Horrific Route 22 crash leaves two critically hurt after car slams concrete barrier

Critical injuries reported after terrifying Route 22 impact NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Two people were left fighting for their lives after a violent early morning crash sent a vehicle crashing into a…

Candy crook swipes $400 haul from New Jersey Wawa

Candy crook swipes nearly $400 in sweets from Wawa in broad daylight North Plainfield, NJ — A bold midday shoplifter walked into a Wawa on September 20 and walked out with nearly…

Trenton School Teacher Had Affair With Middle School Student Through High School

TRENTON, NJ — A former teacher and basketball coach has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual assault spanning several years, according to Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa L. Hilton…

Two-Year-Old Boy Revived After Drowning in New Jersey Pool

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Peter Papa of the South Plainfield Police Department have announced an investigation into a near-drowning incident involving a two-year-old male in…

Essex County Man Indicted in Scheme to Steal Checks and Defraud Banks

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was charged for his role in a scheme to steal and alter checks from the mail and fraudulently obtain funds from banks by…

Nine Men Charged with Roles in Gang-Led Drug and Gun Trafficking Network

NEWARK, N.J. – Nine members of a drug and gun trafficking network led by Latin King gang members in Union and Middlesex counties have been charged with drug and weapons offenses, U.S.…

North Jersey fugitive wanted for murder captured in Guatemala

PLAINFIELD, NJ – A man wanted for a fatal stabbing that took place in Plainfield in 2003 has been arrested in Guatemala this week. The U.S. Marshals Service arrested the 56-year-old fugitive…

Union Man Convicted in Retrial of 2015 McDonald’s Robbery Case

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Thomas H. Outland was once again convicted for an armed robbery of a McDonald’s restaurant in Scotch Plains in 2015. He was found guilty in 2017, but had…

Union County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Firearm and Drug Charges

NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man who was previously convicted of several felonies was sentenced to 144 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute cocaine and oxycodone…

Suspect in Multiple Sexual Assaults Arraigned by Grand Jury, Facing 17 Charges

PLAINFIELD, NJ – A man who is alleged to have committed a string of sexual assaults against women in Plainfield and Westfield has been indicted today by a grand jury. Union County…

Three New Jersey teens charged with murder

PLAINFIELD, NJ – An investigation by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office’s and the Plainfield Police Department has led to arrest of three men after being criminally charged with attempting to shoot and…

Arrest made in home invasion as mom raped by three men in front of her children, kidnapped

PLAINFIELD, NJ – A Newark man has been arrested and charged in connection with a kidnapping and sexual assault that took place in Plainfield earlier this year, Union County Prosecutor William A.…

Three men who shot New Jersey motorcyclist in drive-by arrested

North Plainfield, NJ – Three men who repeatedly shot at a motorcyclist this weekend on Route 22 have been arrested. The New Jersey State Police have arrested Matthew Plaza, 32, of Allentown,…

Feds say New Jersey burglary crew targeted Asians in NJ, PA

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight members of an interstate burglary crew were charged for their roles in a conspiracy that targeted homeowners of Asian descent for residential burglaries, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…

Child Predator and Cyberterrorist Sentenced to 75 years in Federal Prison

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Acting U.S. Attorney John Childress announced today that Buster Hernandez, 29, of Bakersfield, California, was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt.…

New Jersey man who stuck his two-year-old daughter in plastic bag charged with attempted murder

NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. – Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and North Plainfield Chief of Police William Parenti announced the arrest…

Here are some more of today’s coronacriminals

TRENTON, NJ – Here is a list of today’s coronacriminals who were charged for violating Governor Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 executive orders. William Teachen, 59, of Metuchen, was charged yesterday, April 21, by the…

Another Sexual Offender Out of Jail in Jersey Courtesy of Bail Reform

SOUTH PLAINFIELD-On Wednesday, February 01, 2017 at approximately 5:00pm, the South Plainfield Police were called to investigate a possible Sexual Assault involving a juvenile. Following a joint investigation conducted by the Middlesex…

Handgun, $50k in Heroin Not Enough to Keep Gang Member in Jail under New Jersey Bail Reform

Bail reform has failed another New Jersey community this week as the South Plainfield Police Department watched a gang member they arrested hours before walk out of court without bail. Omar R.…

Burglar Set Free Twice in One Week Under New Jersey Bail Reform Law

SOUTH PLAINFIELD-The fast revolving door of New Jersey’s new criminal justice system was well oiled last week in South Plainfield where a man was set free twice over a three day span…

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