14-year-old killed in North Plainfield triple shooting
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – A 14-year-old boy was among the two killed in a triple shooting that occurred in North Plainfield Friday night. Three victims were shot, two dead and one listed…
Juvenile issued ‘written warning’ after being caught in Beachwood with loaded gun, weed
BEACHWOOD, NJ – New Jersey Governor Murphy’s juvenile justice reform was on full display last week in Beachwood after concerned residents reported a teen in the community brandishing a handgun. Under the…
Island Heights police officer attacked by fire extinguisher wielding
ISLAND HEIGHTS, NJ – On June 13th, Island Heights Police Department Patrolman Mellott responded to a residence on Central Avenue for a female attacking a neighboring home, by pounding on the side…
Eight Bergen County cops listed in New Jersey’s “bad cop” report
HACKENSACK, NJ – The New Jersey Attorney General’s Major Discipline Reporting Report, also known as the “bad cop” report has been released. The release of the report was criticized from its inception.…
Nine Atlantic County Cops listed in New Jersey’s new “Bad Cop” report
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A new “bad cop” report released by the State of New Jersey was criticized from its inception, but a new report has been released by the State of…
Man Sentenced to 33 months in Prison for Possessing Molotov Cocktails at La Mesa Protest
Man Sentenced to 33 months in Prison for Possessing Molotov Cocktails at La Mesa Protest NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 13, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Zachary Alexander Karas was sentenced in federal…
Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Trafficking LSD
POCATELLO – John Morgan McComas, 25, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for trafficking lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today.…
Social Security Employee Charged With Pandemic Fraud Scheme
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Takiyah Gordon Austin, age 46, of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, was charged ina 29-count Indictment on July 20,…
Member of Brooklyn-Based “KavKaz Nation” Crime Syndicate Indicted for Extortion and Other Charges
A five-count indictment was filed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging Roman Nikoghosyan, a member of a violent, Brooklyn-based Eurasian organized crime syndicate that operated primarily in the Manhattan Beach and…
Trenton drug dealer charged for selling fatal dose of fentanyl
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Trenton drug dealer has been indicted for causing the death of a Pemberton Township man who fatally overdosed on fentanyl he sold to him…
Lakewood man gets 8 years for his role in shooting of 4-year-old girl in Asbury Park
FREEHOLD – A Lakewood man has been sentenced for his role in the 2020 shooting of a four-year-old Asbury Park girl, announced Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Sciaire N. Jackson, 28, was…
Here are the illegal guns New Jersey’s most dangerous criminals are carrying in our communities
TRENTON, NJ – The State of New Jersey and the Office of the Attorney General are touting this week’s gun buyback program which paid cash to criminals possessing illegal firearms raises a…
SWAT team shuts down Pine Beach cocaine, meth ring, four charged
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Four Ocean County drug dealers have been arrested and charged with distributing heroin, cocaine and fentanyl out of a Pine Beach home. The arrest comes as U.S. Border…
Toms River’s blue line painter indicted for terroristic threats against the judiciary
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River residents are still wondering if the man who painted the blue line down Hooper Avenue in Downtown Toms River is a local hero or a zero.…
Ex-Marine Again Convicted of Using Drugs and Force to Sexually Abuse Young Girls in Cambodia
LOS ANGELES – At the end of a re-trial prompted by appellate court reversal, a federal jury today convicted a retired Marine Corps captain who traveled to Cambodia in 2005 for…
Two Vauxhall Men Indicted in Scheme to Steal Mail, Commit Credit Card Fraud and Defraud United States
NEWARK, N.J. – Two men were charged today for their roles in a conspiracy to possess stolen mail, including credit cards and pandemic relief credit cards, commit bank fraud, and defraud the…
Mashpee Wampanoag Member Sentenced for Role in Heroin Trafficking Organization
BOSTON – A member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a wide-ranging heroin trafficking conspiracy. Joshua Johnson, 34, was sentenced by…
Convicted Felon Admits Illegally Possessing Firearm in Planned Revenge Shooting Spree
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man with previous felony convictions today admitted illegally possessing firearms and ammunition as part of a planned revenge shooting, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…
New York woman admits to role in drug trafficking ring
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Argelianka Garcia, of New York, New York, has admitted to her involvement in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Garcia,…
New York City man exonerated for a murder he didn’t commit after spending 32 years in prison
Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that she will file a joint motion with the defense to vacate the conviction of Carlton Roman, who has been incarcerated for 32 years…