Law & Justice Top Stories
By TAPINTO NEPTUNE/NEPTUNE CITY STAFF
September 3, 2025
FREEHOLD – A former Wall Township High School teacher has admitted to engaging in separate sexual acts with two of her students, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday.Julie Rizzitello, 37, of Brick Township, last week pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree Sexual ...
MIAMI, FL — A man who stockpiled weapons, silencers, tactical gear, and attack plans targeting Jewish and Black Americans — including U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who represents Boca Raton — has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Aug. 29 that John ...
MIAMI, FL — A man who stockpiled weapons, silencers, tactical gear, and attack plans targeting Jewish and Black Americans — including U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who represents Coral Springs — has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Aug. 29 that ...
TOMS RIVER - Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on August 29, 2025, David Lyons, 44, of Glenside, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to Manufacturing Child Sexual Abuse Material and Invasion of Privacy before the Honorable Kimarie Rahill, J.S.C., in connection with an incident that ...
TOMS RIVER - Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on August 29, 2025, David Lyons, 44, of Glenside, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to Manufacturing Child Sexual Abuse Material and Invasion of Privacy before the Honorable Kimarie Rahill, J.S.C., in connection with an incident that ...
NEWARK, NJ — Three Essex County Sheriff’s officers were suspended after being accused of stealing items during a narcotics search warrant at an East Orange apartment.The incident took place in January 2023, at the apartment of a man arrested on minor drug charges. When the man returned home after ...
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS, NJ —A Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) checkpoint will be conducted in Parsippany-Troy Hills during the weekend of Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7, 2025, announced the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. Acting Morris County Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Chief of ...
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS, NJ —A Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) checkpoint will be conducted in Parsippany-Troy Hills during the weekend of Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7, 2025, announced the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. Acting Morris County Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Chief of ...
PATERSON, NJ - On Wednesday morning, a line of residents quietly formed outside Calvary Baptist Church on East 18th Street, not for a sermon, but for a second chance.Inside, volunteers, attorneys, and community advocates guided attendees through the process of expunging old criminal records, some ...
TRENTON, NJ — A state grand jury decided it would not criminally charge two Woodbridge police officers or an NYPD detective for their role in a June 13, 2024, gunfight at a Fords hotel that ended in a suspect’s death and two of those cops getting wounded.NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin ...
TRENTON, NJ — A state grand jury decided it would not criminally charge two Woodbridge police officers or an NYPD detective for their role in a June 13, 2024, gunfight at a Fords hotel that ended in a suspect’s death and two of those cops getting wounded.NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin ...
PATERSON, NJ - Francisco Martinez, 33, of Hasbrouck Heights, has been sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison for his role in the 2021 stabbing death of Johnny Jimenez, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Martinez must serve 85% of his ...
PATERSON, NJ - On Wednesday morning, a line of residents quietly formed outside Calvary Baptist Church on East 18th Street, not for a sermon, but for a second chance.Inside, volunteers, attorneys, and community advocates guided attendees through the process of expunging old criminal records, some ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A delegation of Taiwanese law enforcement officials recently met with their counterparts from similar agencies in Hudson County.The delegation, which included representatives from the Taiwan National Police, the National Immigration Agency, and the Coast Guard Law Enforcement ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A delegation of Taiwanese law enforcement officials recently met with their counterparts from similar agencies in Hudson County.The delegation, which included representatives from the Taiwan National Police, the National Immigration Agency, and the Coast Guard Law Enforcement ...
PATERSON, NJ - Francisco Martinez, 33, of Hasbrouck Heights, has been sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison for his role in the 2021 stabbing death of Johnny Jimenez, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Martinez must serve 85% of his ...
PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson man and woman were arrested this week in connection with a shooting that injured a 37-year-old city resident early Sunday morning, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray announced.According to a statement, Hasan ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A delegation of Taiwanese law enforcement officials recently met with their counterparts from similar agencies in Hudson County.The delegation, which included representatives from the Taiwan National Police, the National Immigration Agency, and the Coast Guard Law Enforcement ...
TRENTON, NJ – A New Jersey man who once lived in Belmar has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for defrauding dozens of investors out of millions of dollars over the course of decades.On August 26, 2025, U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi sentenced Vincent Dispoto Jr., 68, to ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The township of Millburn issued a press release on Thursday, August 28, 2025, reporting that the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey upheld the summary judgment dismissal of a lawsuit filed by plaintiff Jeffrey Feld, Esq. against the township.According to the press ...
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—The man charged with breaking into CB West High School earlier in August has now been charged with breaking into the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa on Ferry Road the night before.Albert McLaughlin, 47, of Doylestown was allegedly found in the basement of ...
PATERSON, NJ - A Passaic County grand jury has indicted two Paterson residents in connection with the May 6 death of a 4-year-old girl, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced Tuesday.According to a statement, Ashanti Givens, 21, has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder, two ...
PATERSON, NJ - On Wednesday morning, a line of residents quietly formed outside Calvary Baptist Church on East 18th Street, not for a sermon, but for a second chance.Inside, volunteers, attorneys, and community advocates guided attendees through the process of expunging old criminal records, some ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Washington Township Police Chief Jeffrey Almer announced the arrest of Gregory Rademacher, 71, of Washington Township, on charges related to sexual assault and child sexual abuse ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Washington Township Police Chief Jeffrey Almer announced the arrest of Gregory Rademacher, 71, of Washington Township, on charges related to sexual assault and child sexual abuse ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A suspended New York City broker, now living in Westfield, faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of fraud charges levied in a federal indictment.The man, Kenneth Thom, 41, is accused of using Facebook to defraud investors whom he lured by promoting himself as a “Wall Street ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - A man was sentenced on Friday, August 22, for the 2023 fatal shooting of 27-year-old Bridgewater resident Jameer Outsey in Elizabeth. 25-year-old Maurice Pierce of Piscataway was sentenced to 25 years in state prison for first-degree aggravated manslaughter and second-degree ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - A Paterson man has been charged in connection to the death of a Garfield resident who died from a fentanyl overdose earlier this year, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced.Gaston Navarro, 40, is accused of distributing the drugs that led to the April 24 death of a ...
PATERSON, NJ - A Passaic County grand jury has indicted two Paterson residents in connection with the May 6 death of a 4-year-old girl, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced Tuesday.According to a statement, Ashanti Givens, 21, has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder, two ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - A man was sentenced to probation for his role in staging a vehicle theft in Elizabeth to collect insurance funds.44-year-old Jonathan Martinelli from Brooklyn, New York was sentenced on Friday, August 15. He pleaded guilty in May.In November 2023, Martinelli filed a stolen vehicle ...