Law & Justice Top Stories
By AUDREY BLUMBERG
August 11, 2025
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 ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - 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.Herbst, 57, must serve 85% of the sentence, or about six years, for the sexual assault charge, and a ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - 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.Herbst, 57, must serve 85% of the sentence, or about six years, for the sexual assault charge, and a ...
PLAINSBORO, NJ –A Mercer County man who worked at the Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro is facing criminal charges for allegedly having sexual contact with three patients, according to a Monday announcement by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of ...
NEW JERSEY – Tired of annoying spam phone calls? Does it feel like they are happening more and more often? If the answer is yes, you have good reason to feel that way.A new study by ranks New Jersey as No. 7 among the 50 states for spam phone calls. According to research by Kasinohai, New Jersey ...
PLAINSBORO, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs say that a Mercer County man who worked at the Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro is facing criminal charges for allegedly having sexual contact with three patients, according to a ...
PATERSON, NJ - A 63-year-old Paterson man has been arrested and charged in connection with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 19-year-old man, according to a statement from Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes.Nahum Maldonado was taken into custody without incident on July 30, 2025, ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 35-year-old Jersey City man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault that occurred in Jersey City on Saturday, July 26, 2025. According to Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello, Richard Murphy is charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault, Burglary, and ...
TRENTON, NJ - A state grand jury has voted not to file criminal charges against any Essex County correctional police officers after its deliberations regarding the death of an Elizabeth inmate. 27-year-old Daniel Gelin died on December 3, 2021, from injuries he received in a fight with another ...
NEWARK, NJ– A Jersey City man has been charged with possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced on Wednesday.Matthew Ozol, 39 years old and a former teacher at Westfield High School, is charged with one count of possession of child pornography. According to ...
NEWARK, NJ– A Jersey City man has been charged with possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced on Wednesday.Matthew Ozol, 39 years old and a former teacher at Westfield High School, is charged with one count of possession of child pornography. According to ...
NEWARK, NJ– A Jersey City man has been charged with possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced on Wednesday.Matthew Ozol, 39 years old and a former teacher at Westfield High School, is charged with one count of possession of child pornography. According to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A former math teacher at Westfield High School was charged Wednesday with possession of child pornography, according to authorities.Matthew Ozol, 39, of Jersey City, NJ, was charged with one count of possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.Ozol ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - An East Orange man was sentenced to 20 years in state prison on Thursday for his role in a 2022 shooting of two Newark Police Officers.33-year-old Kendall Howard pleaded guilty in March to first-degree attempted murder and weapons charges.On November 1, 2022, at approximately 2 ...
PATERSON, NJ - A 27-year-old Paterson man has been arrested and charged in connection with a violent home invasion and sexual assault that occurred earlier this year, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray announced. According to a statement, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A former math teacher at Westfield High School was charged Wednesday with possession of child pornography, according to authorities.Matthew Ozol, 39, of Jersey City, NJ, was charged with one count of possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.Ozol ...
PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the fatal stabbings of two men in 2021, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced Thursday.Jose Martinez, 36, was sentenced Aug. 7 to two concurrent 30-year prison terms without the possibility of parole. Martinez ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Florham Park Police Chief Joseph Orlando, and Denville Police Chief Scott ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Florham Park Police Chief Joseph Orlando, and Denville Police Chief Scott ...
RED BANK, NJ – Federal and local authorities say a Red Bank man is facing serious charges after a head-on crash in Lakewood killed a mother and her 11-year-old daughter on July 26.Authorities allege Raul Luna Perez, 43, was driving drunk and the wrong way when his pickup truck collided with a car ...
RED BANK, NJ – Federal and local authorities say a Red Bank man is facing serious charges after a head-on crash in Lakewood killed a mother and her 11-year-old daughter on July 26.Authorities allege Raul Luna Perez, 43, was driving drunk and the wrong way when his pickup truck collided with a car ...
RED BANK, NJ – Federal and local authorities say a Red Bank man is facing serious charges after a head-on crash in Lakewood killed a mother and her 11-year-old daughter on July 26.Authorities allege Raul Luna Perez, 43, was driving drunk and the wrong way when his pickup truck collided with a car ...
RED BANK, NJ – Federal and local authorities say a Red Bank man is facing serious charges after a head-on crash in Lakewood killed a mother and her 11-year-old daughter on July 26.Authorities allege Raul Luna Perez, 43, was driving drunk and the wrong way when his pickup truck collided with a car ...
NEW JERSEY – Tired of annoying spam phone calls? Does it feel like they are happening more and more often? If the answer is yes, you have good reason to feel that way.A new study by ranks New Jersey as No. 7 among the 50 states for spam phone calls. According to research by Kasinohai, New Jersey ...
Raul Luna Perez pictured above, is being detained in Ocean County Jail. RED BANK, NJ – Federal and local authorities say a Red Bank man is facing serious charges after a head-on crash in Lakewood killed a mother and her 11-year-old daughter on July 26.Authorities allege Raul Luna Perez, 43, was ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office will be one of nine counties that will create new mental health diversion programs (MHDP) under state grants announced by NJ State Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. According to an announcement by the Attorney General's Office, the ...
RED BANK, NJ – Federal and local authorities say a Red Bank man is facing serious charges after a head-on crash in Lakewood killed a mother and her 11-year-old daughter on July 26.Authorities allege Raul Luna Perez, 43, was driving drunk and the wrong way when his pickup truck collided with a car ...
PATERSON, NJ - Fifth Ward Councilman Luis Velez has been arrested and charged with third-degree false public alarm, following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Public Integrity Unit.Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced the arrest Tuesday, stating that Velez, 58, was taken ...
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ – The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office will be one of nine counties that will create new mental health diversion programs (MHDP) under state grants announced by NJ State Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. According to an announcement by the Attorney General's Office, ...
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ – The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office will be one of nine counties that will create new mental health diversion programs (MHDP) under state grants announced by NJ State Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. According to an announcement by the Attorney General's Office, ...