Law & Justice Top Stories

August 20, 2024

TREVOSE, PA—With schools preparing to go back into session, a local agency is reminding motorists to be ready to stop for school buses. TMA Bucks, a nonprofit transportation management agency, is warning motorists that Pennsylvania law requires vehicles to stop when approaching a school bus with ...

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NEW JERSEY: Be aware of phone scammers! With technology advancing, so is the ability for scammers to take advantage of it and appear as a legitimate message from a software provider. The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect in a phone scam that ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ: According to Monmouth County Prosecutor, Raymond S. Santiago, the County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against a Wall Township man, Alex J. Williams, 25 years old, regarding a horrific case TAPinto Holmdel/Colts Neck reported on in late May, where Williams allegedly ...

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CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Coral Springs Police used a “diversionary” device to get an alleged car thief out of a stolen car as he reached for something in the car during the time of the arrest. City police use the non-flash diversionary device “in order to distract suspects away from police officer ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ:  According to Monmouth County Prosecutor, Raymond S. Santiago, the County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against a Wall Township man, Alex J. Williams, 25 years old, regarding a horrific case this TAPinto publication reported on in late May, where Williams allegedly ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ:  According to Monmouth County Prosecutor, Raymond S. Santiago, the County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against a Wall Township man, Alex J. Williams, 25 years old, regarding a horrific case this TAPinto publication reported on in late May, where Williams allegedly ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ:  According to Monmouth County Prosecutor, Raymond S. Santiago, the County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against a Wall Township man, Alex J. Williams, 25 years old, regarding a horrific case this TAPinto publication reported on in late May, where Williams allegedly ...

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NEW JERSEY- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is working alongside local Law Enforcement agencies for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-visibility enforcement campaign. The goal is to deter impaired driving and prevent the tragedies seen ...

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NEW JERSEY- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is working alongside local Law Enforcement agencies for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-visibility enforcement campaign. The goal is to deter impaired driving and prevent the tragedies seen ...

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HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office will host a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, August 21,to coincide with International Overdose Awareness Month. Now in its third year, the event is intended to help end the stigma regarding substance use related deaths, increase awareness ...

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HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office will host a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, August 21,to coincide with International Overdose Awareness Month. Now in its third year, the event is intended to help end the stigma regarding substance use related deaths, increase awareness ...

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HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office will host a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, August 21,to coincide with International Overdose Awareness Month. Now in its third year, the event is intended to help end the stigma regarding substance use related deaths, increase awareness ...

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NEW JERSEY: Be aware of phone scammers! With technology advancing, so is the ability for scammers to take advantage of it and appear as a legitimate message from a software provider. The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect in a phone scam that ...

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NEW JERSEY: Be aware of phone scammers! With technology advancing, so is the ability for scammers to take advantage of it and appear as a legitimate message from a software provider. The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect in a phone scam that ...

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EDISON, NJ — A former township police officer is going to spend 15 years in state prison for a 2023 drunk driving accident that killed two of his passengers in Franklin Township. Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Jonathan W. Romankow sentenced 30-year-old Amitoj Oberoi on Wednesday, Aug. 14, ...

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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 that Westchester County elder law attorney Anthony J. Enea, Esq., managing partner, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 31st ...

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East Orange, NJ- Fourteen individuals have been arrested for committing crimes in the City of Newark this month, says Newark's Public Safety Director, Mr. Fritz G. Fragé. These charges mentioned below are accusations. All the individuals mentioned below are assumed to be  innocent until proven ...

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COCONUT CREEK, FL - A mother was arrested for having a gun on school grounds in Coconut Creek, despite apologizing for her mistake, a police report said. Cristina Wilkes, 45, of Margate, was taken into custody after her gun accidentally fell out of her purse during her daughter’s ninth grade ...

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NEWARK, NJ – A 68-year-old Hamilton man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for illicit sexual conduct abroad, including production of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. According to the case, as early as 2013 Frank Maile, a cargo pilot who traveled abroad ...

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COCONUT CREEK, FL - A mother was arrested for having a gun on school grounds in Coconut Creek, despite apologizing for her mistake, a police report said. Cristina Wilkes, 45, of Margate, was taken into custody after her gun accidentally fell out of her purse during her daughter’s ninth grade ...

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MILLBURN, NJ — On August 14, Millburn Township Attorney Jarrid Kantor filed a Motion to Stay the court's Fair Share Housing orders. He cited Crowe v. DeGioia, 90 N.J. 126 (1982). The Crowe test requires the party seeking relief to show (an) immediate, irreparable harm if relief is not ...

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WARREN COUNTY, NJ - An investigation in Greenwich Township on July 30, 2024, led to the arrest of a Brooklyn native utilizing fraudulent information at a bank as well as linking him to various identity theft investigations in New Jersey. At 11:39 AM, the Greenwich Township Police Department ...

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HACKENSACK, NJ  - Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 23-year-old Juana Galvez Genaro of Passaic, NJ on charges of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon.  On Saturday, August 10, 2024, at approximately ...

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Leer en español NEWARK — A resident’s lawsuit aiming to stop the city’s practice of banning people from City Council meetings has survived a motion to dismiss the claims. Superior Court Judge Stephen L. Petrillo last week ruled that Munirah El Bomani may continue to prosecute her lawsuit ...

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MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Nafis H. Wiggins, age 26 of Newark has been sentenced to 10 years in connection with a December 2023 arrest in Chatham Township, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Chief Thomas Miller of the Chatham Township Police ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ -- Former Sayreville Middle School teacher and wrestling coach John Denuto has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing minors after admitting to inappropriate sexual misconduct with two victims, according to multiple media reports. Denuto, 47, of ...

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MOUNT HOLLY, NJ — A 27-year-old Somerset man has been charged with engaging an underage Burlington County male who he met online in a sexual conversation and convincing the youth to accept electronic gift cards in exchange for nude photos and videos of himself, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia ...

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MOUNT HOLLY, NJ — A 27-year-old Somerset man has been charged with engaging an underage Burlington County male who he met online in a sexual conversation and convincing the youth to accept electronic gift cards in exchange for nude photos and videos of himself, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ -- Former Sayreville Middle School teacher and wrestling coach John Denuto has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing minors after admitting to inappropriate sexual misconduct with two victims, according to multiple media reports. Denuto, 47, of ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ -- John Denuto became the 1st head coach of Union College (previously known as Union County College) in 2019 and was fired in 2020 following his arrest. He was a former Sayreville teacher who had a long career as a wrestling coach in more than 20 schools and clubs in the state.

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