Law & Justice Top Stories

October 11, 2024

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – During a neighborhood dispute, two Coral Springs men were arrested last week for yelling threats and using the “n” word toward a Black man who was walking by, a police report said. On Oct. 4, Coral Springs police were called out to resolve an argument among neighbors at the home ...

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CLARK, NJ — The Clark Police Department participated in the Union County Gun Surrender Program on October 5, held at 18 locations throughout the county.In excess of 100 guns were surrendered by residents, consisting of numerous handguns, rifles, and shotguns, including an AK-47 rifle, sawed-off ...

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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.

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COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek police recently arrested a Margate man after he led them on a chase on a stolen golf cart, according to a police report.  Jeffrey Skyler Straight, 51, fled from West Boca Medical Center in Coconut Creek, the report said. It was not clear why he fled or if he was ...

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CORAL SPRINGS, FL – During a neighborhood dispute, two Coral Springs men were arrested last week for yelling threats and using the “n” word toward a Black man who was walking by, a police report said. On Oct. 4, Coral Springs police were called out to resolve an argument among neighbors at the home ...

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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 ...

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COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek police recently arrested a Margate man after he led them on a chase on a stolen golf cart, according to a police report.  Jeffrey Skyler Straight, 51, fled from West Boca Medical Center in Coconut Creek, the report said. It was not clear why he fled or if he was ...

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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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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MILLBURN, NJ -- Millburn Township attorney Jarrid Kantor sent a preliminary statement to Judge Cynthia Santomauro suggesting that she recuse herself from Millburn’s Fair Share Housing lawsuit. He explained “The Court created an appearance of impropriety by admitting on the record to having an ex ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, man admitted committing a federal hate crime for breaking into the Center for Islamic Life (CILRU) at Rutgers University in New Brunswick and destroying property, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey, Assistant Attorney ...

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NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, man admitted committing a federal hate crime for breaking into the Center for Islamic Life (CILRU) at Rutgers University in New Brunswick and destroying property, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey, Assistant Attorney ...

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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 ...

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NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, man admitted committing a federal hate crime for breaking into the Center for Islamic Life (CILRU) at Rutgers University in New Brunswick and destroying property, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey, Assistant Attorney ...

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NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, man admitted committing a federal hate crime for breaking into the Center for Islamic Life (CILRU) at Rutgers University in New Brunswick and destroying property, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey, Assistant Attorney ...

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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 35-year-old man, Christopher W. Cox, pleaded guilty before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Joseph ...

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NEWARK, NJ – A disbarred attorney from Hillsborough has admitted to a wire fraud scheme that caused losses of more than $1 million, according to  U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.Lawrence Coven, 61, of Hillsborough pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Kirsch in Trenton federal ...

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NEWARK, NJ – A disbarred attorney from Hillsborough has admitted to a wire fraud scheme that caused losses of more than $1 million, according to  U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.Lawrence Coven, 61, of Hillsborough pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Kirsch in Trenton federal ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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FAIRFIELD, NJ – A Middletown, N.Y. man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Fairfield resident at a Two Bridges Road hotel last weekend.Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Fairfield Police Chief Anthony G. Manna announced that Tyrone Malcolm, 39, has been ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

Read more »

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 ...

Read more »

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 ...

Read more »

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 ...

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