Chicago Bears Advance $5 Billion Stadium Move to Indiana After Illinois Talks Collapse
The Chicago Bears have taken a major step toward leaving Illinois after advancing plans for a $5 billion domed stadium in Indiana backed by more than $1 billion in state incentives. The…
Monmouth County Lyft driver found guilty for murder of 14-year-old Hazlet girl
FREEHOLD – A 43-year-old man has been found guilty of stalking a then-14-year-old girl in Hazlet several years ago, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced Friday. Shyam Gurung, formerly of Jersey…
Teen shot and killed in Jersey City, killer still at large, police
JERSEY CITY, NJ – On Thursday, December 16, 2021, shortly after 11:45 a.m., the Jersey City Police Department responded to the area of 600 Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City on a report…
28-year-old survives Paterson shooting
PATERSON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce that at approximately 1:56 p.m. on December 16, 2021, members of the Paterson Police Department were…
Moonachie man charged with criminal sexual assault of child
MOONACHIE, NJ – Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JOHN CRUZ-AYALA (DOB: 6/24/1971; married; surveyor) of Moonachie, NJ on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault by contact, endangering…
Teen shot and killed in Camden
Camden, N.J. – Detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old juvenile male in Camden, announced Acting Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Officers responded…
Former New Jersey Democrat party leaders heading to prison for tax evasion
CAMDEN, N.J. – Dennis Long, a former Cumberland County Democrat leader, and a former elected freeholder is heading to prison for tax evasion. A Cumberland County, New Jersey-based attorney was sentenced today…
Feds charge 11 in Newark fentanyl, crack cocaine distribution network
NEWARK, N.J. – Eleven people were charged today for their respective roles in a fentanyl and crack cocaine distribution organization that sold large quantities of controlled substances in the area of Brookdale…
Hudson County couple charged with operating Ponzi scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A former Hudson County, New Jersey, couple was sentenced today for operating a Ponzi scheme in which they defrauded approximately 30 investors by making extraordinary guarantees about investment returns…
Monmouth grandma who shot husband researched how to kill people on the internet beforehand
FREEHOLD – 73-year-old Michele Linzalone had never killed anyone before and have no idea where to start, so she started researching online, police are saying. According to a court document on file,…
Police raid North Jersey Strip Club, 9 arrested on drug and prostitution charges
SECAUCUS, NJ – During the past two years police calls for service increased dramatically at AJ’s Go-Go Bar located at 201 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, NJ. During that period, several aggravated and simple…
Fairleigh Dickinson University goes on lockdown after fight involving machete and BB gun
TEANECK, NJ – Administrators at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Teaneck campus put the school in lockdown after a fight broke out and a gun was discovered by police. A fight between two men…
Nutley man killed mother-in-law, charged with murder
NUTLEY, NJ – A Nutley man, James Pica, 58, is behind bars after killing his mother-in-law Tuesday night. Police said they received a call from Pica who confessed to the 9-1-1 operator…
Criminal charges filed against administrators of New Jersey’s women’s “rape prison”
TRENTON, NJ – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced criminal charges against Department of Corrections Associate Administrator Sean St. Paul and four correctional police officers—a major and three senior officers—related to an…
73-year-old Middletown woman charged for shooting death of her 73-year-old husband
FREEHOLD – A Middletown woman is under arrest and has been charged in the fatal shooting of her husband that took place at the couple’s residence, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced. On…
Tinton Falls man found guilty of 2017 child endangerment charges
FREEHOLD – A Tinton Falls man was found guilty by a Monmouth County Jury in connection with the 2017 possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials and invasion of privacy, Acting…
Jackson carjacker punched woman in face before fleeing with her vehicle
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Another violent carjacking has taken place in this once-sleepy community of Jackson. After stealing a car in Jackson and beating his victim, the carjacker fled to nearby Lakewood…
Jackson Police Department rolls out officer-worn body cameras
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police officers in Jackson are now equipped with body cameras according to Captain Steven Laskiewicz. “Every uniformed officer has been issued a body worn camera after receiving training…
Fugitive wanted for Norristown Thanksgiving Day dinner murder arrested by U.S. Marshals in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Eric Gartner and Norristown Acting Police Chief Todd Dillon announce the arrest of Kevon…
Are you behind on your energy bills in New Jersey? Assistance program expires December 31st
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Monday reminded New Jerseyeans still struggling to recover from his 2020 and 2021 pandemic lockdown that assistance is available for a few more…
One person shot dead in Middletown home
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a shooting death in a Middletown home that took place around 10 a.m. on Monday. Police said the shooting occurred at a…