Car thief jumped into Rahway River to elude police in Kenilworth

KENILWORTH, NJ – The weather in New Jersey was beautiful on Tuesday in New Jersey, good enough to go for a swim even. That’s what happened after car thief suspect Edgardo Serranoingles,…

Woman, DUI crashed into State Trooper on I-95

Wilmington- The Delaware State Police arrested 24-year-old Chezkera Wilson of Newark, DE, for DUI after she was involved in a crash with a state police vehicle. The incident occurred on Sunday, May…

Monmouth woman, drug dealer charged for threatening to kill FBI informant

ABERDEEN, NJ – A Monmouth County woman has been charged with witness tampering and retaliating against a witness or informant, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. Kaitlyn R. Powers, 32,…

Belleville Felon Charged with Illegal Weapon Possession

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man with a previous felony conviction was arrested yesterday for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Farrakhan Lovett, 24,…

Brick township pedophile gets 40 years in prison for sharing video of himself with children

TRENTON, N.J. – A Brick Township, man was sentenced today to 40 years in prison for producing images of himself sexually abusing young children, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Sebastien…

Pennsylvania Men get 22 years for Salem County Armed Bank Robbery

CAMDEN, N.J. – Two Pennsylvania men who robbed a bank in Carneys Point, New Jersey, in July 2018 while brandishing a firearm were both sentenced today to federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney…

Leading Arts Organizations Come Together to Support New Jersey Arts and Culture Administrators of Color Network

New Jersey’s leading arts organizations have united to support New Jersey Arts and Culture Administrators of Color (NJACAC), a network of professional arts administrators of color dedicated to advancing efforts related to…

New law signed by Phil Murphy lets you know if there’s lead in your water, but doesn’t fix the problem

TRENTON, NJ – A bill signed into law by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will now force water companies to let their customers know when there are elevated levels of lead in…

Bronx cocaine delivery man who supplied New Jersey gets 60 months in prison

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig…

Paterson heroin dealer admits guilt in federal court

NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and cocaine base and to distributing…

Camden couple sentenced to prison for gun trafficking

CAMDEN, N.J. – A convicted felon and his girlfriend were sentenced today to prison for their roles in a scheme to buy firearms in Georgia and transport them to New Jersey for…

Delaware Water Gap man who held two swimmers at gunpoint gets 21 months in prison

TRENTON, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for assaulting with a dangerous weapon two people who were swimming in the Delaware River,…

Essex County drug trafficker gets 5 years in prison

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for possessing a handgun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael…

Joe Cryan wants to kill commission that disrupted his organized crime contributors

State Sen. Joseph Cryan wants New Jersey to sever ties with the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, an law enforcement agency that has been credited with breaking up La Cosa Nostra…

How the Latin Kings formed a ‘hit squad’ in New Jersey prison that targeted prison guard and investigator homes

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that an alleged local leader of the Latin Kings street gang and eight inmates allegedly under his command in various correctional facilities—including Northern State…

Four in New Jersey charged with bank fraud

NEWARK, N.J. – Four individuals have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and related crimes, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. Miguel Ortiz, 22, Victor Emilio Mejia Adames,…

Tennessee Man Admits to Committing Wire Fraud

NEWARK, N.J. – A Tennessee man today admitted using a company’s bank information to pay off personal debts, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Ketan Ghutadaria, 50, of Johnson City, Tennessee,…

Police investigating shooting in Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE, NC – At 8:52 pm, Fayetteville police officers were dispatched to reports of a subject being shot at a residence along the 1600 block of Newark Ave. When officers arrived on…

Beachwood man admitted running an illegal lottery, dodging income tax

NEWARK, N.J. – An Ocean County, New Jersey man today admitted operating an illegal lottery and failing to pay more than $65,000 in federal taxes on his earnings from the scheme, Acting…

Shots fired! Governor Murphy takes aim at legal gun owners in Second Amendment drive-by

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is taking aim at legal, law abiding gun owners and missing the intended target of illegal gun owners who commit violent crimes. In Murphy’s…

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