Law & Justice Top Stories

September 7, 2024

ASBURY PARK, NJ – A 39-year-old Asbury Park man is facing multiple charges following an unprovoked stabbing incident that critically injured a well-known local artist on Labor Day. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced the charges against Travis A. Cavanaugh on Wednesday, ...

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ASBURY PARK, NJ – A 39-year-old Asbury Park man is facing multiple charges following an unprovoked stabbing incident that critically injured a well-known local artist on Labor Day. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced the charges against Travis A. Cavanaugh on Wednesday, ...

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ASBURY PARK, NJ – A 39-year-old Asbury Park man is facing multiple charges following an unprovoked stabbing incident that critically injured a well-known local artist on Labor Day. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced the charges against Travis A. Cavanaugh on Wednesday, ...

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ASBURY PARK, NJ – A 39-year-old Asbury Park man is facing multiple charges following an unprovoked stabbing incident that critically injured a well-known local artist on Labor Day. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced the charges against Travis A. Cavanaugh on Wednesday, ...

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MONTPELIER, VT - A 32-year-old Jersey City man, Andy Soto, was indicted on August 29, 2024, by a federal grand jury for multiple drug and firearm-related offenses. Soto faces charges, including conspiring to distribute controlled substances, possessing over 500 grams of cocaine, more than 400 grams ...

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WESTFIELD, NJ — Out of adversity comes opportunity, Benjamin Franklin once said, and today, a Westfield teenager is proving the adage once again: Francesca Mani, a Westfield High School sophomore who has been advocating for stronger laws surrounding AI-generated pornography after learning last ...

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MOUNT HOLLY, NJ — A 30-year-old Riverton resident has been convicted of fatally stabbing a man at a Mount Laurel motel last spring, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw has announced.After a Superior Court jury deliberated for about five hours, Taylor Perkins was found guilty last week ...

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CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The 45-year-old woman accused of killing her husband last weekend in Coral Springs shot him dead because they were fighting and he was planning to leave for Port Saint Lucie with his friends, a police report said.Before fatally shooting Rohan Malcolm on Aug. 31, Denise Malcolm ...

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NEWARK, N.J. – Michael McManus, 67, of Madison has pleaded guilty to an information charging him with misprision of a felony, that is, the misapplication of the proceeds of the $1.8 million loan issued by Mariner’s Bank, announced Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna.In addition to McManus, ...

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NEWARK, N.J. – Michael McManus, 67, of Madison has pleaded guilty to an information charging him with misprision of a felony, that is, the misapplication of the proceeds of the $1.8 million loan issued by Mariner’s Bank, announced Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna.In addition to McManus, ...

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CAMDEN, NJ - The past twelve months have brought a "significant increase" in the number of fraud cases throughout the state, according to the Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ).The SANJ warned that scammers are bold and inventive, often pretending to be members of law ...

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NEPTUNE CITY - A social media user today reported that his car, parked on the street at the intersection of Springfield and West Sylvania Avenues, was hit by an unknown vehicle which left damage to the user's black Jeep Wrangler, such as a dented side mirror and bumper damage.  Anyone with any ...

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RAHWAY, NJ — Several dozen people gathered at Rahway City Hall Plaza on Tuesday, September 3, in a show of solidarity for the Rahway Public Library and to protest what they deemed inadequate funding from the City. The gathering, running from 6 to 7 p.m., was timed to immediately precede the ...

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POUND RIDGE, N.Y. - Pound Ridge has been sued by a local resident who claims that it had violated the Open Meetings Law by not holding a public hearing before the state-imposed deadline for opting out of allowing cannabis dispensaries in town.In his complaint filed in state Supreme Court late last ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ - Alex Bravo-Castro has been arrested on a complaint warrant for CDS charges arising out of his distribution  of cocaine in Morristown, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally.According to authorities, Bravo-Castro has been charged ...

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 WAYNE, NJ – Porch pirates are likely never going away. These people steal your delivered packages right outside your front door. Sadly, given the success of this kind of theft, there is now competition among thieves to steal your goods. In Wayne, on August 29, police believe that it was one group ...

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TRENTON, NJ  — Legislation championed by Senator Linda Greenstein (D-Middlesex/Mercer) that will require that victims of sexual assault be notified of certain developments concerning the evidence in their respective cases, has been signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy.The new law, a statement ...

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CAMDEN, NJ - The past twelve months have brought a "significant increase" in the number of fraud cases throughout the state, according to the Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ).The SANJ warned that scammers are bold and inventive, often pretending to be members of law ...

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CAMDEN, NJ - The past twelve months have brought a "significant increase" in the number of fraud cases throughout the state, according to the Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ).The SANJ warned that scammers are bold and inventive, often pretending to be members of law ...

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NEW JERSEY — Con artists are getting bolder and more creative, with new ways to cheat people out of money, according to the NJ Sheriff’s Association and police departments.The Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ) issued a recent warning about a "significant increase" in these fraud cases ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ - Alex Bravo-Castro has been arrested on a complaint warrant for CDS charges arising out of his distribution  of cocaine in Morristown, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally.According to authorities, Bravo-Castro has been charged ...

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TOTOWA, NJ -  While most were asleep, the Totowa Police were busy arrested four suspects  at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Sunday in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries in the Lookout Point Trail area, the Department announced.According to a statement,  the arrests followed an investigation ...

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CAMDEN, NJ - The past twelve months have brought a "significant increase" in the number of fraud cases throughout the state, according to the Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ).The SANJ warned that scammers are bold and inventive, often pretending to be members of law ...

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COCONUT CREEK, FL - A Coconut Creek police officer in an unmarked car conducting a burglary patrol came across a marijuana dealer smoking the drug in a car who fought with police as they arrested him, according to a police report. Police charged Nathaniel Antonio James Banks, 23, of Coconut Creek, ...

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CAMDEN, NJ - The past twelve months have brought a "significant increase" in the number of fraud cases throughout the state, according to the Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ).The SANJ warned that scammers are bold and inventive, often pretending to be members of law ...

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CAMDEN, NJ - The past twelve months have brought a "significant increase" in the number of fraud cases throughout the state, according to the Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ).The SANJ warned that scammers are bold and inventive, often pretending to be members of law ...

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NEW JERSEY — Con artists are getting bolder and more creative, with new ways to cheat people out of money, according to the NJ Sheriff’s Association and police departments.The Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ) issued a recent warning about a "significant increase" in these fraud cases ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The trial for a woman charged following a March 31, 2024, Palestinian rally in South Orange’s Spiotta Park is scheduled to begin on October 18. Lisa Davis was in court Friday on August 21 with a large number of supporters and her attorney to defend herself against the ...

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COCONUT CREEK, FL – A 43-year-old man was arrested for allegedly strangling the mother of his child during an argument in Coconut Creek, a police report said. Bryan Keating, who lives in Margate, was charged with battery by strangulation on Aug. 24 after an argument with the woman, the report ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ – A man was charged in Morristown for distributing $27,000 worth of cocaine, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. Alex Bravo-Castro, 30 years old from Uniondale, NY, was arrested and charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine in an amount ...

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