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%…
Meals on Wheels program set to expire in New Jersey unless Murphy acts, senator says
Senator Kristin Corrado called on Governor Phil Murphy to dedicate federal relief funds at his disposal to maintain “Meals on Wheels” breakfast deliveries to vulnerable seniors that will end next week. “We’ve…
Man survives 15-story fall from Jersey City hi-rise, lands on BMW
JERSEY CITY, NJ – A man was seriously injured after falling 15 stories from a Jersey City hi-rise building in Journal Square on Wednesday. The incident happened at around 10:30 a.m. and…
Two shot outside house party in Franklin Township
FRANKLIN TWP., N.J. (SCPO) – Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella M. Spruill announced…
Woman who left golden retriever puppy to die in a crate in the wood gets probation
BOONTON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announces Tonya Fea, 49-years-old, from Boonton, New Jersey was sentenced today for committing an act of animal cruelty. On April 30, 2019, members…
Fuel tanker driver killed in fiery crash on Route 287
MAHWAH (VIA MFD) – On Saturday morning at 6:44 a.m., multiple Mahwah fire, police and EMS units converged at a notoriously dangerous 287 overpass on the New York border. A fully loaded…
Murphy administration targets businesses who ask job applicants about their criminal history
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development Robert Asaro-Angelo announced today that fifteen companies have agreed to stop including language about…
Five Essex County Gas Stations Agree to Pirce Gouging Settlement
NEWARK – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced that the Division of Consumer Affairs has reached a settlement agreement for more than $138,000 involving five Essex County gas stations…
AG Investigating After Suspect Died in Paterson Police Custody
Paterson, N.J. – The Attorney General’s Office is investigating the death of a man who was the subject of a police response yesterday in Paterson, N.J. The identity of the decedent is…
Division of Highway Traffic Safety’s “Design Your Own Destiny” Art Contest to Raise Awareness of Distracted Driving
NEW JERSEY – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (“HTS”) today announced a statewide art contest for adults and teens to promote its ongoing “Take…
Leader of New Jersey criminal burglary ring indicted
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced the indictment of a man who is charged with leading a criminal ring responsible for numerous residential burglaries across much of…
East Orange dad who killed his girlfriend and kidnapped their child indicted
EAST ORANGE, NJ (UCPO NEWS) – A Union County Grand Jury returned a six-count indictment against a man charged with killing his former girlfriend and kidnapping their minor child, Union County Prosecutor…
New Brunswick man charged for murder
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (MCPO NEWS) – On September 26, 2021, at approximately 1:50 A.M., authorities responded to Fernwood Court following the report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, officers located Paige who…
Paterson couple charged for physically assaulting a 7-year-old child
PATERSON, NJ (PCPO NEWS) – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce the arrests of Davon Burton, 26 years old, and Demetries Page, 24 years old,…
Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Members Attend Seton Hall University Career Fair
ORANGE, NJ (MCPO NEWS) -Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Patrick LaGuerre, Detective Jermaine Marbley, and Detective Ashley Gonzalez attended the Seton Hall University In-Person Fall 2021 Career Fair, open to current students…
PA Man charged after police pursuit through five New Jersey counties
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (HCPO NEWS) – A Pennsylvania man was charged for leading State Police on a pursuit through Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Somerset, and Hunterdon County before crashing into two vehicles on…
Man charged for sexually assaulting young girl
UNION CITY, NJ (HCPO NEWS) – On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Charles D. Rodriguez, age 51, of Union City, on charges…
Cocaine dealer arrested after three week operation by HCPO
UNION CITY, NJ (HCPO NEWS) – On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, following a three-week long investigation, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested a Bergen County man leading…
17-year-old shot dead in Elizabeth
ELIZABETH, NJ – A homicide that took place in Elizabeth is under investigation, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca jointly announced Tuesday. The deceased victim has…
New Jersey school teacher charged for forging document for facemask mandate exemption
Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Robert Hubner of the Woodbridge Police Department announced today that a public school teacher has been arrested and charged with submitting a forged document to…
Man arrested for stabbing in New Brunswick
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department announced today that a City man has been arrested and charged in…
