Law & Justice Top Stories
By STEVE LENOX
October 19, 2024
BAYONNE, NJ - A 37-year-old Jersey City woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a hit-and-run that occurred in Bayonne on Sunday, October 13, 2024. As previously reported, the incident left a 34-year-old Bayonne man with life-threatening injuries. The victim remains in critical ...
TRENTON – As rescue and emergency operations deliver critical aid to the victims of deadly back-to-back hurricanes that swept across the southeastern United States, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs are reminding New Jerseyans to beware of fraudulent ...
NEWARK, NJ - Two Paterson face charges related to their involvement in a series of armed robberies in Passaic County during August 2022, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced Wednesday. A third man, from Willingboro,According to a statement, on August 22, 2022, Carlos Diaz and Edward Porter, 30, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A 37-year-old Jersey City woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a hit-and-run that occurred in Bayonne on Sunday, October 13, 2024. As previously reported, the incident left a 34-year-old Bayonne man with life-threatening injuries. The victim remains in critical ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – An Essex County man arrested for practicing unlicensed dentistry has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Fairfield this week.On Monday, Oct. 14, officers from the Fairfield Police Department responded to a reported sexual assault at 363 Route 46. On arrival, police ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A judge on Thursday morning ordered that charges against a man accused of killing his passenger in a June rollover accident in Hilltown can proceed and set a court date for Nov. 15, 2024.Magisterial District Judge Regina Armitage ordered 25-year-old Colin John Wahlers of Perkasie to ...
PATERSON - Justin Rodriguez, a 25-year-old Newark resident, has been arrested following a series of armed robberies in Paterson on October 6. The arrest was made after a coordinated effort between the Paterson Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit, Patrol Division, and the Totowa Police Department, ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ —A jury in New Brunswick has convicted a Barnegat man of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing a Sayreville War Memorial High School student in 1999.The jury determined that Bruce Cymanski, 52, was guilty of killing Nancy Noga. She did not come home on Jan. 7, 1999, after ...
PATERSON, NJ - Justin Rodriguez, a 25-year-old Newark resident, has been arrested following a series of armed robberies that took place in Paterson on October 6. The arrest was made after a coordinated effort between the Paterson Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit, Patrol Division, and the ...
PATERSON, NJ - Justin Rodriguez, a 25-year-old Newark resident, has been arrested following a series of armed robberies that took place in Paterson on October 6. The arrest was made after a coordinated effort between the Paterson Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit, Patrol Division, and the ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – A jury in New Brunswick has convicted a Barnegat man of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing a Sayreville War Memorial High School student in 1999.The jury determined that Bruce Cymanski, 52, was guilty of killing Nancy Noga. She did not come home on Jan. 7, 1999, after ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – A jury in New Brunswick has convicted a Barnegat man of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing a Sayreville War Memorial High School student in 1999.The jury determined that Bruce Cymanski, 52, was guilty of killing Nancy Noga. She did not come home on Jan. 7, 1999, after ...
HOLMDEL, NJ: A Holmdel resident fell victim to a brazen theft after listing a MacBook for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The male suspect, Felix Marte, 23, of Bayonne, arranged to meet the resident at their home to purchase the laptop. During the transaction, Marte snatched the device and sped away ...
MILLBURN, NJ — Township attorney Jarrid Kantor presented an update on the Fair Share Housing lawsuit during the October 15 township committee meeting, He began, “RPM filed an order to show cause seeking temporary and preliminary restraints. The temporary restraints were for 22 East Willow. The ...
WAYNE, NJ – The law firm of Semeraro & Fahrney, located here in Wayne, has partnered with TAPinto Wayne to provide their 30+ years of experience on legal issues that affect you, with a new column entitled Legal Matters.“We want to share easy to understand legal insights on important public ...
WAYNE, NJ – The law firm of Semeraro & Fahrney, has partnered with TAPinto Parsippany to provide their 30+ years of experience on legal issues that affect you, with a new column entitled Legal Matters.“We want to share easy to understand legal insights on important public issues, breaking down ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – Data recently released from the NJ Department of Law and Public Safety led by Attorney General Matthew Platkin showed that there were 43 bias incident reports filed in Mount Laurel in just the first 9 months of the year. According to the Reported Incident Data Dashboard, 43 bias ...
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union tax preparer admitted assisting in the preparation of fraudulent tax returns on behalf of his clients, resulting in improperly large refunds for the tax preparer’s clients, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.Emmanuel Amenyo, 59, pleaded guilty before U.S. District ...
NEW JERSEY - PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - As Halloween approaches, New Jersey's Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is urging shoppers to be cautious when purchasing costumes, decorations, and other seasonal items from temporary pop-up stores. The DCA, in collaboration with the Office of Consumer Protection ...
NEW JERSEY - PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - As Halloween approaches, New Jersey's Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is urging shoppers to be cautious when purchasing costumes, decorations, and other seasonal items from temporary pop-up stores. The DCA, in collaboration with the Office of Consumer Protection ...
CAMDEN – A 44-year-old Camden man on Thursday was found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder for shooting Nuquan Reddick seven times in the back in 2018, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's office.Shomari Kinard shot the 25-year-old Reddick outside the Greattown Grocery and Deli at Louis ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A pair of Franklin Lakes men hired by St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Church in Jersey City to perform construction work were arrested recently and have been charged with Theft by Deception and Conspiracy to Commit Theft.According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, ...
RED BANK, NJ: A Red Bank man has admitted to secretly recording videos of 27 women and girls without their knowledge or consent, including several minors, in local stores and private homes. The man, Christopher W. Cox, 35, pleaded guilty during a hearing on Friday before Monmouth County Superior ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek police recently arrested a 19-year-old student at Dave Thomas Education Center after she attacked her former girlfriend in the bathroom, according to a police report. The school resource officer was called to the office for a disturbance that occurred at the school ...
EDISON, NJ — Mayor Sam Joshi has appointed lifelong resident Malia Reichmann as this town’s newest municipal court judge who, at 32, is one of New Jersey’s youngest attorneys appointed to the bench.Reichmann was sworn-in on Monday, Sept. 30th to a three-year term. She will serve along with ...
TRENTON, NJ – The State of New Jersey is taking a social media giant to court. Citing “deceptive, unconscionable, and abusive business practices that harm the health and safety of New Jersey’s youth,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — A man is accused of trying to use paper napkins instead of cash to buy a computer after he and the seller agreed to the transaction on Facebook Marketplace.Mountainside Police say the pair agreed to meet on August 13 in a business parking lot on Route 22. Police say 23-year-old ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A 24-year-old North Plainfield man has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime after breaking into the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers in April.Jacob Beacher trashed the center, destroying several religious artifacts, according to a press release issued Thursday by the U.S.
NEW BRUNSWICK – A 24-year-old North Plainfield man has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime after breaking into the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers in April.Jacob Beacher trashed the center, destroying several religious artifacts, according to a press release issued Thursday by the U.S.
TRENTON, NJ – The State of New Jersey is taking a social media giant to court. Citing “deceptive, unconscionable, and abusive business practices that harm the health and safety of New Jersey’s youth,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced ...