Law & Justice Top Stories
By REBECCA GREENE
April 11, 2025
PROSPECT PARK, NJ - More information is coming out about Anand Shah, the councilman who was arrested for racketeering on April 9. According to the Attorney General, Shah “was identified as allegedly managing illegal poker games and an online sportsbook in association with the Lucchese Crime ...
PROSPECT PARK, NJ - More information is coming out about Anand Shah, the councilman who was arrested for racketeering on April 9. According to the Attorney General, Shah “was identified as allegedly managing illegal poker games and an online sportsbook in association with the Lucchese Crime ...
PROSPECT PARK, NJ - More information is coming out about Anand Shah, the councilman who was arrested for racketeering on April 9. According to the Attorney General, Shah “was identified as allegedly managing illegal poker games and an online sportsbook in association with the Lucchese Crime ...
PROSPECT PARK, NJ - More information is coming out about Anand Shah, the councilman who was arrested for racketeering on April 9. According to the Attorney General, Shah “was identified as allegedly managing illegal poker games and an online sportsbook in association with the Lucchese Crime ...
PROSPECT PARK, NJ - More information is coming out about Anand Shah, the councilman who was arrested for racketeering on April 9. According to the Attorney General, Shah “was identified as allegedly managing illegal poker games and an online sportsbook in association with the Lucchese Crime ...
DANIA BEACH, FL — The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a man has been arrested in the 2024 death of Christopher A. Patterson, 41, of Coral Springs.Deputies found Patterson’s body in a canal near the 4500 block of Southwest 43rd Terrace in Dania Beach at about 11:06 a.m. on Nov. 1, ...
WAYNE, NJ - Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo announced the arrest of 13 fugitives, one of which is a resident of Hackensack.Tayjuan Francis, 27, of Hackensack, was apprehended for one count of Criminal Contempt, Slap.The Criminal Warrant Sweep that apprehended 13 fugitives was concluded on April ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - An Elizabeth man was sentenced on April 4 to seven years in state prison for attempted murder. Prosecutors say on January 21, 23-year-old Nelson Lata-Sanchez entered a guilty plea of first-degree attempted murder. Lata-Sanchez must serve 85% of the sentence before being eligible for ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A black Infinity with the driver’s side window partially rolled down was the only car on the road when a Coconut Creek police officer drove up behind and then next to it, the smell of marijuana wafting from the vehicle. It was about 3:30 p.m. on April 3 when the police officer ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Coral Springs man was arrested recently after assaulting his partner, who is 35 weeks pregnant and shares three children with him. The man, 31-year-old John Alvarado, also admitted to having cocaine in his home at the time of the arrest, according to an arrest report. Police ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - A 50-year-old man has been arrested on charges of money laundering after he deposited checks and quickly withdrew funds he knew didn't exist in the account, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor.Evangelos Drosos, 50, of Glen Rock, is accused of “check-kiting,” according to ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - An Elizabeth man was sentenced on April 4 to four years in state prison for his million-dollar theft scheme. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Elijah Ray was also ordered to pay restitution to the victim. Ray was previously arrested on February 26 and pleaded guilty to one count of ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Montclair Police have arrested a 34-year-old local man in connection with a burglary at the Montclair Film Festival headquarters, located at 505 Bloomfield Avenue. The suspect, identified as Max Collazo, was taken into custody on March 25 after detectives linked him to the crime ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Attorney General’s Division of Criminal Justice has accused a Sayreville man and a Woodbridge woman among 10 people who allegedly collected illegal unemployment benefits and other crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authorities secured state grand jury indictments against the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — After a months-long investigation that stemmed from a tip that came from a message app company, police recently arrested a 25-year-old Coconut Creek man and charged him with possession of child pornography.Coconut Creek police arrested Casey Allen Curinton on April 1 after he ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — After a months-long investigation that stemmed from a tip that came from a message app company, police recently arrested a 25-year-old Coconut Creek man and charged him with possession of child pornography.Coconut Creek police arrested Casey Allen Curinton on April 1 after he ...
HOBOKEN, NJ- The body of a deceased man recovered from the Hudson River on March 23 has been identified as Julio Flores, 23, of Passaic. The HPD was notified on March 23 that a human body had been found in the Hudson River near Pier C Park, where responding officers located the remains of an adult ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Jewish Center will present “How To Recognize Bias Crimes,” an informational meeting regarding public safety and target acts of bias. The presentation will be held at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane on Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 pm. The event ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Pembroke Pines woman with an extensive criminal history, including multiple retail theft offenses, was recently arrested after a series of shoplifting incidents at Coral Square Mall in Coral Springs.Suzanna Latouche, 58, who is currently on Florida inmate release status for a ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Governor Phil Murphy today exercised his executive authority and announced a second round of clemency actions, providing relief for 93 individuals. This round includes 87 pardons and six commutations, including five commutations of incarcerated persons. Today’s announcement brings ...
NEWARK, NJ - The 14-year-old arrested for fatally shooting a Newark police officer last month will likely be tried as an adult in federal court, according to a federal prosecutor. Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba sent “a very serious message” to New Jersey gangs in a morning ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Attorney General’s Division of Criminal Justice has accused a Woodbridge woman and a Sayreville man, among 10 people who allegedly collected illegal unemployment benefits and other crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic.Authorities secured state grand jury indictments against the ...
NEWARK, NJ - The 14-year-old arrested for fatally shooting a Newark police officer last month will likely be tried as an adult in federal court, according to a federal prosecutor. Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba sent “a very serious message” to New Jersey gangs in a morning ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A man with more than 55 prior criminal charges is back behind bars after allegedly shoplifting more than $500 worth of beer, detergent, clothing and sandals from a Publix in Coral Springs —and then possibly trying to make his getaway on a public bus.John Pete Campbell, 39, ...
TRENTON, NJ – The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office will have a new point person to coordinate efforts between law enforcement and other entities involved in the critical work of tackling crimes against children. Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey recently announced the promotion of ...
BARNEGAT LIGHT - Long Beach Island firefighters, EMTs, and their families had the opportunity to receive free health screenings at a recent Firefighter and EMT Wellness Event. Hosted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the Barnegat Light Fire Department, with screenings provided by the ...
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL - An 81-year-old woman was sexually assaulted last week in Lauderdale Lakes, about 10 miles south of Coconut Creek.John Isom, 50, was arrested by Broward Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) investigators on Sunday near the 4600 block of West Sunrise Boulevard in ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - A former licensed nurse has been sentenced for his role in the death of a disabled East Hanover teen who died shortly after returning home from school in 2023.Emilio J. Rivera, 30, of Carlstadt, was sentenced on April 4 to three years of probation, including 90 days in the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Former nurse, Emilio J Rivera of Carlstadt has been sentenced in connection with the death of an East Hanover 19-year-old disabled man, who passed away on February 10, 2023 shortly after being transported on his school bus, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Former nurse, Emilio J Rivera of Carlstadt has been sentenced in connection with the death of an East Hanover 19-year-old disabled man, who passed away on February 10, 2023 shortly after being transported on his school bus, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief ...