Law & Justice Top Stories
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
April 24, 2025
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – A 25-year-old male has been charged in connection with an armed home invasion on Natalie Drive earlier this month.On April 9, the West Caldwell Police Department responded to an armed home invasion on Natalie Drive. West Caldwell police partnered with the Essex County ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - A Monmouth Junction couple has been indicted for defrauding investors of more than $2 million and using the stolen funds for their own personal benefits. Swapnil Rege, age 50, and Reema Rege, age 48, face numerous charges of fraud. The Attorney General’s Office calls their ...
Thirteen Newark residents are among 26 people charged with alleged roles in the “Double ii – Queen Street Blood Gang” that used violence and intimidation to operate an open-air drug market in the city, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and Division of Criminal Justice said.“Following an ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A Middlesex County grand jury has decided not to file criminal charges against Woodbridge police Officer Hector Rivera for his alleged use of a non-fatal chokehold during a Feb. 11, 2023 domestic violence arrest.The grand jury’s decision came on April 9th after the Middlesex ...
NEWARK, N.J. – A former Union High School music teacher admitted to producing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today.Michael Hamilton, 53, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn in Camden federal court to one count of producing child ...
NEWARK, N.J. – A former Union High School music teacher admitted to producing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today.Michael Hamilton, 53, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn in Camden federal court to one count of producing child ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A Middlesex County grand jury has decided not to file criminal charges against Woodbridge police Officer Hector Rivera for his alleged use of a non-fatal chokehold during a Feb. 11, 2023 domestic violence arrest.The grand jury’s decision came on April 9th after the Middlesex ...
WARREN COUNTY, NJ - An impaired driver was arrested and charged after crashing a school bus carrying 25 children.On Saturday, April 19, 2025, at approximately 7:45 a.m., NJ State Troopers assigned to the Hope Barracks were dispatched to a single motor vehicle accident involving a school bus on ...
WARREN COUNTY, NJ - An impaired driver was arrested and charged after crashing a school bus carrying 25 children.On Saturday, April 19, 2025, at approximately 7:45 a.m., NJ State Troopers assigned to the Hope Barracks were dispatched to a single motor vehicle accident involving a school bus on ...
NEWARK, N.J. – A former Union High School music teacher admitted to producing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today.Michael Hamilton, 53, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn in Camden federal court to one count of producing child ...
Thirteen Newark residents are among 26 people charged with alleged roles in the “Double ii – Queen Street Blood Gang” that used violence and intimidation to operate an open-air drug market in the city, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and Division of Criminal Justice said.“Following an ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — A Howell resident has admitted to stealing approximately $4 million from her employer over a six-year period and failing to report the illicit income on her tax returns, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.Jeanette Avellan, 62, pleaded guilty in ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The general contractor and five subcontractors responsible for the construction of 88 Regent Street, are being suid by the New Jersey Attorney General for denying workers their lawful pay and benefits. According to Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Robert Asaro-Angelo, ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A high-speed police chase that began in Fort Lee Tuesday morning ended dramatically in East Orange when a stolen BMW X7 crashed into the Sheila Oliver Academy campus, tearing through public grounds and school property before coming to a halt near the school building.According to ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — This summer, Asbury Park will join other shore towns in adopting the "Cops in Shops" program, a statewide initiative aimed at preventing underage drinking and its associated risks during the busy tourism season.The Cops in Shops program, overseen by the New Jersey Division of ...
NEWARK, NJ - A 19-year-old Bayonne man was in federal court earlier this month to answer to several charges related to the production and distribution of child pornography.According to U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, Julian Nova, who could face up to 30 years in prison on the most serious charge, was ...
EDISON, NJ - A Staten Island man has been convicted of several acts of armed robbery, including attempted robbery of a husband and wife who own a jewelry store in Edison. Tony Clanton, age 51 and also known as ‘Tone,’ was found guilty by a federal jury following a six-day trial. On June 27, 2023, ...
TRENTON, N.J. — A Piscataway woman admitted in federal court to stealing more than $150,000 in Social Security retirement benefits over an eight-year period by continuing to collect payments intended for her deceased mother. Deborah Bailey, 68, of Piscataway, pleaded guilty before U.S. District ...
TRENTON, N.J. — A Piscataway woman admitted in federal court to stealing more than $150,000 in Social Security retirement benefits over an eight-year period by continuing to collect payments intended for her deceased mother. Deborah Bailey, 68, of Piscataway, pleaded guilty before U.S. District ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A man accused of violently attacking his wife last October was arrested in Coconut Creek recently, nearly six months after a warrant was issued for his arrest.Deon Wiggins, 38, was taken into custody on April 8 after Coconut Creek Police conducted a traffic stop and discovered ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Broward Sheriff’s Office arrested a 39-year-old Boca Raton woman last week for a February theft attempt of power and lighting tools and chocolate bars from a Home Depot in Coconut Creek. Deputies arrested Amanda Helwig on April 17, according to the sheriff’s office. At ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — A Howell resident has admitted to stealing approximately $4 million from her employer over a six-year period and failing to report the illicit income on her tax returns, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.Jeanette Avellan, 62, pleaded guilty in ...
TRENTON, NJ — A Belmar man has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a sweeping investment fraud scheme that spanned more than three decades and defrauded nearly 50 victims out of nearly $7 million, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced this week.Vincent Dispoto Jr., 67, formerly of Belmar, entered a ...
TRENTON, NJ — A Belmar man has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a sweeping investment fraud scheme that spanned more than three decades and defrauded nearly 50 victims out of nearly $7 million, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced this week.Vincent Dispoto Jr., 67, formerly of Belmar, entered a ...
TRENTON, NJ — A Belmar man has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a sweeping investment fraud scheme that spanned more than three decades and defrauded nearly 50 victims out of nearly $7 million, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced this week.Vincent Dispoto Jr., 67, formerly of Belmar, entered a ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — A Howell resident has admitted to stealing approximately $4 million from her employer over a six-year period and failing to report the illicit income on her tax returns, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.Jeanette Avellan, 62, pleaded guilty in ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A Bucks County court program that aims to keep adults with substance abuse and mental health issues out of prison has received national recognition.The Bucks County treatment courts have been named a National Mentor Court for three years. It’s one of only 10 court programs in the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A crash involving one car rear-ending another in Coconut Creek turned into the arrest of a 60-year-old woman for driving under the influence and possession of fentanyl. At around 9:15 p.m. on April 12, Coconut Creek police officers who were conducting a traffic stop heard a ...
LINDEN, NJ — Devon Scuccimarri, 28, of Piscataway, was arrested April 10 and charged with two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide in connection with an October 2024 crash that killed two men, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart announced on ...
NEW JERSEY— A Holmdel resident is among eight individuals charged in connection with a sweeping fraudulent lending scheme that federal prosecutors say defrauded thousands of small business owners across the country out of millions of dollars.Joseph Rosenthal, 33, of Holmdel, is one of the ...