Law & Justice Top Stories
By TAPINTO PATERSON STAFF
June 7, 2025
PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson teenager has been charged in connection with the May 11 homicide which occurred in the area of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Lafayette Street in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In Charge Patrick Murray announced in a ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — A major drug trafficking network has been dismantled following a coordinated law enforcement operation, authorities announced Thursday. The operation led to the arrest of two people from Rahway. The Rahway Police Department, along with almost two dozen other municipal and county ...
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation that would expand the scope of New Jersey's existing human trafficking laws has advanced in the State Senate. The bill, S-1989, sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton and Vin Gopal unanimously passed the Senate on June 2 by a 38-0 vote. The legislation expands the definition ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A federal court judge sentenced an Iselin man to 27 months behind bars for defrauding at least 60 victims in South Korea with a bogus investment scheme, according to interim US Attorney Alina Habba.US District Judge Georgette Castner, presiding in Trenton, handed Mohammed S.
ELIZABETH, NJ - A major drug trafficking network has been dismantled following a coordinated law enforcement operation, authorities announced Thursday. The operation led to the arrest of 8 people from Elizabeth. The expansive operation was the result of a comprehensive investigation targeting a ...
ROSELLE, NJ - A major drug trafficking network has been dismantled following a coordinated law enforcement operation, authorities announced Thursday. The operation led to the arrest of 7 people from Roselle. The expansive operation was the result of a comprehensive investigation targeting a drug ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ- Melissa Rivera of Haskell, who was charged with theft in connection to her former role as bookkeeper at Roman Catholic Parishes in Washington Township and Pompon Plains, has ped guilty, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally.The ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
NEW JERSEY - Over the last few weeks, the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) has received several incident reports from NJ residents regarding an SMS text phishing (SMiShing) scam impersonating the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). These messages claim that the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ- Melissa Rivera of Haskell, who was charged with theft in connection to her former role as bookkeeper at Roman Catholic Parishes in Washington Township and Pompon Plains, has ped guilty, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally.The ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
TRENTON, N.J. – A former Spring Lake resident who orchestrated a nearly decade-long financing scam that defrauded dozens of victims out of millions has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.John Sabo, 71, now residing in Florida but formerly of ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson man has pleaded guilty to distributing nearly 500 fentanyl pills during a drug trafficking operation in 2020, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Angelo Restituyo-Garcia, 34, admitted to conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute more than 40 grams ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Rashid Bynum, the man accused of shooting and killing Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, declined to take the stand and testify on his own behalf at his murder trial. Both the prosecution and the defense have rested their cases. Closing arguments are scheduled to be heard on ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - Just one day before the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office shared a warning about a scam involving the impersonation of a law enforcement official and demands for Bitcoin payments, Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler warned residents about another scam, this time involving text ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office is warning the public about a phone scam involving a caller who falsely claimed to be a high-ranking officer with the office and demanded a cash payment through a Bitcoin ATM.According to a statement, in late May the office received a report ...
BLOOMINGDALE, NJ - The Bloomingdale Police Department apprehended two suspects for their role in a car burglary. Bloomingdale Police were dispatched to a report of a car burglary on Monday. Various items were stolen, including a pepper ball gun. A review of surveillance footage showed two ...
TRENTON, NJ — Multiple defendants, including the owner of Sayreville strip club (Club XXXV), pleaded guilty to resolve a case charging misconduct at the club, according to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA), who announced the plea deal ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Alina Habba, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, and Ricky Patel, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations, charging they subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution on May 9 outside the Newark ...