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MORRISTOWN — A 64-year-old town man was indicted on Thursday on charges of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in March, the Daily Record reported. Antonio Velasquez faces charges of aggravated…
NEWTON — A 28-year-old former volunteer firefighter was sentenced to three years in prison for child endangerment and criminal sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl, authorities said. Kile Burke, of…
BELMAR — The 12-year-old girl who drowned in Belmar Thursday night and her 11-year-old cousin who remains on life support after being pulled from the ocean would have attended their…
After seven aborted missions, NASA is going to try again to launch a rocket that will generate colorful artificial clouds in the night sky over the Atlantic coast as part…
A former dominatrix wanted to change her life and start a career as a sheriff’s officer in Hudson County. She was days away from graduating the police academy when officials…
BRICK — Authorities are investigating a teenage boy accused of killing and dismembering a rabbit while others watched and recorded it on video, according to a report. The boy, a…
WALL — Wall Township High School will reprint corrected yearbooks for every student after a photo was intentionally manipulated to cover up a junior’s Donald Trump T-shirt, according to the…
Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a contractor accused of bilking victims of Hurricane Sandy out of more than $1.5 million by skipping out on repair jobs after taking their money.…
TRENTON — If you lined up every person who had been arrested on marijuana charges in the Garden State since 2000, according to a new report from the state chapter…
TRENTON-Imagine the scenario… You’re walking along the boardwalk with your child and she accidentally lets go of the big pink balloon she just received from a stand or vendor. …
ALEXANDRIA,VA-Dozens of gunshots rang out from behind a dugout at a DC area baseball field at 7 am this morning, hitting Congressman Steve Scalise, of Louisiana and injuring Congressman Roger…
HOWELL-Police here gave 7 year old Jake the ride of his life, a motorcycle. “I am honored to introduce to you Jake “The Tank” Honig. Jake is a 7 year…
CARTERET — A borough police officer under investigation over allegations that he beat and bloodied a 16-year-old after a brief car chase last week has been placed on administrative leave,…
CARNEYS POINT TWP. — A New Jersey State Trooper was injured Wednesday in a motor vehicle crash in Salem County, authorities said. The accident took place near the intersection of…
PENNSVILLE TWP. — Sparks from a welding project ignited the fire which caused the shutdown of both spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridge Wednesday, authorities said. All lanes on each…
A 58-year-old California mom who was riding along in a golf cart driven by a man she had been with for 17 years tragically died when she was thrown from…
HACKENSACK — A 56-year-old man set himself on fire early Wednesday on the tracks of the Essex Street train station, according to a report. The unidentified man ignited himself shortly…
NEWARK — A day after clinching his party’s nomination in the race to succeed Gov. Chris Christie, Democratic hopeful Phil Murphy pledged to restore the millions of dollars the outgoing…
CINNAMINSON — A tree standing outside of the Cinnaminson Post Office will continue to grow in memory of fallen State Trooper Sean Cullen, who died last year while working on…
by Todd Malland, MPD Manchester Twp. NJ – On Tuesday evening, June 6, 2017 at approximately 8:50 pm officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of…
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Middle Township Police are investigating an accident that killed a Pleasantville resident. Police say that sanitation worker Christopher Rice, 44, of Pleasantville died in an accident involving…
JERSEY CITY — A Jersey City police officer was driving more than twice the speed limit and ran a red light at the time of the May 2 crash that…
JERSEY CITY – In the moments after a car involved in a police pursuit crashed late Sunday night, fire began racing up a utility pole and completely engulfed the vehicle,…
WARETOWN — Five people were injured in a four-vehicle crash on Saturday after a deer started across the Garden State Parkway, reports say. At about 5 a.m., a Honda struck…
FREEHOLD – A 20-year-old Monmouth County woman was arraigned on multiple charges, included murder and robbery, in a Monmouth County courtroom on Monday morning for her alleged role in a…