Law & Justice Top Stories
By TAPINTO PATERSON STAFF
August 5, 2025
PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson man was arrested Monday after he fled from police during a traffic stop and crashed into a utility pole, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo announced.According to a statement, Terrell H. Robinson, 42, was apprehended by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office in connection ...
LODI, NJ -A Lodi homeowner fatally shot his tenant after he attempted to break into the residence on Sunday night, according to an announcement from Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.On Sunday, August 3, 2025, at approximately 10:57 p.m., the Lodi Police Department responded to several reports ...
LODI, NJ -A Lodi homeowner fatally shot his tenant after he attempted to break into the residence on Sunday night, according to an announcement from Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.On Sunday, August 3, 2025, at approximately 10:57 p.m., the Lodi Police Department responded to several reports ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ – An Irvington man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 45 years for a deadly 2022 shooting that claimed the life of a young East Orange resident and left two others wounded—one permanently paralyzed.Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced that Joseph ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – East Windsor residents and immigrant activists took to social media on Monday to report an interaction with an officer from the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement Agency (ICE) in the community. In a social media post by Resistencia en Accion NJ, an individual confronted a ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A former Jersey City Police Officer is behind bars after being found guilty of multiple acts of official misconduct that occurred in Jersey City between September 2022 and February 2023. Page Rivera, 35, was convicted of Official Misconduct – Non-Performance of Duties; Official ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Owner Vinny Savinelli knew something was wrong when a customer walked into Vinny’s Pizza and Pasta on Wednesday, claiming they had been charged $10—but the transaction didn’t appear anywhere in the restaurant’s system.“I showed him the charge wasn’t in our system,” Savinelli told ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Owner Vinny Savinelli knew something was wrong when a customer walked into Vinny’s Pizza and Pasta on Wednesday, claiming they had been charged $10—but the transaction didn’t appear anywhere in the restaurant’s system.“I showed him the charge wasn’t in our system,” Savinelli told ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Wayne Mello has built a career out of putting bad guys behind bars. Now, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced, now he is bringing his experiences to a high level as Hudson County's Acting Prosecutor.Mello started in the new role at HCPO effective July 31, ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Wayne Mello has built a career out of putting bad guys behind bars. Now, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced, now he is bringing his experiences to a high level as Hudson County's Acting Prosecutor.Mello started in the new role at HCPO effective July 31, ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Wayne Mello has built a career out of putting bad guys behind bars. Now, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced, now he is bringing his experiences to a high level as Hudson County's Acting Prosecutor.Mello started in the new role at HCPO effective July 31, ...
NEWARK, NJ – Stacy Margaritondo, the former office manager at Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) in Scotch Plains who pleaded guilty to wire fraud in March, was sentenced to 21 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton on Tuesday, July 22, ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Owner Vinny Savinelli knew something was wrong when a customer walked into Vinny’s Pizza and Pasta on Wednesday, claiming they had been charged $10—but the transaction didn’t appear anywhere in the restaurant’s system.“I showed him the charge wasn’t in our system,” Savinelli told ...
NEWARK, NJ – Stacy Margaritondo, the former office manager at Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) in Scotch Plains who pleaded guilty to wire fraud in March, was sentenced to 21 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton on Tuesday, July 22, ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday was at the Bucks County Justice Center on Friday for a community law enforcement roundtable with local law enforcement officials.The roundtable, which was hosted by Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran, talked about innovations in protecting ...
NEWARK - Investigators have identified the man who was shot by police during a standoff with law enforcement last week in Newark, where he allegedly used a child as a shield. Shaquan Landrum, 34, of Hillside was charged by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office with attempted murder, attempt to cause ...
PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a string of assaults and acts of vandalism targeting jitney buses in Passaic County, authorities said.Juan Hichez, 37, faces multiple charges following an investigation by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Narcotics ...
PATERSON, NJ - Four alleged members of the Paterson-based gang known as “4K” have been indicted in connection with a 2022 shooting targeting a rival gang, federal authorities announced Wednesday.A superseding indictment charges Jatrail Avent, known as “Curry”; Shequan Roberts, known as “Shingy”; ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A South Amboy teenager has been charged as an adult in connection to the 2024 shooting death of a Jersey City man.Kaison Brown, 17, is charged with Murder, Felony Murder, Robbery. Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Unlawful ...
UNION BEACH, NJ — A Union Beach man has been criminally charged with stealing more than 100 cellphones from his employer, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago.Norberto O. Matias, 35, was charged with second-degree theft by unlawful taking following an investigation by the ...
EDISON, NJ - A part-time municipal judge in Edison Township is facing a complaint from the Supreme Court of New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct for a DWI and single-car crash in 2024. The complaint states that Judge Gary Price violated several Canons of the Code of Judicial ...
EDISON, NJ - A part-time municipal judge in Edison Township is facing a complaint from the Supreme Court of New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct for a DWI and single-car crash in 2024. The complaint states that Judge Gary Price violated several Canons of the Code of Judicial ...