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In the last 2 hours

Award for work to tackle domestic abuse — and now bosses want to hit gold standard Newark Advertiser12:06

Three Newark men plead guilty in violent kidnapping and execution of missing 27-year-old News 12 New Jersey11:49

In the last 4 hours

7 injured in late-night Trenton shooting News 12 New Jersey09:56

Yesterday

DOJ convicts man responsible for car crash, death and injuries on Newark Main Street Delaware Public Media22:46 9-Jun-26

Mystery Of Body Parts On I-80 Solved, Police Say Patch21:59 9-Jun-26

Teen Girl Shot At The Jersey Shore Patch17:24 9-Jun-26

New life-saving bleed kits installed across town in bid to improve public safety Newark Advertiser15:24 9-Jun-26

Man sentenced for assaulting attendant on flight from Newark airport News 12 New Jersey13:52 9-Jun-26

Man found guilty of two separate murders in Essex County faces life sentence News 12 New Jersey10:18 9-Jun-26

In the last 7 days

U.S. Army Recruiter Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)23:49 8-Jun-26

Belgian National Receives Prison Sentence for Assaulting Flight Crew Members on March 2024 Flight U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)23:39 8-Jun-26

Man found guilty of murder in 2025 crash that killed University of Delaware student CBS Philadelphia22:53 8-Jun-26

Passaic Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support To ISIS U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)22:08 8-Jun-26

Expensive Apple Gear Stolen In Bloomfield During Facebook Marketplace Trade: Police Patch21:55 8-Jun-26

Employee At Secaucus UPS Store Charged With Theft Patch20:34 8-Jun-26

Teenage boy suffers 'nasty' injuries in unprovoked Newark attack Nottinghamshire Live19:27 8-Jun-26

West Orange Man Found Guilty Of 2 Murders In The Oranges Patch19:02 8-Jun-26

Atlantic Highlands Police Chief, Mayor Praise Officers For Solving Murder Case Of Young Woman Patch17:31 8-Jun-26

State Grand Jury Declines to File Criminal Charges in Connection with November 9, 2025 Fatal Crash in West Deptford… New Jersey Attorney General (Press Release)17:26 8-Jun-26

KIYC: Report finds some electric vehicles exceed range ratings News 12 New Jersey10:33 8-Jun-26

Seattle man accused of smashing car windows at Delaney Hall protests News 12 New Jersey14:16 6-Jun-26

New Jersey Appellate Division Recognizes Private Right of Action Under CREAMMA JD Supra01:12 6-Jun-26

Court Dismisses Fraud Claim Against N.Y. Times Over "Young, Old, and Sick Starve to Death in Gaza" Photo Reason00:43 6-Jun-26

Camden County Pharmacist Charged with Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone Drug Enforcement Administration (Press Release)22:32 5-Jun-26

Edison Man Found Guilty Of Murdering Girlfriend; Body Found In Car In Atlantic Highlands Patch21:58 5-Jun-26

U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Settlement with Wrightstown, New Jersey Landlord in Fair Housing Act Lawsuit U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)21:27 5-Jun-26

Camden County Pharmacist Charged with Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone; Wife Charged with Making False Statements on… U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)20:56 5-Jun-26

Outrage Mounts at Assaults of Journalists and Hunger Strikers at Delaney Hall Truthout20:44 5-Jun-26

High-Fashion Freight Draws High-Tech Thieves Transport Topics18:44 5-Jun-26

Monmouth Co. Man Accused Of Killing Wife Says She Attacked Him First: Reports Patch18:24 5-Jun-26

Prisoners At Private ICE Jail In New Jersey Collectively Refuse Conditions Of Death Defector16:40 5-Jun-26

New Jersey Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Launder Over $500,000 Obtained from Internet-Related… U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)16:32 5-Jun-26

Nurse allegedly tried to set N.J. mental health facility on fire PhillyVoice15:39 5-Jun-26

“These are murderers”: Fox News is misleading viewers about who is being imprisoned at Delaney Hall Media Matters for America14:35 5-Jun-26

Police Sergeant Charged With Stealing Photographer’s Camera Bag From Delaney Hall Protests PetaPixel12:52 5-Jun-26

Three suspects charged with running northern Jersey shoplifting ring News 12 New Jersey11:56 5-Jun-26

Cop charged with theft of injured journalist’s cameras at protest NJ Spotlight05:46 5-Jun-26

2 charged after protest at Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center, police say News 12 Brooklyn01:53 5-Jun-26

South Jersey man doused workplace in gasoline in series of arsons CBS Philadelphia01:03 5-Jun-26

Officer charged with stealing journalist's camera bag, allegedly tracked by AirTag ABC News23:28 4-Jun-26

New Jersey police officer charged with stealing journalist’s camera equipment The Desk22:32 4-Jun-26

Former Mercer County Pharmacist Sentenced to 120 Months’ Imprisonment After Convictions for Illegally Distributing… U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)22:01 4-Jun-26

NJ cop stole journalist's camera gear at Delaney Hall protest, AG says Gothamist (Weblog)21:47 4-Jun-26

Sergeant charged with stealing journalist’s camera equipment after Delaney Hall protest, AG says News 12 New Jersey21:42 4-Jun-26

Video shows Pokémon card thieves ransacking New Jersey store CBS New York21:16 4-Jun-26

NJ Bureau of Securities Sues Former Princeton Resident Who Allegedly Defrauded Investors Out of $2.5 Million and… New Jersey Attorney General (Press Release)21:02 4-Jun-26

Duo Admits Shooting At, Chasing Bicyclist In Toms River Patch19:22 4-Jun-26

Maryland Man Admits to Trafficking Firearms Into New Jersey U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)18:27 4-Jun-26

Car Stolen In South Amboy Pulled Over In Tinton Falls; Heroin, Loaded Guns In Car, Police Say Patch18:21 4-Jun-26

AOC-backed Dem connected to Twin Towers bombing terrorist faces congressional pressure after… Fox News18:06 4-Jun-26

Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Allegedly Steals Injured Journalist’s Camera Bag and Equipment During Delaney … New Jersey Attorney General (Press Release)17:38 4-Jun-26

Former Newark deputy mayor sentenced to federal prison in cash-for-land bribery scheme News 12 New Jersey12:31 4-Jun-26

Thieves steal up to $40,000 in Pokémon merchandise smash and grab burglary from Rochelle Park hobby shop News 12 New Jersey11:51 4-Jun-26

Man could get life sentence after pleading guilty to using assault rifle in Irvington carjacking News 12 New Jersey10:40 4-Jun-26

GOP lawmakers argue Hamawy’s terror ties could pose national security risk in House Jewish Insider03:33 4-Jun-26

State AG releases name of man killed in Atlantic City police-involved shooting News 12 New Jersey02:10 4-Jun-26

Former Newark Deputy Mayor and Director of the Newark Department of Economic and Housing Development Sentenced to… U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)23:48 3-Jun-26

New Jersey Appellate Division Recognizes Implied Private Right of Action Under CREAMMA JD Supra21:51 3-Jun-26

Essex County Convicted Felon Admits to Armed Carjacking with an Assault Rifle, Along with Firearms and Narcotics… U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)20:13 3-Jun-26

Former Hillsborough Township School District Business Administrator and Co-Worker Indicted in Kickback Scheme U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)19:52 3-Jun-26

All Eight Defendants in Wiretap Investigation Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in Trafficking in Fentanyl, Cocaine,… U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)19:32 3-Jun-26

Plastic surgeon who testified in support of Wtc 1993 bomber is one step closer to becoming… MailOnline19:12 3-Jun-26

Jersey City man sentenced to 4 years in prison for multi-state warehouse burglary ring News 12 New Jersey17:31 3-Jun-26

MAGA absolutely loses it as Muslim Army vet who saved Senator's life wins Dem primary The Raw Story17:06 3-Jun-26

Jersey City Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Transport Stolen Goods U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)16:18 3-Jun-26

Who is ICE detaining at NJ's Delaney Hall? Not as many criminals as DHS suggests. Gothamist (Weblog)11:10 3-Jun-26

Hamawy, who faced scrutiny over terrorist ties, likely headed to Congress Jewish Insider07:55 3-Jun-26

Despite past terror ties, Hamawy prevails with narrow plurality in N.J. Dem primary Jewish Insider04:01 3-Jun-26

NJ Transit says a crumbling rail bridge is safe. Orange residents aren’t sure. News 12 New Jersey03:15 3-Jun-26

In the last month

2 officers wounded, civilian killed in Atlantic City police-involved shooting News 12 New Jersey23:00 2-Jun-26

Union County pushes, 'action plan' to make roads safer for pedestrians and motorists News 12 New Jersey22:50 2-Jun-26

Member of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 19 ½ Years in Prison for Fentanyl Analogue Distribution and Money… U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)22:29 2-Jun-26

Four Newark men sentenced in Long Island burglary spree News 12 New Jersey22:20 2-Jun-26

Atlantic City shooting update: 2 cops shot, suspect dead; first details Hindustan Times21:40 2-Jun-26

Rahway man charged in Linden carjacking, park shooting investigation News 12 New Jersey21:19 2-Jun-26

New Jersey Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl on the Dark Net U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)21:17 2-Jun-26

Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 234 Months for Fentanyl Analogue Distribution and Money Laundering … FBI (Press Release)20:44 2-Jun-26

Willingboro councilman gets a year in prison New Jersey Globe16:44 2-Jun-26

2 Cars Stolen In Maplewood On Rutgers Street, Park Avenue: Police Patch16:13 2-Jun-26

Will This Doctor Who Went to Gaza Win a Seat in Congress? Zeteo15:12 2-Jun-26

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