Law & Justice Top Stories
By TAPINTO NEW BRUNSWICK
July 3, 2025
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 ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – The City of Long Branch will hold its annual Oceanfest event on Friday, July 4, from 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Long Branch Great Lawn and Promenade to celebrate Independence Day. The day will be filled with a variety of family activities, including a Windmill Hot Dog eating ...
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 ...
CAMDEN – Two Camden residents were charged in the state's crackdown on an alleged prostitution ring that operated brothels in Camden and Trenton, according to the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General.Flavio R. Navarrete-Reyes, 45, and Wilmer E. Pinargote-Chimbiligua, 29, both of Camden, ran ...
CAMDEN – Two juveniles were charged on Tuesday in the shooting death of Camden resident Xyere Brooks, 16, a promising athlete who was killed last month.Police officers responded on June 6 to a report of a shooting in the 1500 block of Thorn Street at 12:30 p.m. They found Brooks in the residence ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY — An adult male and a juvenile have been charged in connection with the deadly Long Branch beach shooting, reported by TAPinto last month. Chrystopher A. Whyte, who amassed a following of more than 100,000 on TikTok where he posted under the username hi.imchrys, was shot to death on ...
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — A member of the Middletown Board of Education is facing serious legal trouble after being arrested on multiple weapons charges Tuesday.Joe Fitzgerald, a first-term school board member elected in 2022, was taken into custody Monday evening and charged with six weapons offenses, ...
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — A member of the Middletown Board of Education is facing serious legal trouble after being arrested on multiple weapons charges Tuesday.Joe Fitzgerald, a first-term school board member elected in 2022, was taken into custody Monday evening and charged with six weapons offenses, ...
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — A member of the Middletown Board of Education is facing serious legal trouble after being arrested on multiple weapons charges Tuesday.Joe Fitzgerald, a first-term school board member elected in 2022, was taken into custody Monday evening and charged with six weapons offenses, ...
LONG BRANCH, N.J. — A juvenile and an 18-year-old man have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a North Brunswick teenager last month at Pier Village in Long Branch, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced.The shooting, which occurred on the evening of June 12 near ...
WATCHUNG, NJ - Ever wonder how some women seem to do it all—and make it look easy? On a recent visit to the elegant offices of Lawrence Law - Family and Divorce Attorneys, I sat down with powerhouse attorney and inspiring mom Jeralyn Lawrence, who opened up about the daily juggling act of balancing ...
TRENTON, NJ – A Hamilton woman has been charged in connection to a prostitution ring that operated brothels in Trenton and Camden, where some women were allegedly held against their will and forced to perform sex acts, an announcement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of ...
LONG BRANCH, N.J. — A juvenile and an 18-year-old man have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a North Brunswick teenager last month at Pier Village in Long Branch, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced.The shooting, which occurred on the evening of June 12 near ...
LONG BRANCH, N.J. — A juvenile and an 18-year-old man have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a North Brunswick teenager last month at Pier Village in Long Branch, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced.The shooting, which occurred on the evening of June 12 near ...
WATCHUNG, NJ - Ever wonder how some women seem to do it all—and make it look easy? On a recent visit to the elegant offices of Lawrence Law - Family and Divorce Attorneys, I sat down with powerhouse attorney and inspiring mom Jeralyn Lawrence, who opened up about the daily juggling act of balancing ...
WATCHUNG, NJ - Ever wonder how some women seem to do it all—and make it look easy? On a recent visit to the elegant offices of Lawrence Law - Family and Divorce Attorneys, I sat down with powerhouse attorney and inspiring mom Jeralyn Lawrence, who opened up about the daily juggling act of balancing ...
PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson man convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old child has been sentenced to 17 years in New Jersey State Prison, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes.Cirilo Tello, 54, was sentenced on June 27, 2025, following a December 2024 conviction by a Passaic ...
A coalition of criminal justice reform advocates and state departmental partners convened by the Latino Action Network Foundation has announced an advocacy platform designed to address systemic inequities in New Jersey’s criminal legal system, particularly the disproportionate incarceration of ...
PATERSON, NJ - A 74-year-old Paterson man previously found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman when she was around five or six years old has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison.Muniru Owe, will be requited to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before being eligible for parole, ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY – A New York man has been convicted on all counts at trial for sexually assaulting a child in a local motel room a little over two years ago, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday June 27th.Following the trial before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The One Westfield Place development is moving ahead after a legal appeal brought by the Westfield Advocates for Responsible Development was dismissed by the Appellate Court in a ruling handed down on Friday. Mayor Shelley Brindle responded to the ruling in the town's favor. “This ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY – A New York man has been convicted on all counts at trial for sexually assaulting a child in a local motel room a little over two years ago, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday June 27th.Following the trial before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY – A New York man has been convicted on all counts at trial for sexually assaulting a child in a local motel room a little over two years ago, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday June 27th.Following the trial before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY – A New York man has been convicted on all counts at trial for sexually assaulting a child in a local motel room a little over two years ago, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday June 27th.Following the trial before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY – A New York man has been convicted on all counts at trial for sexually assaulting a child in a local motel room a little over two years ago, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday June 27th.Following the trial before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Employees at Kings Supermarket on Valley Road discovered a shoplifting incident after reviewing surveillance footage from the previous day, according to Montclair Police.The footage revealed two male suspects arriving in a black Dodge Ram on June 17, before entering the store with ...
ORANGE, NJ — The owner of a Main Street electronics store in Orange has been charged with selling counterfeit Apple products, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced.Mahmoud Salim, 63, of Woodland Park, was arrested on June 5 and charged with third-degree counterfeiting.
TRENTON, NJ. – Abhinaba Barthakur, a dual citizen of the United States and India, has been charged in a six-count Indictment today for making violent threats to a United States District Court Judge in the District of New Jersey, two New Jersey Superior Court Judges, an elected official, and a ...
TRENTON, NJ. – Abhinaba Barthakur, a dual citizen of the United States and India, has been charged in a six-count Indictment today for making violent threats to a United States District Court Judge in the District of New Jersey, two New Jersey Superior Court Judges, an elected official, and a ...