Law & Justice Top Stories
By TAPINTO STAFF
July 16, 2025
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - An effort to create safer and more positive interactions between law enforcement and individuals with Autism and other communication disorders is expanding to local police departments as the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, in coordination with the Hudson County Department ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - An effort to create safer and more positive interactions between law enforcement and individuals with Autism and other communication disorders is expanding to local police departments as the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, in coordination with the Hudson County Department ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - An effort to create safer and more positive interactions between law enforcement and individuals with Autism and other communication disorders is expanding to local police departments as the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, in coordination with the Hudson County Department ...
ROSELAND, NJ-- On June 20, at about 4:12 pm at the intersection of Livington Avenue and Prudential Drive. An NJ Transit bus driven by 40-year-old Djimmy Evra of Orange was traveling at a high rate of speed when it ran through a red light and slammed into a marked police car.The heavily damaged ...
ROSELAND, NJ-- On June 20, at about 4:12 pm at the intersection of Livington Avenue and Prudential Drive. An NJ Transit bus driven by 40-year-old Djimmy Evra of Orange was traveling at a high rate of speed when it ran through a red light and slammed into a marked police car.The heavily damaged ...
NEWARK/ROSELAND, NJ — An NJ Transit bus driver from Orange is charged, following a June crash that injured a police officer.Djimmy Evra, 40, is charged with fourth-degree assault by auto following the June 20 collision at Livingston Avenue and Prudential Drive in Roseland, Essex County Prosecutors ...
NEWARK, NJ – A New Jersey Transit bus driver has been charged in connection with the June 20 accident that seriously injured a Roseland police officer.Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Roseland Police Chief Director Livio Cioffi announced on Monday that Djimmy Evra, 40, of Orange, a New Jersey ...
BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ – A recent report released by the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General and the Office of Justice Data (OJD) cited a 2023 incident by a Bordentown City police officer as part of 2024 data on “Major Discipline” actions around the state. According to the Attorney General's ...
NEW JERSEY — The U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force recently concluded a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative with the help of federal, state and local law enforcement partners, including the Mercer County Sheriff's Department and Mercer County ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL - A therapist who was kidnapped, beaten, and sexually assaulted by her 23-year-old client for 15 hours in 2022 has filed a lawsuit against the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, her employer, Rejuvenate Counseling, and the father of her attacker -- claiming all three parties ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A 24-year-old Bayonne man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into child sexual abuse material.According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Jonathan Chevere is charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material).He was ...
PATERSON, NJ - A 62-year-old Elmwood Park man has been arrested and charged in connection with a sexual offense involving a 14-year-old child, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced Thursday.Haitham Altartir was arrested on July 10 by members of the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office ...
FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ — A New Jersey real estate investor once praised for his philanthropy in Paterson now faces a sweeping federal indictment for allegedly defrauding investors, laundering drug money, and bribing a public official to advance his development projects.Cesar Humberto Pina, 47, of ...
NEWARK – Five New Jersey men, including alleged associates of a gang associated with the Bounty Hunter Bloods street gang, are facing conspiracy, drug trafficking and firearms offenses under the Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.The ...
CAMDEN – After 14 years and relegated as a cold case, the stabbing death of a Camden man now has a suspect charged with first-degree murder because of a 2023 DNA match.The case involved a DNA sample from the victim's girlfriend in 2011 and years of waiting for a positive match.The Camden County ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – A Pine Brook resident was charged with healthcare fraud in a $2.5 million crime spree, the Newark U.S. Attorney’s office has announced. Nestor E. Jaime, age 36, was indicted for healthcare fraud as part of a 15-defendant arrest and settlement sweep conducted across New Jersey on ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – A Pine Brook resident was charged with healthcare fraud in a $2.5 million crime spree, the Newark U.S. Attorney’s office has announced. Nestor E. Jaime, age 36, was indicted for healthcare fraud as part of a 15-defendant arrest and settlement sweep conducted across New Jersey on ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ -When tragedy strikes, well-intentioned people usually follow quickly, wanting to give support. Unfortunately, right beside them are scammers. This lesson has once again become evident as communities and families in Texas continue to come to grips with the horrific flooding that ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – A recent report released by the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General and the Office of Justice Data (OJD) cited a 2024 incident by a Mount Laurel Township police officer as part of 2024 data on “Major Discipline” actions around the state. According to the Attorney General's ...
CAMDEN – Nearly all types of crime continued to decline in Camden during the first six months of this year compared with the same period in 2024, according to Camden County Police Department statistics.The total number of violent crimes in the six-month period was down 8% and non-violent crimes ...
TRENTON — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the court-approved settlement of a civil lawsuit against licensed firearms retailer FSS Armory, Inc. of Pine Brook, whose gun product storage practices, featured on its website, culminated in a 2023 burglary in which criminals took 18 ...
EDISON, NJ - ICE agents raided an Edison warehouse on Tuesday morning, according to a representative from an immigrant rights organization. Pablo Almiron, from Resistencia en Accion NJ, says ICE raided the Alba Wine & Spirits Warehouse, located at 360 Mill Road. In a nearly 12-minute Facebook ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Montville Township Police are warning residents about electric dirt bikes and the types of electric two-wheeled vehicles that are street-legal vs. illegal in recent social media posts. They referred residents to the NJ Bicycle & Pedestrian Resource Center.Here are some excerpts ...
NEWARK, NJ - Five more members of the Marion Gardens street gang are going to prison for a long time, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.On July 2, 2025, Roger Pickett, a/k/a “Zy G,” 24, was sentenced to four consecutive terms of life imprisonment for racketeering conspiracy and three counts of ...
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey State Lawmakers pushed through two measures before their summer recess aimed at creating a greater focus on veterans through a stand-alone Department of Veterans Affairs and an Office of the Veteran Advocate. The State Legislature voted on Monday, June 30, to create a ...
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey State Lawmakers pushed through two measures before their summer recess aimed at creating a greater focus on veterans through a stand-alone Department of Veterans Affairs and an Office of the Veteran Advocate. The State Legislature voted on Monday, June 30, to create a ...
NEWARK, NJ - An Elizabeth Pharmacy is one of 15 defendants in New Jersey charged with healthcare fraud.QuickRx LLC, located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, agreed to pay the United States and the State of New Jersey $962,821 to resolve allegations that from January 7, 2015, through January 24, 2022, it ...
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ — A 25-year-old Camden County man has been convicted for his role in a fatal shooting that took place in a Maple Shade apartment complex in early 2022.Teon Macklin-Goodwine, 25, of Clementon was found guilty by a Superior Court jury on July 2 on charges of Felony Murder (First ...
TRENTON, NJ - An Elizabeth resident has been sentenced to five years in state prison after pleading guilty to orchestrating an insurance fraud scheme that involved setting his own vehicle on fire in an effort to collect an insurance payout, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J.
NEWARK - Bryan Atahualpa, a former part-time aide to Councilwoman At-Large and Rev. Louise Scott-Rountree who has been described as a “community leader” by the Newark Department of Public Safety, has been charged with attempting to deal $3,000 worth of cocaine to an individual assisting the Morris ...