Essex County Home Prices Near $1 Million as June Inventory Tightens
ESSEX COUNTY, N.J. – Homebuyers in Essex County continued to face rising prices and limited inventory in June as the median sales price for a single-family home climbed to $961,000, up 9.8%…
Park service removed 1880s pipeline along Musconetcong River
LEBANON TWP (NPS) —The National Park Service (NPS) and officials from Chevron Environmental Management Company (Chevron), the Musconetcong River Management Council (MRMC), and the Musconetcong Watershed Association (MWA) announced the removal of…
Suspect sought in armed robbery of a 73-year-old woman
NEWARK, NJ – Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara requests the public’s help in identifying a suspect in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on Friday, November 19, 2021. Although…
Police seeking suspects in liquor store armed robbery
NEWARK, NJ – Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara requests the public’s help in identifying the below-pictured armed robbery suspects in an incident that occurred on Monday, November 23, 2021. At…
Newark firefighters battle two-alarm fire
NEWARK, NJ – Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara reports that Newark Firefighters extinguished a 2-alarm fire at 767 South Orange Avenue today. Just before 4:40 p.m., firefighters responded to the…
Another woman reportedly groped in Princeton by a Hispanic male, police say
PRINCETON, NJ – Another woman in Princeton has been groped and police are unsure whether or not the incident is related to a prior groping incident here. On 11/23/2021 at 6:14 pm,…
Newark cop involved in fatal hit and run, went back and took the dead nurse’s body to his home
Newark, NJ – An extremely bizarre and morbid event unfolded on the Garden State Parkway involving a Newark cop, his decorated cop father, his mother and a friend. Acting Essex County Prosecutor…
Million dollar lottery ticket sold in Belleville
One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $1,253,763 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Tuesday, November 23, drawing. The winning numbers were: 09, 14, 17, 28, and 29 and the XTRA number was: 04. The retailer will receive a…
New Jersey Co-Leading Multistate Investigation into Instagram’s Potential Harms to Minors
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today that New Jersey is co-leading a nationwide investigation into whether the social media platform Instagram is violating state consumer protection laws and…
$12 Million in Grant Funding to Reduce Gun Violence and Support Victims Announced
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced that the Department of Law & Public Safety is making available $12 million in grant funding to reduce gun violence and support crime…
New Jersey Announces Support for New Federal Rule Designed to Fortify and Ensure Future of DACA
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck co-led a multistate letter Friday on behalf of 24 Attorneys General in support of a new rule aimed at fortifying Deferred Action for Childhood…
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Announces 3rd Quarter 2021 Total Gaming Revenue Resultsy Office of Attorney General
ATLANTIC CITY — Today the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement announced the 3rd Quarter 2021 total gaming revenue results. Based upon filings made with the Division of Gaming Enforcement, the casino…
Hudson County Man Charged in Connection with Auto Insurance Fraud Scam
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Tracy M. Thompson today announced that a Hudson County man was indicted for allegedly causing fraudulent automobile insurance applications…
Winning Mega Millions ticket sold at Montvale Snack Shop
TRENTON – There was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Friday, November 19, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. That ticket was purchased…
The “Tiger Lady”, teen girl killed in 1991 near New Jersey truck stop identified after 30 years
HOPE, NJ – New Jersey law enforcement investigators have identified a 16-year-old victim murdered 30 years ago. According to the Warren County Prosecutor’s office the body of the girl, found dead in…
Five shot including 4-year-old child after gunmen open fire on backyard gathering in Passaic
PASSAIC, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman announced that at approximately 12:55 a.m. on November 21, 2021, members of the Passaic Police Department…
Morris County woman gets 20 year sentence in murder trial
Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, First Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood and Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, and Mount Olive Police Chief Steven Beecher announce that Virginia Vertetis, age 59, was sentenced…
Kearny man who sexually assaulted 13-year-old child convicted, facing 25 to life
KEARNY, NJ – On Thursday, November 18, Christian Silva, age 25, of Kearny, was convicted by a Hudson County jury on counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault by Contact with…
Man shot and killed in Jersey City early Saturday morning
JERSEY CITY, NJ – On Saturday, November 20, 2021, at approximately 3:15 a.m., the Jersey City Police Department responded to the area of Randolph Avenue in Jersey City on a report of…
Suspect charged for Friday murder in Jersey City
JERSEY CITY, NJ – A Jersey City man wanted in connection with the death of 46-year-old Haldy Thermitus, who was fatally stabbed in a vacant lot on West Side Avenue in Jersey…
Passaic man charged for gun and drug charges
On Aug. 24, 2021, Mayfield was under parole supervision for a prior state conviction. On that day, state parole officers conducted a routine supervised visit at Mayfield’s residence and observed a large…
