NJ Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in Michael Owens case

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Supreme Court has reinstated the murder conviction of Michael Owens, reversing part of a lower court decision that had vacated the verdict over jury instruction and…

New Jersey News

Former Wall Township school teacher facing jail time at sentencing in January

FREEHOLD, NJ – A former Wall Township High School teacher who pleaded guilty to multiple sex offenses involving two students will be sentenced later this month. Julie Rizzitello, 37, of Brick Township,…

School and Education News·Local Politics·Monmouth County News·New Jersey News

Former Red Bank pastor charged with sexual crimes against underage parishioner

FREEHOLD, NJ – A former pastor of a Red Bank church has been arrested and charged with multiple sexual offenses involving a juvenile parishioner, following a multi-agency investigation led by the Monmouth…

Police Blotter

Bayonne man charged after investigators find hundreds of child sex abuse files

Bayonne, NJ – A Bayonne man has been arrested and charged after authorities say hundreds of files containing child sexual abuse material were discovered on his electronic devices following a months-long investigation.…

Police Blotter·North Jersey News

Police say Wildwood Crest deaths likely murder-suicide

Wildwood Crest, NJ – Authorities in Cape May County say the deaths of a man and woman discovered inside a Wildwood Crest home earlier this week appear to be the result of…

Police Blotter·Jersey Shore News

Sheriff’s officer indicted for allegedly assaulting handcuffed student

Woodbury, NJ – A Gloucester County Sheriff’s officer has been indicted on charges of official misconduct and child endangerment following an alleged assault on a handcuffed student last month. Prosecutors said 51-year-old…

Police Blotter·School and Education News·South Jersey News

Teen charged in deadly Sayreville shooting of 17-year-old

SAYREVILLE, N.J. – A 16-year-old boy has been taken into custody and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in the Parlin section of Sayreville late Thursday night, according…

Police Blotter·North Jersey News

Man sentenced to 50 years for brutal kidnapping and torture

Man sentenced to 50 years for brutal kidnapping and torture DeWitt, NY A man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the kidnapping and torture of another man. Shah Powell, 36,…

Police Blotter

Michigan father fires gun outside school amid custody dispute

Michigan father fires gun outside school amid custody dispute Romulus, MI A Michigan father is facing multiple charges after allegedly firing a gun outside of his son’s middle school when he was…

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Man arrested in rock-throwing attack that injured young girl riding schoool bus on New Jersey Turnpike

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – A Palisades Park man has been arrested in connection with a January 7 rock-throwing incident on the New Jersey Turnpike that caused damage to a vehicle and led…

Police Blotter·North Jersey News

Overnight fire destroys Gloucester Township apartment leasing office, cause deemed suspicious

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Authorities are investigating a suspicious early morning fire that destroyed the leasing and management office at the Lakeview Apartments complex on Saturday. According to the Gloucester Township Police…

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Asarco Pit Death Leads to Prison Time for ATV Rider

TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A Howell Township man has been sentenced to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to strict liability vehicular homicide and endangering the welfare of a child…

Police Blotter·Monmouth County News·Ocean County News

USDA halts funding to Minnesota and Minneapolis over ‘industrial-scale’ fraud scandal

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an immediate suspension of federal financial awards to both the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis following revelations of widespread fraud…

Government News·Local Politics·Political Crime and Corruption·Politics

Brick Township man sentenced to life without parole for orchestrating father’s murder

TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A Brick Township man convicted of arranging the killing of his father in 2019 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, Ocean County…

Police Blotter·New Jersey News·Ocean County News·Top Headlines

Police identify elderly couple found dead in Wildwood Crest home

WILDWOOD CREST, N.J. – Cape May County authorities have identified the two people found dead earlier this week inside a Wildwood Crest residence as Donald Miller, 79, and Marion Miller, 79, both…

Police Blotter·Cape May County News·Jersey Shore News·New Jersey News

North Hollywood man charged with sexually abusing child while posing as babysitter and snowboard instructor

TORRANCE, Calif. – A North Hollywood man who advertised online as both a babysitter and children’s snowboard instructor has been charged with sexually abusing a child under 14 who was in his…

Police Blotter·California News

New Jersey Parole Reform Triples Credits for Prison Inmates: New Jersey is Less Safe, Assemblyman Says

TRENTON, N.J. – A heated debate erupted in the State House this week as Assemblyman Paul Kanitra denounced Assembly Bill 6206, a sweeping parole reform measure advanced by the Assembly Public Safety…

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Philadelphia killed, stabbed in Ewing Township

Ewing Township, NJ – Authorities are investigating a deadly stabbing that claimed the life of a Philadelphia man Thursday evening in Ewing Township, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Police were…

Police Blotter·Mercer County News·New Jersey News

Bill would add criminal penalties for violating New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey lawmakers are moving to strengthen enforcement of the state’s wage laws with a bill that would make certain violations of the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act a…

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New Jersey bill would allow rehabilitative release for older inmates serving long sentences

TRENTON, NJ – A bill advancing in the New Jersey Legislature would allow certain older inmates who have served lengthy prison terms to petition the court for release based on demonstrated rehabilitation…

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NJ Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in Michael Owens case

Former Wall Township school teacher facing jail time at sentencing in January

Former Red Bank pastor charged with sexual crimes against underage parishioner

Bayonne man charged after investigators find hundreds of child sex abuse files

Police say Wildwood Crest deaths likely murder-suicide

Sheriff’s officer indicted for allegedly assaulting handcuffed student

Teen charged in deadly Sayreville shooting of 17-year-old

Man sentenced to 50 years for brutal kidnapping and torture

Michigan father fires gun outside school amid custody dispute

Man arrested in rock-throwing attack that injured young girl riding schoool bus on New Jersey Turnpike

Overnight fire destroys Gloucester Township apartment leasing office, cause deemed suspicious

Asarco Pit Death Leads to Prison Time for ATV Rider

USDA halts funding to Minnesota and Minneapolis over ‘industrial-scale’ fraud scandal

Brick Township man sentenced to life without parole for orchestrating father’s murder

Police identify elderly couple found dead in Wildwood Crest home

North Hollywood man charged with sexually abusing child while posing as babysitter and snowboard instructor

New Jersey Parole Reform Triples Credits for Prison Inmates: New Jersey is Less Safe, Assemblyman Says

Philadelphia killed, stabbed in Ewing Township

Bill would add criminal penalties for violating New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act

New Jersey bill would allow rehabilitative release for older inmates serving long sentences

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