Law & Justice
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
April 24, 2024
NEW BRUNSWICK – Judge Barnett Hoffman presided over more than 325 criminal trials, including more than 50 first-degree murder cases, and he somehow managed to do it with dignity, compassion and a touch of humor. Many times over his 19 years as a judge in the Middlesex County Superior Court’s ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler has once again issued a warning to area residents regarding telephone scammers posing as Mercer County Sheriff’s Officers. Over the past several days, a statement said, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous complaints from ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A 22-year-old homeless woman arrested last week for allegedly stealing and pulling a knife on security officers at Macy's in Coral Square Mall told police she did it to survive, a police report said. It happened last Tuesday at the Coral Springs department store when an ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Is the Hoboken police cracking down on electric vehicles on sidewalks? According to the Hoboken Police Department, earlier this month a 28-year-old man from Jersey City was issued a summons and had his moped towed after he was seen by an officer riding it on the sidewalk for a ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - The Somers High School Mock Trial team recently competed in the Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA) Mock Trial Competition against schools throughout the county. The students worked hard all year, holding weekly meetings since September. Together they learn courtroom ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A 24-year-old New Brunswick man has been charged in connection with last week’s break-in and robbery of the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers. Jacob Beacher, who is not affiliated with Rutgers, has been arrested in an investigation led by the FBI, according to a statement from ...
PATERSON, NJ - A 26-year-old Paterson man was arrested on Sunday and charged in connection with the sexual assault of a 23-year-old he had previously been in a domestic relationship with. According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Saul Huamani-Rosas, is charged with Aggravated ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — On Thursday, Westfield’s municipal judge essentially threw out the ticket that made headlines in August, when a video posted on YouTube appeared to show a Westfield police officer giving a driver a false ticket in retaliation for flipping him the middle finger. Westfield ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — On Thursday, Westfield’s municipal judge essentially threw out the ticket that made headlines in August, when a video posted on YouTube appeared to show a Westfield police officer giving a driver a false ticket in retaliation for flipping him the middle finger. Westfield ...
EDISON, NJ - An Edison man has been charged with possession of child pornography, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Andrew Chu, age 33, was charged with possessing images of child sexual abuse. He is currently detained. Prosecutors say that Chu used his computer to view ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Six properties in Jersey City were listed among ten cases statewide alleging that landlords and real estate agents violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by denying housing to individuals who stated that they wished to pay their rent using Section 8 vouchers, a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — On Thursday, Westfield’s municipal judge essentially threw out the ticket that made headlines in August, when a video posted on YouTube appeared to show a Westfield police officer giving a driver a false ticket in retaliation for flipping him the middle finger. Westfield ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - A local heart doctor who allegedly fondled and groped six female patients under the guise of performing medical treatments while alone with them in an exam room during office visits has had his license permanently revoked, according to the state attorney general. Attorney General ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - The city's police Internal Affairs Bureau has been taken over by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, according to Deputy Chief Jeff Angermeyer, public information officer of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. "The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, in collaboration with ...
East Orange, NJ - U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced that an East Orange man admitted to possessing with intent to distribute over five kilograms of fentanyl and four kilograms of cocaine, and possessing six firearms as a convicted felon. Carlos Santiago, 49, of East Orange, pleaded guilty ...
Following another round of tragedies over last weekend, including the physical assault on a 9-year-old girl by an illegal immigrant who had been previously released without bail after assaulting another innocent woman in New York City, as well as a recent deadly attack on two law enforcement ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – After being accused of cheating, a 51-year-old Coconut Creek man allegedly pointed a gun at his wife’s face this week, and told her: “Leave me alone,” a police report said. That’s the account the wife of Leighton Hylton told Coconut Creek police after officers arrested Hylton ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A road rage incident in Coral Springs ended last week with a van driving into the Everglades where Sample Road dead-ends at Sawgrass Expressway, according to a police report. Magin Caceres, 39, of Pompano Beach, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - An Elizabeth man has been charged in connection with the fatal crash that occurred on Oct. 28, 2023, on Route 35 South in the Sayreville, according to a joint announcement from Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief Daniel Plumacker. On October ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- An Elizabeth man has been charged in connection with the fatal crash that occurred on Oct. 28, 2023, on Route 35 South in the Sayreville, according to a joint announcement from Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief Daniel Plumacker. On October ...
PATERSON, NJ - Eudys Santios-Toribio, 23, East Orange, was arrested on Thursday in connection to a shooting incident that occurred on January 1 in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes, and Paterson Police Department Officer in Charge Isa Abbassi announced. Santios-Toribio faces ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - A local heart doctor who allegedly fondled and groped six female patients under the guise of performing medical treatments while alone with them in an exam room during office visits has had his license permanently revoked, according to the state attorney general. Attorney General ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The individual responsible for the assault of two security officers on April 8 was spotted near the school premises again on Friday, Superintendent of Passaic Valley High School Bracken Healy announced in a letter. On the morning of April 8, security officers at Passaic ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - On the morning of April 2, a female resident in Coconut Creek’s Wynmoor condo complex noticed a man tapping his window to get her attention as she was sweeping the catwalk. When she looked up, the man, later identified by police as Rafael Argota, was masturbating, according ...
NEWARK, NJ – Five members and associates of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex pleaded guilty this week to racketeering, violent crimes in aid of racketeering, drug trafficking, and firearms offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jervon Morris, ...
PATERSON, NJ - Eudys Santios-Toribio, 23, East Orange, was arrested on Thursday in connection to a shooting incident that occurred on January 1 in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes, and Paterson Police Department Officer in Charge Isa Abbassi announced. Santios-Toribio faces ...
FLORHAM PARK, NJ - Jayshawn E. Moore, age 22, has been sentenced for kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault on the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Park Campus, announced Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Florham Park Police Chief ...
NEWARK, NJ - Morristown resident Seven Brooks, 37, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for posing as a woman to induce dozens of minors to send sexually explicit pictures and videos, announced U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Brooks, who was employed by a New Jersey elementary school and ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- A 17-year-old Newark male faces multiple charges in connection with a carjacking that took place in Cedar Grove last November. On Nov. 19, 2023, Cedar Grove police responded to a reported carjacking on The Fairway. During the theft of a Porsche, the owner was struck by the ...
NEWARK, NJ – A pair of Jersey City gang members already behind bars now face life in prison after being indicted with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Kenneth Harrigan, aka “Kenny,” aka “Kenny OGM,” 27, and Darion ...