Law & Justice Top Stories

January 18, 2025

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs man has been arrested for trafficking fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid linked to the ongoing overdose crisis in the U.S.Police arrested 29-year-old Noah Popkin on Sunday near Edgewater Apartments at 8931 Wiles Road during a traffic stop initiated for illegal ...

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NEWARK – Newark Police Director Emanuel Miranda has high praise for the New Jersey State Association of Chief of Police’s Command & Leadership Academy, which has steadily developed into one of the nation’s premier law enforcement leadership development courses, attracting law enforcement ...

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MIDDLETOWN, NJ: A Monmouth County attorney, Mitchell Ansell, is representing Middletown police officer Justin R. Skelly, who faces charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a teenager. According to reports, the victim is a 17-year-old girl, and the sexual assaults allegedly began in August ...

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NEWARK – Newark Police Director Emanuel Miranda has high praise for the New Jersey State Association of Chief of Police’s Command & Leadership Academy, which has steadily developed into one of the nation’s premier law enforcement leadership development courses, attracting law enforcement ...

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RAHWAY, NJ —The Rahway Knights of Columbus Council 1146 will hold an Elder Scam Seminar on Tuesday, January 21, at 7:30 p.m.The Rahway Knights of Columbus is located at 80 W. Inman Ave.The seminar will be presented by members of the Union County Prosecutor's Office.Regarding elder fraud, the New ...

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SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – A three-member partnership comprised of Communities First Initiative, The Jewish Community Housing Corporation of Metropolitan New Jersey (JCHC) and Valley Bank, was formed to present an interactive workshop on “How to Avoid Scams, Frauds and Identity Theft” to residents at the ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Judge Esther Salas, who led the charge to safeguard judges’ personal information following a 2020 home attack that resulted in the death of her son, is among the new class of Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni.Salas, the first Hispanic woman appointed to the position of ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Judge Esther Salas, who led the charge to safeguard judges’ personal information following a 2020 home attack that resulted in the death of her son, is among the new class of Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni.Salas, the first Hispanic woman appointed to the position of ...

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Westchester County, N.Y. – The law firm of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP, with offices in White Plains and Somers, N.Y., is pleased to announce Tarrytown resident Stella King, Esq. has been named a partner. Since joining the firm as an associate attorney in 2019, Ms. King has focused her ...

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CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A manager at the AT&T store on Coral Ridge Drive in Coral Springs has been charged in connection with a scheme involving the theft and pawning of electronics, according to a police report. Andre Suarez, 24, of Palm Springs, stole four cell phones, an Apple Watch, and an iPad ...

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MIDDLETOWN, NJ: A Monmouth County attorney, Mitchell Ansell, is representing Middletown police officer Justin R. Skelly, who faces charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a teenager. According to reports, the victim is a 17-year-old girl, and the sexual assaults allegedly began in August ...

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BAYONNE, NJ - A Jersey City resident was arrested in the early hours of January 14, following an incident at Bayonne Medical Center involving the assault of medical staff, Bayonne Police Chief Robert Geisler announced. According to a statement, officers responded to the hospital at approximately ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ: A Red Bank man has been sentenced to eight years in state prison for secretly recording intimate videos of multiple women and girls without their knowledge at stores and homes between 2021 and 2023, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Wednesday. The man, ...

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HAMILTON, NJ - The Hamilton Police Division arrested two local men in connection with an attempted homicide and weapons offenses that occurred on the morning of December 23, 2024, Hamilton Police Chief Kenneth DeBoskey announced. Juan Cruz, 21, and Nelson Cruz, 18, both residents of Hamilton, were ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ: A Red Bank man has been sentenced to eight years in state prison for secretly recording intimate videos of multiple women and girls without their knowledge at stores and homes between 2021 and 2023, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Wednesday. The man, ...

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CLARK, NJ — Three months ago, Mayor Salvatore “Sal” Bonaccorso vowed he would not plead guilty to criminal misconduct charges. Now, 64-year-old Bonaccorso has done just that, according to NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.Bonaccorso pleaded guilty to third-degree charges of conspiring to ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ: A Red Bank man has been sentenced to eight years in state prison for secretly recording intimate videos of multiple women and girls without their knowledge at stores and homes between 2021 and 2023, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Wednesday. The man, ...

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MIDDLETOWN, NJ: A Monmouth County attorney, Mitchell Ansell, is representing Middletown police officer Justin R. Skelly, who faces charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a teenager. According to reports, the victim is a 17-year-old girl, and the sexual assaults allegedly began in August ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY: A Red Bank man has been sentenced to eight years in state prison for secretly recording intimate videos of multiple women and girls without their knowledge at stores and homes between 2021 and 2023, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Wednesday. The man, ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY: A Red Bank man has been sentenced to eight years in state prison for secretly recording intimate videos of multiple women and girls without their knowledge at stores and homes between 2021 and 2023, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Wednesday. The man, ...

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MIDDLETOWN, NJ: A Monmouth County attorney, Mitchell Ansell, is representing Middletown police officer Justin R. Skelly, who faces charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a teenager. According to reports, the victim is a 17-year-old girl, and the sexual assaults allegedly began in August ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A Colonia doctor will have her medical license permanently revoked as she faces a 27-month federal prison sentence for conspiracy to illegally harbor two women from India as low-paid servants at her Tinton Falls home.Dr. Harsha Sahni, a rheumatology specialist, pleaded guilty in ...

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MIDDLETOWN, NJ: A Monmouth County attorney, Mitchell Ansell, is representing Middletown police officer Justin R. Skelly, who faces charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a teenager. According to reports, the victim is a 17-year-old girl, and the sexual assaults allegedly began in August ...

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CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A man wearing a green shirt, dark pants, and a facemask walked into Macy’s men's store in Coral Springs earlier this month -- and then allegedly filled a black trash bag with $1,690 worth of high-end perfumes, and ran out without paying, a police report said. Witnesses told ...

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OCEAN GROVE - A local man has been charged with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday. Timothy R. Kanski, 32, is charged with one count of second-degree Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Materials ...

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RENTON, NJ — Legislation that would prohibit people convicted of animal cruelty offenses from owning domestic companion animals and from working or volunteering at animal-related enterprises — for-profit or non-profit endeavors that require or involves hands-on contact or direct interaction with ...

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RENTON, NJ — Legislation that would prohibit people convicted of animal cruelty offenses from owning domestic companion animals and from working or volunteering at animal-related enterprises — for-profit or non-profit endeavors that require or involves hands-on contact or direct interaction with ...

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MONTCLAIR, NJ - After concerning posts led to the arrest of a Montclair staff member over threats against the Principal, his childhood friends expressed shock.More than 30 alarming posts and videos by 45-year-old Amir Doctry, a Northeast Elementary School staff member, revealed a troubling mental ...

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CLARK, NJ — The New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced on Friday, January 10 that Salvatore Bonaccorso, the mayor of Clark Township, has pleaded guilty to two third-degree charges related to “his use of Clark employees ...

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ELIZABETH, NJ - An Elizabeth man is facing up to life in state prison in connection with a January 8 homicide in Elizabeth. 42-year-old Rolando Corte has been charged with first-degree murder, accused in the death of 39-year-old Lucrecia E. Jadan Sumba of Elizabeth, Union County Prosecutor William ...

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