Law & Justice Top Stories
By ALEX CONNELL
August 3, 2024
HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken Police Department arrested a man in connection with an incident in which graffiti was found on United Synagogue of Hoboken property at 115 Park Ave. The individual, 26-year-old Daniel Estreicher of Hoboken, was arrested on bias intimidation and criminal mischief ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The FBI finally tracked down a Trinidadian man wanted for 15 years in connection with the 2009 gunpoint robbery of a Woodbridge steakhouse where $150,000 was stolen and workers were menaced. FBI agents arrested 51-year-old suspect Kofi Edwards in Sacramento, Ca., where he was ...
NEWARK, NJ — Judge Cynthia Santomauro issued two court orders on August 1 instructing the Township of Millburn to reimburse legal expenses incurred by RPM and Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC). RPM is to receive $89,395.47 in seven days. Millburn is to pay FSHC $26,225 in 30 days. The judge ...
TOMS RIVER - Today, Christopher Gregor, 32, of Monroe Township, was sentenced to twenty-five years in New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) for the death of his six-year-old son, Corey, on August 2, 2024, The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, P.J.Cr.P. Gregor was convicted of ...
TOMS RIVER - Today, Christopher Gregor, 32, of Monroe Township, was sentenced to twenty-five years in New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) for the death of his six-year-old son, Corey, on August 2, 2024, The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, P.J.Cr.P. Gregor was convicted of ...
HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA—A Perkasie man was arraigned and charged with homicide by DUI for his role in an accident that killed a 35-year-old Hilltown Township man who had previously served as a volunteer firefighter with the Plumsteadville Fire Company. Joseph Kay, 35, was killed in a June 2 car ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ -Livia Patelli, age 33, of Roseland, the infant’s mother has been charged in connection with the July 17, 2024 death of a six-month-old infant in East Hanover. Patelli has been charged with second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - An incarcerated Elizabeth man is facing an additional charge of sexual assault of a minor. 62-year-old Ivan Calderon, who was initially arrested in January of 2022 on three counts of sexual assault, is being charged with another count, the Union County Prosecutors Office ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- On July 19, Essex County Superior Court Judge Lisa Adubato ordered that defendants Jonathan Ruhnke and Orchid Bellefantie, owners of 25 Dodd Road in West Caldwell, are “enjoined and restrained from continuing to operate the Cooperative Sober Living Residence” (CSLR) as they are ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ -Livia Patelli, age 33, of Roseland, the infant’s mother has been charged in connection with the July 17, 2024 death of a six-month-old infant in East Hanover. Patelli has been charged with second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ -Livia Patelli, age 33, of Roseland, the infant’s mother has been charged in connection with the July 17, 2024 death of a six-month-old infant in East Hanover. Patelli has been charged with second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert ...
East Orange, NJ- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced that two individuals had been sentenced for killing Shawn Watford in April 2020. Clarence Johnson, 38, of East Orange, and Anthony Hagans, 35, of Irvington, were both sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing Watford.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The FBI finally tracked down a Trinidadian man wanted for 15 years in connection with the 2009 gunpoint robbery of a Woodbridge steakhouse where $150,000 was stolen, and workers were menaced. FBI agents arrested 51-year-old suspect Kofi Edwards in Sacramento, CA., where he was ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken Police Department arrested a man in connection with an incident in which graffiti was found on United Synagogue of Hoboken property at 115 Park Ave. The individual, 26-year-old Daniel Estreicher of Hoboken, was arrested on bias intimidation and criminal mischief ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The FBI finally tracked down a Trinidadian man wanted for 15 years in connection with the 2009 gunpoint robbery of a Woodbridge steakhouse where $150,000 was stolen, and workers were menaced. FBI agents arrested 51-year-old suspect Kofi Edwards in Sacramento, Ca., where he was ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The FBI finally tracked down a Trinidadian man wanted for 15 years in connection with the 2009 gunpoint robbery of a Woodbridge steakhouse where $150,000 was stolen, and workers were menaced. FBI agents arrested 51-year-old suspect Kofi Edwards in Sacramento, Ca., where he was ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – An 18-year-old was arrested last weekend for allegedly driving 51-miles-per-hour over the speed limit on a Coral Springs residential street, a police report said. A Coral Springs police officer pulled over a Toyota Rav4 driven by Kimoni Coleman Bryant of Pompano Beach for ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Councilwoman Suzanne Sicora-Ludwig pleaded not guilty Wednesday in her first court appearance since being charged with DWI and other charges stemming from a one-vehicle accident on March 8. Highland Park Municipal Judge Edward Herman, who will hear the case, ended the 9-minute ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Residents of 503 Garfield Avenue in Jersey City may soon see relief after enduring an eight-month elevator outage that left many, especially those with disabilities, struggling to access their homes. The building's only elevator had been out of service since November 2023, forcing ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - An appeal from Rise Against Hate regarding a request for access to email addresses of residents who had signed up for township email distribution lists has been dismissed and the case is now concluded. The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court ruled in favor of ...
NEWARK – A New Brunswick man who authorities say was part of a trafficking organization responsible for distributing bulk quantities of fentanyl in New Brunswick and other municipalities is heading to prison. Kenneth Strickland, 57, was found guilty Monday for his role in a conspiracy to ...
TRENTON, NJ — A state grand jury has indicted two Middlesex County men for allegedly swindling investors out of roughly $6.7 million, and using that money for their own benefit. The grand jury indicted Wilfredo Topacio, 64, of Woodbridge, and Shahid Javed, 39, of Old Bridge, on criminal charges ...
TRENTON, NJ — A state grand jury has indicted two Middlesex County men for allegedly swindling investors out of roughly $6.7 million, and using that money for their own benefit. The grand jury indicted Wilfredo Topacio, 64, of Woodbridge, and Shahid Javed, 39, of Old Bridge, on criminal charges ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Philadelphia Field Office is raising awareness about human trafficking, the several forms it takes, and resources for victims on the occasion of World Day Against Human Trafficking. The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Philadelphia Field Office is raising awareness about human trafficking, the several forms it takes, and resources for victims on the occasion of World Day Against Human Trafficking. The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Philadelphia Field Office is raising awareness about human trafficking, the several forms it takes, and resources for victims on the occasion of World Day Against Human Trafficking. The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is ...
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — Six people have been charged in connection with home and motor vehicle burglaries in Bernards Township, Bernardsville, and Green Brook, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., Bernards ...
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — Six people have been charged in connection with home and motor vehicle burglaries in Bernards Township, Bernardsville, and Green Brook, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., Bernards ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - A former assistant dean and two other former employees of Seton Hall Law School pleaded guilty to defrauding their former employer of more than $1.3 million, said U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Rose Martins, 44, of East Hanover, and Teresina DeAlmeida, 59, of Warren, ...
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against a former Keansburg resident charged with the sexual assault of two minors. Wisiak was originally arrested by members of the Keansburg Police Department on Friday, October 20, 2023. According the the MCPO, the assaults ...