Law & Justice Top Stories
By NICOLE ZANCHELLI
August 18, 2025
NEWARK - U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver is requesting the dismissal of federal assault charges against her, claiming immunity from prosecution as a member of Congress and that she is the target of “selective and vindictive” prosecution by the government.Paul Fishman, a former U.S. Attorney who is ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The man convicted of murdering Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour in 2023 will be spending his life behind bars.In June, a jury found Rashid Ali Bynum guilty of shooting and killing Eunice Dwumfour two years ago in her car at the La Mer townhouse community in Sayreville. He was sentenced ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The man convicted of murdering Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour in 2023 will be spending his life behind bars.In June, a jury found Rashid Ali Bynum guilty of shooting and killing Eunice Dwumfour two years ago in her car at the La Mer townhouse community in Sayreville. He was sentenced ...
NEWARK - U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver is requesting the dismissal of federal assault charges against her, claiming immunity from prosecution as a member of Congress and that she is the target of “selective and vindictive” prosecution by the government.Paul Fishman, a former U.S. Attorney who is ...
NEW JERSEY – As college students head back to campus for the Fall semester, the Philadelphia Field Office of the FBI has issued a warning for students to be aware of scams involving foreign government impersonators. The FBI said that since 2022 they have seen an increase of criminal actors ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has announced the launch of a statewide tracking system aimed at increasing transparency in the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases. The new system allows survivors access to the status of their Sexual Assault ...
TRENTON, NJ – Acting U.S. Attorney General Alina Habba and the FBI are touting the sentencing of a Mercer County man who will now spend more than a decade and a half behind bars for intending to distribute Fentayl in Mercer and Ocean counties and possessing ammunition as a felon. Jaquan Picott, 30, ...
TRENTON, NJ – Acting U.S. Attorney General Alina Habba and the FBI are touting the sentencing of a Mercer County man who will now spend more than a decade and a half behind bars for intending to distribute Fentayl in Mercer and Ocean counties and possessing ammunition as a felon. Jaquan Picott, 30, ...
NEW JERSEY – As college students head back to campus for the Fall semester, the Philadelphia Field Office of the FBI has issued a warning for students to be aware of scams involving foreign government impersonators. The FBI said that since 2022 they have seen an increase of criminal actors ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The Sayreville Board of Education has prevailed in its legal suit with the Borough Council over the construction of a proposed school district transportation complex.Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Lisa Vignuolo ruled on Tuesday, Aug. 12, that the borough must abide by a 2022 ...
TRENTON, NJ – Acting U.S. Attorney General Alina Habba and the FBI are touting the sentencing of a Mercer County man who will now spend more than a decade and a half behind bars for intending to distribute Fentayl in Mercer and Ocean counties and possessing ammunition as a felon. Jaquan Picott, 30, ...
NEW JERSEY – As college students head back to campus for the Fall semester, the Philadelphia Field Office of the FBI has issued a warning for students to be aware of scams involving foreign government impersonators. The FBI said that since 2022 they have seen an increase of criminal actors ...
NEW JERSEY – As college students head back to campus for the Fall semester, the Philadelphia Field Office of the FBI has issued a warning for students to be aware of scams involving foreign government impersonators. The FBI said that since 2022 they have seen an increase of criminal actors ...
NEW JERSEY – As college students head back to campus for the Fall semester, the Philadelphia Field Office of the FBI has issued a warning for students to be aware of scams involving foreign government impersonators. The FBI said that since 2022 they have seen an increase of criminal actors ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ— The former Chief Operating Officer of Saint Leo the Great Church in Lincroft, is facing explosive allegations that he stole more than $1.5 million in parish funds. The alleged crime took place over a period of at least six years, using the money to pay for personal luxuries ranging ...
NEW JERSEY – As college students head back to campus for the Fall semester, the Philadelphia Field Office of the FBI has issued a warning for students to be aware of scams involving foreign government impersonators. The FBI said that since 2022 they have seen an increase of criminal actors ...
The trial of the woman accused of holding a protest without a permit in South Orange more than a year ago concluded dramatically in the South Orange Municipal Court Friday, which shares space in the Maplewood Police and Court Building on Springfield Avenue.Judge Jonanthan H. Rosenbluth found Lisa ...
The trial of the woman accused of holding a protest without a permit in South Orange more than a year ago concluded dramatically in the South Orange Municipal Court yesterday, which shares space in the Maplewood Police and Court Building on Springfield Avenue.Judge Jonanthan H. Rosenbluth found ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ— The former Chief Operating Officer of Saint Leo the Great Church in Lincroft, is facing explosive allegations that he stole more than $1.5 million in parish funds. The alleged crime took place over a period of at least six years, using the money to pay for personal luxuries ranging ...
BRANCHBURG, NJ – A 69-year-old Branchburg woman has been charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse materials, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald announced Friday.Kathleen Amberg, of Branchburg, was identified as a suspect following a tip from the National Center for ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ— The former Chief Operating Officer of Saint Leo the Great Church in Lincroft, is facing explosive allegations that he stole more than $1.5 million in parish funds. The alleged crime took place over a period of at least six years, using the money to pay for personal luxuries ranging ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ— The former Chief Operating Officer of Saint Leo the Great Church in Lincroft, is facing explosive allegations that he stole more than $1.5 million in parish funds. The alleged crime took place over a period of at least six years, using the money to pay for personal luxuries ranging ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ— The former Chief Operating Officer of Saint Leo the Great Church in Lincroft, is facing explosive allegations that he stole more than $1.5 million in parish funds. The alleged crime took place over a period of at least six years, using the money to pay for personal luxuries ranging ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The long-contended cell tower proposed to be installed at the Westfield Conservation Center can now move forward after a lawsuit from Scotch Plains residents that sought to block it has been dismissed, Mayor Shelly Brindle said at Tuesday’s Westfield town council meeting.“I’m also ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The long-contended cell tower proposed to be installed at the Westfield Conservation center can now move forward after a lawsuit from Scotch Plains residents that sought to block it has been dismissed, Mayor Shelly Brindle said at Tuesday’s town council meeting.“I’m also pleased to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The long-contended cell tower proposed to be installed at the Westfield Conservation center can now move forward after a lawsuit from Scotch Plains residents that sought to block it has been dismissed, Mayor Shelly Brindle said at Tuesday’s town council meeting.“I’m also pleased to ...
SPRING LAKE, NJ — Have you ever gone to make a right-hand turn, only to have an e-bike zoom past at 25 MPH — from a bike lane, or no lane at all? You’re not alone. The surge in electric bicycle use — especially among teens — is outpacing the laws meant to keep riders and pedestrians safe. Now, in ...
NEW JERSEY - The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs is warning licensed professionals to be aware of an ongoing scam that tries to trick recipients into downloading malicious software. According to the Division, recipients receive a fictitious email encouraging them to download “a new license ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - Sheriff Fred Brown and Prosecutor Renée Robeson are alerting residents to a new wave of fraudulent text messages claiming to be from the state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMVs). These scam texts often request personal information or payment and may include malicious links.“These ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater resident, and former Manville Police Chief, Thomas Herbst was sentenced Monday to seven years in New Jersey State Prison for sexual assaults and other incidents of victimizing subordinates.It was ruled that Herbst, 57, must serve 85% of the sentence, or about six ...