Former DEA Agent Guilty of $4.4 Million Fraud Scheme

RICHMOND, VA – A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) public affairs officer pleaded guilty today to defrauding at least a dozen companies of over $4.4 million by posing falsely as a covert officer…

Jackson Residents Arrested in Statewide Marijuana, THC Distribution Bust

FREEHOLD – A yearlong investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics and Criminal Enterprise Unit targeting a large-scale marijuana and THC distribution network operating throughout Monmouth, Ocean, and Bergen counties as…

She Passed Out on Her Son, Killing Him, Now She’s Going to Jail

Lumberton Woman Who Caused Son’s Death After Using Drugs Receives Prison Term Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Lumberton woman whose young son died earlier this year after she became…

AG: Ocean County Doctor’s Reckless Prescribing of Opioids Helped Fuel Addiction Crisis

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the New Jersey Coordinator for Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies (“NJ CARES”) today announced that an Ocean County physician convicted of illegally distributing highly addictive…

DEA Seizes 20 Kilos of Fentanyl in New Jersey Rest Stop Bust

NEWARK-Two men who are charged based on the seizure of more than 20 kilograms of fentanyl made their initial court appearances in Newark federal court today, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Luis…

Suspected Cocaine Dealer Facing 10 Years for Repeat Offenses

An Asbury Park, New Jersey, man was arraigned Thursday before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court, on an indictment charging him with distributing cocaine base, more commonly known…

New Jersey Interstate Black Market Gun Trafficking Ring Members Indicted

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that a state grand jury has returned an indictment charging seven members of a major gun trafficking ring in Camden with first-degree racketeering, including…

Jury: Corrupt Cop Aided Gang Members in Asbury Park

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – A jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday afternoon on most of the charges that a former Asbury Park police officer and a pair of criminal street gang…

DEA, Local Police Discover Heroin Lab at Ocean County Apartment Complex

During the closing months of 2016 the Toms River Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Special Operations Group, and Lavallette Police…

Toms River Mayor Rodrick Houses Homeless Ahead of Scorching Heat Wave

Ahead of Dangerous Heat Wave, Toms River Again Moves Growing Homeless Population Into Temporary Housing As extreme summer temperatures return to New Jersey, Toms River has once again placed homeless individuals into…

ICE Highlights Removal of Criminal Illegal Immigrants Convicted of Murder, Child Sex Crimes

Federal immigration officials say several convicted criminal offenders were removed from the United States during a recent enforcement operation targeting individuals with serious criminal records. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that…

New Jersey Migrant Exec Could Lose Citizenship After DOJ Files Denaturalization Claims Against 17

A New Jersey staffing company executive is among 17 naturalized U.S. citizens targeted in a sweeping Justice Department crackdown on individuals accused of obtaining citizenship through fraud, concealment, or criminal conduct. The…

Bergen County Jail Blotter: This Weekend’s Arrests

Hackensack, NJ — Bergen County Jail records show a series of weekend bookings involving charges that include resisting arrest, weapons possession, assault, stolen property, domestic violence contempt and sex-related offenses. The following…

Mikie Sherrill Leads Santuary Politicians in Anti-ICE Protest That Ended with Tear Gas on Memorial Day

Sherrill, Kim and other New Jersey sandtuary politicians draw criticism after chaotic scenes erupt outside Delaney Hall While most New Jersey families spent Memorial Day honoring fallen service members or heading to…

Lancaster man convicted after bizarre restroom sex claim exposed as fake by security cameras

Jury finds Pennsylvania man guilty of filing false police report tied to alleged park incident LANCASTER, Pa. — A Lancaster man was convicted after prosecutors said he fabricated a bizarre story about…

New Jersey joins multi-state push against flavored vape expansion as youth addiction fears grow

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is urging federal regulators not to loosen restrictions on flavored vaping products, warning that easing approvals could fuel youth nicotine addiction across the…

Police K-9 dog wearing a vest sniffing the side of a car window, ready for duty

Troopers seize 352 grams of cocaine after I-87 traffic stop in Plattekill, driver jailed

PLATTEKILL, NY — More than 350 grams of cocaine were recovered during a traffic stop on Interstate 87 in Plattekill early Wednesday, leading to the arrest of a Catskill man after a…

ICE Arrests Tren de Aragua Gang Member Shortly After Landing at Newark Liberty Airport

Federal agents say a Venezuelan national and confirmed member of the Tren de Aragua gang was taken into custody after arriving on a domestic flight. Newark, NJ – U.S. Immigration and Customs…

New Jersey bill to allow cops to carry EpiPens advances in senate

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey cops can carry life saving Narcan for drug overdose victims, but they are not legally authorized to carry life saving allergy medication known as EpiPens. That could…

Maryland moves to ban controversial chemicals in food products

Annapolis, MD – A new bill before the Maryland General Assembly could soon make the state one of the first on the East Coast to outlaw a set of controversial food additives…

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