New Jersey Police Detective Speaks Out Against Bail Reform

After our coverage last week regarding the problems associated with New Jersey bail reform, many police officers have contacted us thanking us, but very few would go on the record criticizing the…

Search Continues for Body of Sarah Stern

FREEHOLD-On Friday, February 3, 2017, troopers from the New Jersey State Police Marine Bureau, Point Pleasant Station, began a secondary search of the Shark River for Sarah Stern’s remains, announced Monmouth County…

Mike Pence Speaks at March for Life

On behalf of President Donald Trump, my wife Karen, and our daughter Charlotte, I’d like to welcome you all to Washington, D.C. for the 44th annual March for Life. And I am…

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…

How New Jersey Bail Reform Act Put Some Ocean County Children at Possible Risk

TRENTON-Law enforcement agencies in Ocean County are shocked and upset this week after New Jersey’s bail reform law has put a man who police say offered a video game console to a child…

Child Sex Offender Back on the Streets Shortly After Arrest Thanks to Bail Reform Law

LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP-Chief Richard Buzby issued the following statement regarding a suspected child sex offender who has been released back into the community thanks to New Jersey’s new bail reform law.…

No Gun in Jackson School Bus "Gun Incident"

by Capt. Steven Laskiewicz, JPD JACKSON-On Wednesday January 11, 2017 at approximately 7:05 am, multiple Jackson Police Officers responded to the Jackson Memorial High School on the report of a subject on…

Man Arrested for Child Neglect After Nearly OD'ing While Giving Child Bath

JACKSON-On Saturday September 17, 2016 at approximately 8:30 pm, Jackson Police Officers Michael Kelly and Shane Davis, along with Jackson First Aid responded to a residence located on Bennetts Mills Road…

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Blotter – February 9th thru February 15th, 2016

Weekly Police Blotter February 9th thru February 15th, 2016 . . Theft – On Monday, February 15, 2016, at 8:28 p.m., Officer Andrew Slota responded to Applebee’s, 404 Route 9 South in…

Upcoming public discussion: Should video from police cameras be off-limits?

Senator Paul A. Sarlo On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, the Bergen County NAACP will host a public forum to discuss proposed legislation that seeks to prevent public access to all police camera…

Editorial: How Jackson Can Strengthen No Knock Laws and Still be a Good Neighbor

Jackson Township, like our neighbors in Howell, Brick and Toms River is experiencing a real estate market boom. That boom is driving the prices of homes upward in the eastern portion of…

Lakewood Couple Sentenced for Plot to Kidnap Jewish Man to Force Divorce

NEWARK-A husband and wife from Lakewood, New Jersey, were sentenced today for their roles in a conspiracy to kidnap a Jewish man and force him to give his wife a religious divorce,…

Can You Judge Etan Patz’s Accused Killer Fairly? Here Are 109 Questions to Start

by Joe Sexton Understood broadly, jury duty is an honor and privilege. Experienced daily, it can feel like a pain in the neck – the hours spent waiting, the complications of work…

Hotter Than Lava

by Julia Angwin and Abbie Nehring FB.init({ appId : ‘229862657130557’, // App ID status : true, // check login status cookie : true, // enable cookies to allow the server to access…

Two Arrested After Bizarre Turn of Events Ended after Woman Ran Out of House Half Naked

JACKSON-On Tuesday January 6, 2015 at 1:48 am, Police Officers Christopher Schinder, Shannon Foote, Edward Travisano and Anthony Riso responded to the report of a dispute between multiple people at a residence…

Caregivers Volunteers of Central Jersey – Engage Toms River

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Yr00L0SNA&feature=youtube_gdata Caregivers Volunteers of Central Jersey – Engage Toms River This video was produced by a student named Doug Jung who is attending Georgian Court University. If we win, $2500 will go…

When a Patient’s Death is Broadcast Without Permission

by Charles Ornstein This story was co-published with the New York Times. Anita Chanko could not sleep. At 4 a.m., on an August night in 2012, she settled onto the couch in…

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