohr Torah to protest a real estate seminar for property in Jerusalem, which Palestinians consider stolen land. Violence ensued, and both sides blamed each other. On Sept. 29, the US Justice Department ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ - A man has been charged in conjunction with an illegal dumping incident at the Watchung Reservation in Mountainside. On September 23, patrol officers from the Union County Police Department discovered illegal dumping activity in the Watchung Reservation. A subsequent investigation ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ - A man has been charged in conjunction with an illegal dumping incident at the Watchung Reservation in Mountainside. On September 23, patrol officers from the Union County Police Department discovered illegal dumping activity in the Watchung Reservation. A subsequent investigation ...
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — — A Pequannock High School teacher has been charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated sexual assault and official misconduct, following an investigation by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and Pequannock Police, authorities said.William Arnold, 53, of Wayne, is ...
WATCHUNG, NJ – The Patriots’ Path Council proudly honors Jeralyn Lawrence with the Good Scout Award. Jeralyn Lawrence, principal attorney and founder of Lawrence Law, is recognized for her exceptional leadership and commitment in the Watchung Hills area. She has made a lasting impact through ...
WATCHUNG, NJ – The Patriots’ Path Council proudly honors Jeralyn Lawrence with the Good Scout Award. Jeralyn Lawrence, principal attorney and founder of Lawrence Law, is recognized for her exceptional leadership and commitment in the Watchung Hills area. She has made a lasting impact through ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – The East Windsor Township Police Department (EWTPD) issued a warning to the public to beware of a telephone scam that makes false claims about jury duty. The EWTPD says that the scammers pose as members of law enforcement or the court system who claim that the recipient has ...
FREEHOLD, NJ – The former chief financial officer of a Long Branch high-rise for low-income seniors and disabled residents has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for stealing nearly $2 million from his employer, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday, September ...
FREEHOLD, NJ – The former chief financial officer of a Long Branch high-rise for low-income seniors and disabled residents has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for stealing nearly $2 million from his employer, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday, September ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Last Thursday's police shooting in which an assailant attempted to assault an officer with a knife inside a Cornell Trail home is the third time in five years a Hillsborough police officer was forced to fire his gun at a suspect inside a residence.Police also found the dead ...
NEWARK – A former senior aide to the mayor of Newark pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.Al-Tarik Onque, 49, of East Orange, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini to an Information ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, September 25 at 6:23 p.m. inside a residence on Cornell Trail where two people were found dead in separate upstairs bedrooms.,According to ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Last Thursday's police shooting in which an assailant attempted to assault an officer with a knife inside a Cornell Trail home is the third time in five years a Hillsborough police officer was forced to fire his gun at a suspect inside a residence.Police also found the dead ...
FREEHOLD, NJ – A Long Branch man has been sentenced to life plus 30 years in state prison for a violent 2023 home invasion that led to a deadly motor-vehicle crash, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday, September 23.Altonia D. Williams, 47, received the sentence the week ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The woman convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in East Brunswick in 1973 has died in Cuba. The Cuban Foreign Ministry announced on Friday the death of Joanne Chesimard, born Joanne Deborah Byron. She had a number of aliases, including Assata Shakur."On ...
FREEHOLD, NJ – The former chief financial officer of a Long Branch high-rise for low-income seniors and disabled residents has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for stealing nearly $2 million from his employer, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday, September ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The woman convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in East Brunswick in 1973 has died in Cuba. The Cuban Foreign Ministry announced on Friday the death of Joanne Chesimard, born Joanne Deborah Byron. She had a number of aliases, including Assata Shakur."On ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The woman convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in East Brunswick in 1973 has died in Cuba. The Cuban Foreign Ministry announced on Friday the death of Joanne Chesimard, born Joanne Deborah Byron. She had a number of aliases, including Assata Shakur."On ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The woman convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in East Brunswick in 1973 has died in Cuba. The Cuban Foreign Ministry announced on Friday the death of Joanne Chesimard, born Joanne Deborah Byron. She had a number of aliases, including Assata Shakur."On ...
WAYNE, NJ — A Wayne resident who ran a “stress reduction clinic” in Paramus has been ordered to stop offering medical or counseling services after state investigators accused him of practicing without several licenses for several services they say his clinic has been offering: medical, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK — The woman convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in East Brunswick in 1973 has died in Cuba. The Cuban Foreign Ministry announced on Friday the death of Joanne Chesimard, born Joanne Deborah Byron. She had a number of aliases, including Assata Shakur."On ...