Law & Justice Top Stories
By MATT DOHERTY
March 5, 2025
BELMAR, NJ – In a major legal decision affecting local development, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, has upheld the Belmar Zoning Board of Adjustment’s approval of the redevelopment of the Belmar Inn into a luxury 24-unit condominium complex. The ruling, issued on February 25, ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Andrew Ryan Hendershot, 32, of Rockaway Borough, has been arrested and charged in connection with multiple online communications allegedly made with undercover agents posing as minor children, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office is warning drivers to beware of what it is calling “bad tows,” or rogue tow truck operators that use high-pressure tactics to get drivers to pay high fees.An alert from the office said that “predatory” tow trucks have become a “real threat” ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A traffic stop for reckless driving escalated into a drug arrest in Coconut Creek after police discovered a North Lauderdale man in possession of cocaine.Juan Segovia, 50, was pulled over on Feb. 23 at around 9:30 p.m. after officers observed him weaving erratically through ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Andrew Ryan Hendershot, 32, of Rockaway Borough, has been arrested and charged in connection with multiple online communications allegedly made with undercover agents posing as minor children, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Andrew Ryan Hendershot, 32, of Rockaway Borough, has been arrested and charged in connection with multiple online communications allegedly made with undercover agents posing as minor children, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert ...
BURLINGTON, NJ — A major Burlington County not-for-profit organization is strengthening its internal procedures following alleged financial misconduct by its former Chief Financial Officer (CFO). New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced on February 28 that Colleen Witten, the former ...
BURLINGTON, NJ — A Burlington County not-for-profit organization is strengthening its internal procedures following alleged financial misconduct by its former Chief Financial Officer (CFO). New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced on February 28 that Colleen Witten, the former CFO ...
PATERSON, NJ - Attorney Shabbir Q. Shehabuddin has been appointed to serve as a Paterson Municipal Court Judge, filling the vacancy left by the Honorable Giuseppe C. Randazzo, whose resignation became official on January 31, 2025. Shehabuddin will serve the remainder of Randazzo’s unexpired term, ...
NEW JERSEY — Scores of people convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI) between 2008 and 2016 may be eligible to have those charges overturned, and their records cleared because high-tech breathalyzers used to provide evidence were reportedly found faulty.In a prepared statement, Middlesex ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A man arrested as he tried to cross the border into Mexico last year to avoid charges of sharing images of child sexual abuse material was sentenced to 11 to 24 years in prison in state prison this week.Charles William Guthier, 56, of Quakertown pled guilty in September to ...
TRENTON, NJ – The former chief financial officer of a significant Burlington County-based non-for-profit company has been charged with stealing millions of dollars from the agency, according to a Friday announcement by Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. The Attorney General's Office says that ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - It was reported that a narcotics operation took place in Morristown on Thursday afternoon. Officials were quick to announce that it was a drug operation and not an ICE operation. Details of Thursday's operation were released Friday afternoon. According to authorities, police ...
TRENTON, NJ – The former chief financial officer of a significant Burlington County-based non-for-profit company has been charged with stealing millions of dollars from the agency, according to a Friday announcement by Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. The Attorney General's Office says that ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - It was reported that a narcotics operation took place in Morristown on Thursday afternoon. Officials were quick to announce that it was a drug operation and not an ICE operation. Details of Thursday's operation were released Friday afternoon. According to authorities, police ...
Leer en españolNEWARK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Wednesday the “imminent” reopening of the Delaney Hall Facility in Newark, the first new immigration detention facility under the administration of President Donald Trump.Delaney Hall’s reopening comes after ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs woman was arrested for allegedly hitting her relative in the face with a broomstick, leaving her with injuries that sent her to the hospital, after they got into a fight over washing the dishes.The arrest happened after 19-year-old Bepolane Cadeus got into a ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced the arrest of Juliette Tournier, 29, of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, on charges of Aggravated Arson, Eluding, and Receiving Stolen Property.Tournier is accused of setting a fire at a residence on North Central Avenue in Surf City ...
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ - A second person has been arrested in connection with the death of a 4-year-old child in Franklin Township, authorities announced Wednesday.Chamyr Harris, 26, of Linden, was arrested Monday in Woodbridge without incident and charged with first-degree murder and second-degree ...
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ - A second person has been arrested in connection with the death of a 4-year-old child in Franklin Township, authorities announced Wednesday.Chamyr Harris, 26, of Linden, was arrested Monday in Woodbridge without incident and charged with first-degree murder and second-degree ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs woman was arrested for allegedly hitting her relative in the face with a broomstick, leaving her with injuries that sent her to the hospital, after they got into a fight over washing the dishes.The arrest happened after 19-year-old Bepolane Cadeus got into a ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced the arrest of Juliette Tournier, 29, of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, on charges of Aggravated Arson, Eluding, and Receiving Stolen Property.Tournier is accused of setting a fire at a residence on North Central Avenue in Surf City ...
CAMDEN, NJ — A Superior Court judge cut the legal legs out from under NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, dismissing state corruption and racketeering indictments against South Jersey power broker George E. Norcross III and five co-defendants.In a 96-page decision, Superior Court Judge Peter E.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A panel discussion on immigration issues brought a standing-room only crowd to Doylestown’s Borough Hall on Wednesday night. Residents had a chance to ask questions about immigration and speakers had a chance to dispel some misconceptions about immigration law.The event, which was ...
NEWARK, NJ — A city man with a history of felony convictions was found guilty of vehicular homicide and other charges in a car crash that killed two passengers and seriously injured two others, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office reported on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Shaquan Wiley, 39, of Newark was ...
WAYNE, NJ – The New Jersey District of the U.S. Attorney’s Office released a statement regarding three men who pleaded guilty in connection with a bribery and fraud investigation at Newark Airport. One of these men is Ronald Delucia (70) of Wayne, New Jersey. He admitted guilt to two charges: ...
NEW JERSEY – A Monmouth County man admitted to filing a false tax return and causing more than $200,000 in tax losses for tax year 2018, Acting United States Attorney Vikas Khanna announced. Esposito’s unreported income resulted in a tax loss of approximately $1,149,372.Francis Esposito, 66, ...
NEW JERSEY – A Monmouth County man admitted to filing a false tax return and causing more than $200,000 in tax losses for tax year 2018, Acting United States Attorney Vikas Khanna announced. Esposito’s unreported income resulted in a tax loss of approximately $1,149,372.Francis Esposito, 66, ...
NEW JERSEY – A Monmouth County man admitted to filing a false tax return and causing more than $200,000 in tax losses for tax year 2018, Acting United States Attorney Vikas Khanna announced. Esposito’s unreported income resulted in a tax loss of approximately $1,149,372.Francis Esposito, 66, ...
NEWARK - A Newark man with a history of felony convictions was found guilty of vehicular homicide and other charges in a car crash that killed two passengers and seriously injured two others, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office reported on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Shaquan Wiley, 39, of Newark was ...