www.fgks.org   »   [go: up one dir, main page]
:
|
|
|
Shore Guide 2013
|
Mobile/Apps
|
Alerts
Place an Ad
|
Garage Sales
|
Marketplace
|
Jobs
|
Cars
|
Homes
Home : News : Crime & Courts
Oct 04, 2013
Police: 3 Mahwah teens commit assault, robbery in fake coke deal
The Record
Three Mahwah teenagers are facing multiple charges after allegedly trying to sell another teen fake cocaine, then jumping him when he questioned the merchandise.
Comment      
Khalid Khan guilty on all counts of wife's murder in Montclair
NorthJersey.com
A jury found Khalid Khan guilty on all counts today in the 2011 stabbing death of his estranged wife, Shazmina Khan, in her Wheeler Street apartment.
Comment      
Wayne doctor sentenced to 4 years' probation for sexual assault on patient
The Record
A Wayne doctor has been sentenced to four years of probation after admitting he kissed a patient and fondled her breasts without permission while treating her in his office for back problems.
Comment      
Former secretary to Passaic County superintendent sentenced to 7 years in prison
The Record
A former confidential secretary to the Passaic County superintendent of elections was sentenced to seven years in state prison Friday after she admitted diverting $384,661 in Board of Elections funds into her bank account.
Comment      
Family: Injured biker in SUV assault a devoted dad
The Record
The longtime girlfriend of a biker who was struck by an SUV during a bloody weekend confrontation with a throng of motorcyclists says he is a devoted family man.
Comment      
Charges dropped against Giants owner's nephew
The Record
Charges were dropped on Friday against a nephew of New York Giants owner John Mara who had been accused of hitting a man in the head with a bottle during a New Year's Eve party.
Comment      
Philly prosecutor charged with false police report
The Record
A high-ranking Philadelphia prosecutor is under arrest in an alleged scheme to first help a boyfriend in a stolen car case, then seek revenge after a breakup.
Comment      
Victim in Oregon deer-camp killings was foster father of suspect
The Record
One of the two men shot and killed in a deer-hunting camp in northeastern Oregon was the foster father of the 14-year-old boy identified as the shooter, authorities said Friday.
Comment      
Bail hearing in San Fransisco postponed in 'Silk Road' drug website case
The Record
A federal judge in San Francisco has postponed the bail hearing for a man charged as the mastermind of Silk Road, an encrypted website where users could shop for drugs like heroin and LSD ...
Comment      
Fugitive witness in Aaron Hernandez case in custody
The Record
A fugitive with ties to former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez was taken into custody in Connecticut on Friday, authorities said.
Comment      
Ohio announces alternative lethal injection drug
The Record
Ohio prison officials said Friday they are keeping their primary lethal injection drug in place despite the state's supply expiring, but they've added a second drug option for executioners to address the shortage.
Comment      
Former Fugees singer Lauryn Hill released from federal prison
The Record
Lauryn Hill, the Grammy-winning singer from South Orange, walked out of a federal prison camp in Connecticut on Friday after serving a three-month sentence for failing to file her federal ...
Comment      
Hackensack man accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl
The Record
Omar Aguirre-Cascante, Hackensack, is in the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $200,000 bail, with no option to post a 10 percent bond. He was ordered to surrender his passport and have no contact ...
Comment      
Bystander shot outside Paterson Paradise Lounge
Paterson Press
A 33-year old bystander was wounded in the buttocks early Friday morning when he tried to get away from a fight outside the Paradise Lounge on Main Street, police said.
Comment      
Oct 03, 2013
Revlon chairman loses appeal over claim of Cohen inheritance
The Record
Billionaire Revlon chairman Ronald Perelman was handed another defeat Thursday when a state appeals court rejected his claim to a share of the inheritance derived from the Hudson News business, upholding a lower court’s decision that his lawsuit was “frivolous.”
Comment      
NY mom who killed 3 kids wants cut of their estate
The Record
A mentally disturbed woman who drowned her three young children in a bathtub is going to court to ask a judge for a cut of their $350,000 estate.
Comment      
Tunisian man extradited to US in suicide bomb plot
The Record
A member of al-Qaida who allegedly met with Osama bin Laden in 2001 has been extradited to the United States to face charges that he conspired to carry out a suicide bomb attack against Americans in Europe.
Comment      
Newark man indicted in toddler's death is found dead
The Record
Police say a man found fatally shot on a Newark street early Thursday was under indictment in the shooting death of a toddler two years ago.
Comment      
N.J. appeals court agrees Perelman suit 'frivolous'
The Record
A lawsuit by billionaire Revlon chairman Ronald Perelman against the family of his late ex-wife was frivolous, but the legal fees awarded in the case need to be recalculated, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
Comment      
Capitol Hill incident began at White House
The Record
A law enforcement official says a shooting at the United States Capitol is related to a vehicle that tried to ram a security barricade at the White House.
Comment      
Police: NY bus aide broke student's arm
The Record
Police say a suburban New York bus aide fractured a developmentally disabled 5-year-old boy's arm.
Comment      
Florida gay teen accepts plea deal in underage sex case
The Record
A Florida teen accused of having sex with her underage girlfriend has accepted a plea deal that her attorney says is in her best interest.
Comment      
Mark Cuban takes stand in insider-trading trial
The Record
Mark Cuban told jurors in federal court that he became angry in 2004 when he learned of a pending development that would reduce the value of his investment in an Internet search company.
Comment      
Top Indonesia judge arrested on suspicion of graft
The Record
The top judge on Indonesia's Constitutional Court has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes in the country's latest high-profile graft scandal, an official said Thursday.
Comment      
California man charged in 'Silk Road' black market drug scheme
The Record
The man known as Dread Pirate Roberts — 29-year-old Ross William Ulbricht — was on his personal laptop Tuesday afternoon, authorities said, talking about the vast black market bazaar that is ...
Comment      
Paramus police officer struck while directing traffic
The Record
An 85-year-old woman was issued a summons for careless driving Thursday after the car she was driving struck a police officer who was directing traffic, causing a fracture to one of his legs, police said.
Comment      
North Bergen man accused of exposing himself to girl, 12, in Garfield
The Record
A North Bergen man has been arrested for allegedly exposing himself to a 12-year-old girl whom he stopped on the street.
Comment      
Sentencing Thursday for Nevada casino gang killing
The Record
A motorcycle gang leader convicted of murder in a 2011 shootout with a rival biker gang at a Nevada casino is due back in court in Reno for sentencing in the killing of the man known as the "godfather" of the Hells Angels in San Jose, Calif.
Comment      
Tennessee Troopers: IDs on 8 bus crash victims may take days
The Record
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says it could take a couple of days before troopers release the names of the eight people who died in a fiery bus crash.
Comment      
Oct 02, 2013
Cohen inheritance trial turns to accounting witness's credibility
The Record
Lawyers on Wednesday used their cross-examination to attack the credibility of an expert witness who had testified that Robert Cohen, the late Hudson News patriarch, lost a good chunk of his business and his estate to his son through a series of unfair corporate ...
Comment      
Bergen County bus driver criminally charged after allegedly leaving disabled man on bus
The Record
A Bergen County bus driver faces criminal charges and will likely lose her job after she allegedly left a developmentally disabled man alone on a bus in a Lodi garage Tuesday.
Comment      
Retired Port Authority police officer loses second suit against Englewood
The Record
A retired Port Authority police officer who was sentenced to 10 days in jail for a traffic violation lost his second lawsuit against the city of Englewood over his conviction.
Comment      
Fort Lee police: Men had cocaine hidden in car
The Record
Three men are facing drug charges after police found two kilograms of cocaine and more than $9,000 in cash stashed in hidden compartments in a car.
Comment      
Russian Embassy in Libya attacked, 1 Libyan killed
The Record
An armed mob broke into the Russian Embassy compound in the Libyan capital Tripoli Wednesday after a Russian woman was accused of killing a Libyan air force pilot, and one of the attackers was killed by random gunfire, Libyan officials said.
Comment      
Egypt: Disrespecting flag can lead to prison
The Record
Egypt's interim government decided Wednesday that insulting the flag and refusing to stand for the national anthem is an offense punishable by law.
Comment      
Jury rejects claim that Michael Jackson promoter AEG was negligent
The Record
A jury has rejected a claim that the promoter of Michael Jackson's comeback concerts was negligent in hiring the doctor who killed the superstar with a drug overdose.
Comment      
Trial opens for former Paterson school employee accused of theft in district
The Record
The trial of former Paterson school district employee, accused of stealing more than $102,000 through fraudulent billings, got under way Wednesday in state Superior Court.
Comment      
New York couple charged with armed robbery of Mahwah CVS
The Record
A New York couple have been charged with carrying out an armed robbery at the CVS on Franklin Turnpike, police said Wednesday.
Comment      
NJ man pleads guilty in Camden double slaying
The Record
A Camden man who fatally shot two city residents as they sat in a car has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter.
Comment      
Man pleads guilty in wife's fatal stabbing in Parsippany
The Record
Prosecutors say the husband of a woman found dead in her northern New Jersey restaurant last year has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter.
Comment      
Marathon suspect wants prison restrictions lifted
The Record
Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a judge Wednesday to lift restrictions placed on him in prison, arguing that the conditions are overly harsh, have left him ...
Comment      
Judge: Developers along Rt. 4 in Englewood must pay city $8.5 million
The Record
A judge has sided with the city in a long-running dispute with a group of Route 4 developers, upholding the city’s claim that the developers should pay $8.5 million for property that was traded in a controversial land swap.
Comment      
Former Woodland Park cop sentenced to five years for attempted assault on girl
The Record
Calling his crimes “horrible” and “mind-boggling” a judge Wednesday sentenced former Woodland Park police officer Steven E. Vigorito, Jr. to five years in prison for attempting to arrange to ...
Comment      
Park Ridge police launch smartphone app
The Record
Borough residents now have another way to connect to their police department through a tool that most people already have on them 24/7 — their smartphone.
Comment      
West New York man arrested in North Bergen admits robbing bank
The Record
A bank robber captured at a North Bergen motel last November is facing up to 20 years in prison after admitting he stole about $1,325 from a TD Bank branch in West New York.
Comment      
Priest accused of child sex abuse found in Poland
The Record
Polish police said Wednesday they have located a priest sought by Interpol on suspicion he sexually abused children in the Dominican Republic.
Comment      
Suspended West Virginia judge agrees to resign
The Record
A suspended West Virginia judge has pleaded guilty to conspiracy.
Comment      
Trial Oct. 10 for Saudi airman in Vegas sex case
The Record
A Nevada judge on Wednesday scheduled trial to begin Oct. 10 for a Saudi Arabian air force sergeant accused of raping a 13-year-old boy last New Year's Eve at a Las Vegas Strip hotel.
Comment      
Group accuses FBI of harassing second Todashev friend
The Record
A civil rights group has accused the FBI of threatening to deport the friend of a Chechen man shot to death in his Orlando apartment by an agent during questioning about a Boston Marathon bombing suspect.
Comment      
Armed man spurs school lockdowns in 2 Jersey Shore towns
The Record
A confrontation between police and an armed man in southern New Jersey that led to the lockdown of schools in two communities ended when the man shot himself Wednesday morning, authorities said.
Comment      
Two men wounded during Paterson street fight
Paterson Press
Two bystanders were wounded when a gunman intervened in a street fight in the 4th Ward on Tuesday night and began firing into the air, police said.
Comment      
Pennsylvania appeals court: No new trial for former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky
The Record
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky should not get a new trial after being convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Comment      
Witness describes bomb scare at Florida airport
The Record
As passengers took off their shoes and waited to go through security at the Jacksonville International Airport, a man in a coat, boots and sunglasses tried to bypass the checkpoint, then told ...
Comment      
Passaic man to face grand jury probe in N.Y.C. motorcycle chase of SUV
The Record
A motorcyclist from Passaic was charged Wednesday with reckless driving after prosecutors said he touched off a tense encounter with the driver of an SUV and a throng of other bikers that ...
Comment      
War crimes court seeks arrest of Kenyan
The Record
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for a man suspected of tampering with witnesses in the war crimes case against Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto — the first ...
Comment      
Oct 01, 2013
Pompton Lakes woman molested as teen settles with bus operator
The Record
A developmentally disabled woman who was molested as a teenager by a school bus driver will receive $700,000 to settle her lawsuit against the bus operator.
Comment      
Jersey City man avoids prison time for boating accident that killed Bergenfield man
The Record
The father of a 30-year-old Bergenfield man who was killed by a drunken power boat driver more than three years ago reacted with sadness Tuesday to a deal the defendant struck with prosecutors that spared him a prison sentence.
Comment      
Prosecutor's Office treating woman found near Passaic riverbank as homicide case
The Record
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office is awaiting results of an autopsy conducted on the body, found around 6:30 p.m. in a wooded area between the rear of the supermarket and the banks of the Passaic River.
Comment      
Bronx man convicted on drug charges in connection wth seizure of cocaine in Fort Lee
The Record
A New York man was convicted on drug conspiracy charges on Tuesday in connection with the seizure in Fort Lee of more than 300 pounds of cocaine that was being transported from the West Coast in 2011.
Comment      
Colorado teen pleads guilty in killing of school girl
The Record
A Colorado teen pleaded guilty Tuesday to kidnapping and murdering a 10-year-old girl in a case that panicked Denver-area residents last year.
Comment      
West New York mayor acquitted of computer hacking; son guilty
The Record
A federal jury has acquitted a northern New Jersey mayor of hacking into the website of a political foe.
Comment      
NY judge asked to bar NYPD monitoring of Muslims
The Record
A federal judge on Tuesday revisited a decades-old court settlement restricting how the New York Police Department conducts surveillance after civil rights lawyers accused the department of breaking those rules by monitoring Muslims.
Comment      
Text mistakenly sent to cop leads to arrest in NJ
The Record
Authorities say a New Jersey man mistakenly sent a text message to a police detective to set up a drug sale and now faces charges.
Comment      
Lesbian sues Mississippi town for denying gay bar permit
The Record
A woman is suing the leaders of a north Mississippi town, accusing them of conspiring to prevent her from opening a gay bar by denying an application for a business license.
Comment      
NJ cemetery manager accused of diverting funds
The Record
The manager of a southern New Jersey cemetery has been accused of diverting about $76,000 from the business to his own company.
Comment      
Passaic man charged in connection with NYC motorcyclist road rage assault caught on video
The Record
A Passaic motorcyclist was charged Wednesday with reckless driving after prosecutors said he touched off a tense encounter with the driver of an SUV and a throng of other bikers that ended ...
Comment      
5 wounded in NYC bike path stabbing, slashing
The Record
A man went on a rampage with scissors Tuesday morning on a Hudson River bike path, slashing or stabbing five people, including a toddler, police said.
Comment      
As deadline nears, applications to 9/11 fund soar
The Record
The first deadline to apply for a payment comes Thursday, and as that date has approached, the number of applicants has soared. As recently as late June, only 19,733 people had applied. More than 6,000 registrations have been completed just since Sept. 15.
Comment      
Testimony at BP oil spill trial targets response
The Record
An employee of the company that owned the doomed Deepwater Horizon drilling rig testified Tuesday that he was surprised when BP scrapped his team's design to stop the gusher in the Gulf of ...
Comment      
Suspicious package at Newark airport turns out to be cleaning supplies
The Record
The package was reported at about 6:20 a.m. The Union County Bomb Squad responded to the call.
Comment      
Sep 30, 2013
Digital billboards aid FBI in hunt for top criminals
The Record
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, as a fevered manhunt spread from city to suburbs and one suspect was killed in a wild shootout, wanted signs displaying photographs of the ...
Comment      
Accountant testifies at Cohen inheritance trial
The Record
An expert witness testified Monday about a series of business deals that left the son of the late Hudson News patriarch with hundreds of millions of dollars, detailing the transactions that ...
Comment      
Englewood police: Woman accused of beating mother-in-law arrested in the Bronx
The Record
A woman accused of brutally beating her elderly mother-in-law during a dispute over the younger woman’s drug habit was arrested in the Bronx Monday after two weeks on the run.
Comment      
Passaic County sheriff's employee suspended after weapons arrest
Paterson Press
A maintenance worker in the Passaic County Sheriff's Office was suspended without pay on Friday after police arrested him on assault and weapons charges, officials said.
Comment      
Garfield man charged with attacking homeowner with knife
The Record
A Farnham Avenue homeowner was attacked with a utility knife this weekend after he confronted a thief trying to steal a ladder from his backyard, authorities said.
Comment      
Little Ferry man charged with assaulting woman, toddler
The Record
A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with assaulting a 21-year-old woman and her toddler daughter, authorities said Monday..
Comment      
Ho-Ho-Kus police interrogating suspects in string of burglaries
The Record
Police are trying to link two men arrested in the borough on Monday to a rash of recent burglaries in the region.
Comment      
BP accused of lying to government during Gulf oil spill
The Record
BP lied to the U.S. government and withheld information about the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico after its well blew out in 2010, attorneys told a judge Monday.
Comment      
Little Falls wedding photographer accused of fraud turns himself in
Passaic Valley Today
Victims received vindication when a photographer, who operated a studio on Main Street, turned himself in to police last week.
Comment      
Louisiana Sheriff: Rape report filed before pastor slaying
The Record
A Louisiana sheriff says the wife of a man accused of killing a pastor filed a rape complaint against the preacher two days before he was killed.
Comment      
NYC accountant gets 18 years for aiding al-Qaida
The Record
A successful accountant who admitted supporting al-Qaida with money and supplies was sentenced to 18 years in prison Monday by a judge who said it was necessary to deter others from developing similar violent aspirations.
Comment      
Cousin of ex-Patriot Hernandez pleads not guilty
The Record
A cousin of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez pleaded not guilty Monday to a conspiracy charge for her alleged actions following the killing of Hernandez's friend.
Comment      
Judge bars AZ sheriff from using smuggling tactic
The Record
A federal judge has barred Arizona's most populous county from using a policy that allows people who paid to be smuggled into the U.S. to be charged under the state's immigrant smuggling law ...
Comment      
Former Bergen County Democratic leader Ferriero pleads not guilty in racketeering scheme
The Record
Joseph A. Ferriero on Monday formally denied charges that he engaged in a series of bribery, kickback and shakedown schemes during his decade-long tenure as chairman of Bergen County’s ...
Comment      
2 arrested in connection with Prospect Park burglary
The Record
Two men wanted in connection with a Prospect Park burglary are behind bars after being spotted Sunday at the CVS Pharmacy on Ratzer Road by an off-duty Passaic County sheriff’s officer.
Comment      
Life in prison for NJ chemist who poisoned husband
The Record
A Chinese-born chemist who worked for a decade for one of America's biggest pharmaceutical companies was a cold, calculating murderer who poisoned her husband rather than let him divorce her, ...
Comment      
Troubled ex-pro basketball player Sean Banks arrested in Englewood on domestic violence charge
The Record
Banks was arrested in 2011 as a reputed member of a Bergen County burglary syndicate known as the "James Bond Gang." He and three other men were accused of burglarizing two homes, in Sparta ...
Comment      
Paterson woman fights off mugger
Paterson Press
The victim was walking near the corner of E. 23rd Street and 18th Avenue when she was attacked at about 2:15 am, police said.
Comment      
Paterson police release details on Sunday afternoon shooting
Paterson Press
City police are trying to determine if Sunday afternoon's gunfire in the 4th Ward was connected to two other shootings that happened over the weekend.
Comment      
Court in Amanda Knox trial allows new DNA test
The Record
The Florence appellate court hearing U.S. student Amanda Knox's third trial in her roommate's murder agreed Monday to run additional DNA tests on the presumed weapon, but rejected more than a ...
Comment      
Sep 29, 2013
Paterson residents turn out for event to fight street violence
The Record
Kawanda Holmes and Tabatha Cox, each of whom lost a child this year to shootings in Paterson, were among dozens of people who shared their stories on Sunday at a street fair on 12th Avenue ...
Comment      
Police investigate three weekend shootings in Paterson
Paterson Press and The Record
Paterson police are investigating three weekend shootings that left three people injured. The last occurred near 10th Avenue and East 19th Street around 1:30 on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
Comment      
Two men wounded in Paterson in separate weekend shootings
Paterson Press
City police are investigating whether there's any connection between two 1st Ward shootings that happened over the weekend, leaving two city residents hospitalized, including a 34-year-old man who is in critical condition.
Comment      
Sep 28, 2013
No. 2 US nuke commander suspended amid probe
The Record
The No. 2 officer at the military command in charge of all U.S. nuclear war-fighting forces has been suspended and is under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service for issues ...
Comment      
Ex-soldier pleads not guilty in DEA killing plot
The Record
A former U.S. solder nicknamed Rambo pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges he plotted with phony Colombian drug traffickers to kill a federal agent for $800,000.
Comment      
4 dead, including intruders, in Pennsylvania home invasion
The Record
A woman and an accomplice broke into her family's home and killed her mother and brother before they were shot to death by her father, state police said Saturday.
Comment      
NJ man admits possessing, distributing child porn
The Record
State authorities say a southern New Jersey man arrested last year in a sweeping child pornography investigation has admitted he made numerous images and videos available online.
Comment      
Pastor shot, killed during Louisiana church service
The Record
A Louisiana pastor has been shot and killed during a nighttime revival service, and authorities say a suspect has been arrested.
Comment      
Sep 27, 2013
Stile: Legislature still faces a tough decision on same-sex marriage
The Record
While Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson’s 53-page opinion Friday was hailed as a landmark, a “tipping point” in the decadelong crusade, some advocates worried it could hinder their main objective — getting the Legislature to enact same-sex marriage despite ...
Comment      
Gay-marriage ruling prompts tears of joy, sighs of relief in North Jersey
The Record
For many gay-marriage supporters in North Jersey, Mercer County Assignment Judge Mary Jacobson’s ruling confers not just the practical benefits and financial security of marriage, but also a ...
Comment      
Prosecutor: Court for man who impregnated 12-year-old NJ girl
The Record
Federal prosecutors say a registered sex offender who allegedly impregnated a 12-year-old southern New Jersey girl is due to make his first court appearance.
Comment      
Norwood man charged with child endangerment for allegedly striking, injuring girl with belt
The Record
A 38-year-old borough man has been charged with child endangerment for allegedly striking a 10-year-old girl with a belt, authorities said Friday.
Comment      
Appellate court dismisses former Teaneck pastor's suit over ouster
The Record
A defamation lawsuit filed by a former church pastor against the Eastern Korean Presbytery, and a Teaneck church and its elders after he was ousted from his spiritual post was dismissed by an appellate court on Friday.
Comment      
Police arrest two in alleged Paterson heroin operation, seize $500K in cash
Paterson Press
A Massachusetts man carrying about $500,000 in a gym bag was arrested Friday morning in the break-up of a heroin operation working from an attic apartment in a quiet neighborhood, the Passaic ...
Comment      
Lyndhurst man among 10 charged in $200M credit card scheme
The Record
A Lyndhurst man is among 10 people charged Friday in what federal authorities said is one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department.
Comment      
Man arrested a month after allegedly striking officer with stolen Fort Lee police car
The Record
Authorities on Friday announced the arrest of a man who last month set off a tri-state manhunt after allegedly stealing a Fort Lee Police car, striking three officers and fleeing to New York ...
Comment      
Alleged NJ gang leader arrested
The Record
Federal law enforcement authorities say they've arrested an alleged leader of a New Jersey faction of the Bloods street gang.
Comment      
Man in Miss Teen USA extortion case posts bail
The Record
A 19-year-old man was charged Thursday with hacking webcams at the home of Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf and other women to extort nude photos and videos from them, with authorities contending he ...
Comment      
Jury deliberates suit against Jackson promoter
The Record
After a bitterly fought five-month trial, a negligence lawsuit by Michael Jackson's mother against his concert promoter is in the hands of a jury after a final plea by a Jackson lawyer to ...
Comment      
Wisconsin mom whose 3 kids died in fire gets 18 years
The Record
A Wisconsin woman who had been repeatedly warned not to leave her children alone was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison and 18 years of extended supervision after three of them died in a house fire.
Comment      
Garfield man arrested on robbery charges
The Record
A city resident was assaulted Thursday night after he stopped his car because he thought something had hit it, police said.
Comment      
Corrections officer from Paterson guilty of smuggling heroin
The Record
A Hudson County jury convicted a Paterson man who worked as a corrections officer of smuggling heroin and marijuana into the state’s treatment center for sex offenders, the state’s acting Attorney General said.
Comment      
Man shot in Paterson during attempted robbery
Paterson Press
A man walking in a high-crime area of the 4th Ward was shot early Friday morning during an apparent robbery, police said.
Comment      
Newark Archbishop John Myers turns up at Bergen County courthouse
The Record
Newark Archbishop John J. Myers visited the Bergen County Courthouse on Thursday, months after a local priest was arrested on seven counts accusing him of violating a lifetime ban on ...
Comment      
Sep 26, 2013
Fair Lawn man faces federal child pornography charges
The Record
A Fair Lawn man was arrested Thursday and charged with distributing pornographic images of children over the Internet, authorities said.
Comment      
Colorado cantaloupe farmers arrested in fatal listeria outbreak
The Record
The owners of a Colorado cantaloupe farm were arrested Thursday on charges stemming from a 2011 listeria epidemic that killed 33 people in one of the nation's deadliest outbreaks of foodborne ...
Comment      
Grand jury indicts man in Essex, Bergen robberies
Belleville Times
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Newark man in connection with a series of robberies in Belleville, Bloomfield and Verona and Paramus, among other North Jersey towns, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Comment      
Jury gets negligence case over death of Michael Jackson
The Record
A jury has started deliberations in a case claiming the promoter of Michael Jackson's comeback concerts was negligent in hiring the doctor who killed the superstar.
Comment      
Man indicted for murder in death of N.J. woman, 92
The Record
A northern New Jersey man has been indicted on murder charges in the death of 92-year-old Elizabeth woman who police say was strangled by an intruder who stole several hundred dollars in loose change.
Comment      
Two N.Y. men face drug charges after Fort Lee traffic stop
The Record
Police have charged two men from New York with narcotics possession after finding one pound of crack cocaine in their vehicle — possibly the single largest crack-related arrest in over a ...
Comment      
Ex-Montana teacher freed after 30-day term for raping teen
The Record
Montana prison officials released a former high school teacher Thursday after he completed a 30-day sentence for rape that is under review by the state's high court and has prompted critics to call for the removal of the judge who oversaw the case.
Comment      
Man cleared in ricin letters case sues 2nd suspect
The Record
An Elvis impersonator who was ultimately cleared of charges that he sent poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others has filed a defamation lawsuit against the current suspect in the case.
Comment      
Judge drops Ridgewood charges against 'Real Housewives' cast members
The Record
Assault and terroristic threat charges against three of the stars of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey” were dropped Thursday after a deal was brokered between lawyers for “Housewives” ...
Comment      
Utah beauty queen takes plea on bomb charges
The Record
A beauty contest winner and three other teens have taken a plea deal after being accused of tossing homemade bottle bombs in a Salt Lake suburb.
Comment      
Lawyer defends NJ dad in death of son's playmate
The Record
The lawyer for the father of a New Jersey boy who fatally shot his 6-year-old playmate says he'll vigorously defend his client.
Comment      
Interpol issues alert for British terror widow
The Record
The tabloids call her "the white widow," a British-born Muslim convert who was married to one of the suicide bombers in the 2005 attack on London's transit system. And for days now, the ...
Comment      
Sep 25, 2013
Arrest of disabled New Milford man sheds light on police dilemma
The Record
Walter Bartolomucci Jr. was arrested one more time a few weeks ago. And what happened after that illustrates the challenges faced by authorities who increasingly must deal with developmentally ...
Comment      
16-month-old child left behind in South Hackensack motel
The Record
Motel staff waited about 45 minutes for the couple to return before calling police, Mehta said.
Comment      
N.J. Supreme Court: Hackensack's Advance Housing non-profit is tax-exempt
The Record
A Hackensack-based non-profit that houses and serves the psychiatrically disabled in a dozen Bergen County municipalities was granted a property tax exemption by the state Supreme Court in a decision published Wednesday.
Comment      
Dad of NJ boy who fatally shot 6-year-old friend is indicted
The Record
The father of a young New Jersey boy who fatally shot his 6-year-old playmate has been indicted on six counts of child endangerment.
Comment      
Day three: Perelman-Cohen inheritance trial
The Record
A former driver for late Hudson News patriarch Robert Cohen testified Wednesday that he once held the ailing elderly man’s wrist as he signed his will, but insisted that Cohen himself did the ...
Comment      
Connecticut panel orders release of Newtown shooting 911 tapes
The Record
Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission has ordered the release of the 911 tapes from last year's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Comment      
Virginia prosecutor: Missouri ex posted nudes of her online
The Record
A Virginia prosecutor has asked a St. Louis County court for an order of protection against a Missouri lawyer who was once former Gov. Bob Holden's chief legal counsel, accusing him of harassing her since their relationship ended and of posting nude photos of ...
Comment      
Prison for man accused in burglary try at Kid Rock's home
The Record
A man accused of trying to break into musician Kid Rock's suburban Detroit home has been sentenced to at least 46 months in prison.
Comment      
Ohio gay marriage lawsuit expanded to others
The Record
A lawsuit seeking to have the marriages of two gay couples recognized on death certificates has been expanded to include all similarly situated couples in Ohio, despite a statewide gay ...
Comment      
Lawyer: Manning's gender issues being assessed
The Record
The lawyer who defended Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning against charges of leaking classified information says his client is being thoroughly assessed at a military prison for gender identity ...
Comment      
Ridgewood police warn against grandparents scam
The Record
Police are warning residents to be wary of calls claiming their relatives are in prison, needing cash for bail.
Comment      
FBI: DC Navy Yard shooter didn't target victims [video]
The Record
The FBI says there is no indication that the Navy Yard shooter targeted any specific individuals when he opened fire inside a building, killing 12 people.
Comment      
NY police: Businessman fires in office, kills one, flees
The Record
Police say a man walked into a New York light fixture company where he had done business and opened fire, killing an employee, wounding another person and leading to the lockdown of a nearby ...
Comment      
Passaic police arrest 4 in unrelated street robberies
The Record
City police have arrested four people this month in a string of unrelated street robberies.
Comment      
Oklahoma teen found guilty in school shooting plot
The Record
A teenager who authorities say tried to recruit classmates for a mass shooting and bomb attack at his northeastern Oklahoma high school has been convicted in a plot to kill students, teachers and police officers.
Comment      
'Sesame Street' actor loses palimony case in NJ
The Record
A judge in New Jersey has ordered Roscoe Orman, who plays Gordon on the children's TV show, to continue paying palimony to the mother of his four children even though the unmarried former couple never agreed to anything in writing.
Comment      
Lawyer: NJ teen charged in of Autumn Pasquale's slaying released
The Record
The brother of a New Jersey teenager who admitted killing a 12-year-old girl who wanted to trade bike parts has been released from a juvenile jail. Dante Robinson's release suggests that he reached a plea deal on a lesser charge, but authorities would not ...
Comment      
Feds in NJ indict alleged MS-13 gang members
The Record
Federal authorities in New Jersey today are reporting a major blow against 14 alleged members of a branch of the violent international street gang “La Mara Salvatrucha,” also known as MS-13. U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman has scheduled a news conference in Newark ...
Comment      
Police: Pemberton Township man killed by masked people at home
The Record
A spokesman for the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office says authorities are looking for the suspects and trying to determine a motive for the shooting around 11 p.m. Tuesday in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township.
Comment      
NY courts initiative to aid exploited prostitutes
The Record
New York is announcing an initiative to help prostitutes escape a life of exploitation and violence.
Comment      
Sep 24, 2013
Settlement reached in suit brought by Hackensack police against the city
The Record
A tentative settlement has been reached in a sweeping lawsuit brought by members of the Hackensack Police Department against the city, the former police chief and police officials that could bring to a close a long, painful chapter in the city’s history.
Comment      
Judge finds ex-chief of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center harassed co-worker during dinner event
The Record
The former chief of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center has been found guilty of harassment but cleared of an assault charge for rubbing the leg of, and then forcibly kissing, a female administrator, who testified that after the incident she turned down a ...
Comment      
Fight over heiress' will ends in deal in NY court
The Record
A feud over how an enigmatic heiress meant to bequeath a $300 million fortune made in Montana copper mines and the beginnings of Las Vegas was settled Tuesday, with a deal that mainly benefits ...
Comment      
Teaneck man, 19, charged in thefts of smartphones, tablets from library patrons
The Record
A 19-year-old Teaneck man has been arrested and charged with stealing smartphones and other electronic devices from people in the township library, authorities said Tuesday.
Comment      
Two men plead guilty in N.J. scam with black-dyed money
The Record
A New Jersey man and a Philadelphia resident have admitted they tried to scam victims with worthless paper dyed black that was portrayed as real money and sold to people who paid to have the dye removed.
Comment      
Ex-Guatemala soldier faces trial in US
The Record
A former Guatemalan soldier suspected of helping to carry out a massacre during the country's civil war is facing trial in the United States on charges of lying on his application to become an ...
Comment      
Paterson police looking for woman in bank theft operation
Paterson Press
City police are asking for help in identifying a woman they say is part of a "sophisticated theft operation" targeting people's bank accounts.
Comment      
Perelman-Cohen inheritance trial turns to patriarch's health
The Record
The health of the ailing patriarch of the Hudson News company and the complex corporate transactions he completed during his final years came under a spotlight Tuesday as the battle over the ...
Comment      
Police checked 3 times before mom, boy found dead
The Record
Henderson, Nev., police checking an apartment three separate times over two days failed to find the decomposing bodies of a woman and her son who were stabbed to death, according to an arrest ...
Comment      
Police: Gunman killed near North Carolina campus after pursuit
The Record
Police shot and killed an armed man who came onto North Carolina Central University's campus after he exchanged gunfire with officers, the public university said Tuesday.
Comment      
Yale crash victim's family settles lawsuit
The Record
The family of one of four Yale University students killed in a 2003 crash on Interstate 95 in Connecticut has settled a negligence lawsuit against the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Comment      
Sep 23, 2013
Fort Lee, North Bergen women plead guilty for roles in Palisades Park-based ID-theft ring
The Record
Rita S. Kim, 49, of Fort Lee and Hyon-Suk Chung, 50, of North Bergen pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said in a statement.
Comment      
Sep 24, 2013
Man accused of plot to shoot up Salt Lake mall
The Record
A Utah man accused of plotting a deadly attack on a luxe outdoor shopping center in the heart of Salt Lake City this week told investigators he planned to "just randomly shoot and kill people."
Comment      
Ridgefield family held at gunpoint during robbery
The Record
A family of four was held at gunpoint while four men searched their home for a safe that wasn’t there, police said.
Comment      
Report: Washington Navy Yard shooter lied about previous arrest, debts
The Record
The Washington Navy Yard shooter lied about a previous arrest and failed to disclose thousands of dollars in debts when he applied for a security clearance in the Navy.
Comment      
Newton man arrested in Newton library
The Record
Bo Sun Seo, 43, of Newton and formerly of Franklin, was allegedly discovered after hours by library employees on Sept. 12, police said Tuesday. The library employees said cash was missing. The amount was undisclosed.
Comment      
4 men charged in Chicago shooting that injured 13
The Record
Two men have been charged in a mass shooting at a Chicago park that wounded 13 people, including a 3-year-old boy, but neither suspect is believed to have been a triggerman, according to ...
Comment      
Paterson resident mugged by three men Monday morning
Paterson Press
PATERSON - Without warning, three men pounced on a Paterson resident as he was walking in the 4th Ward at 2 am on Monday, beating and then taking his iPhone and $300 in cash, police said. The victim, who is in his 40's, told police he was near the corner of ...
Comment      
Sep 23, 2013
Vikings owners face $84.5M fine in N.J. case
The Record
A judge in New Jersey on Monday ordered Minnesota Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf and their cousin, Leonard Wilf, to pay $84.5 million to two former business partners they defrauded in a ...
Comment      
Paterson police seek witnesses to Sunday shooting
The Record
Police are asking anyone who witnessed a shooting at 49 North Main St. on Sunday afternoon to come forward.
Comment      
Paramus motorcyclist charged with driving under influence in Rochelle Park crash
The Record
A 33-year-old Paramus man who was shot last month by an unknown assailant on a motorcycle was arrested Sunday night after a police chase that ended when he crashed his own motorcycle in Rochelle Park, authorities said.
Comment      
Cohen-Perelman inheritance battle begins
The Record
Lawyers for two prominent families in the middle of an estate battle characterized shifts in the will of Hudson News scion Robert Cohen in sharply divergent ways on Monday as a court case on ...
Comment      
Hawthorne attorney disbarred over misappropriation of funds, other violations
The Record
Hawthorne attorney Charles Ingenito has been disbarred by the New Jersey Supreme Court based on an 11-count administrative complaint accusing him of violations ranging from gross neglect to misappropriation of funds.
Comment      
Defiant North Jersey attorney Paul Bergrin sentenced to life for racketeering, murder
The Record
Paul W. Bergrin, a former federal prosecutor and high-profile defense attorney, was sentenced to life in prison Monday, following his conviction in March on 23 counts, including murder and ...
Comment      
Marathon bombing suspect's lawyers want more time
The Record
Federal authorities plan to recommend whether to seek the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev by the end of next month and expect U.S. Attorney General Eric ...
Comment      
Thief breaks into Paterson apartment while victim at home
Paterson Press
The incident happened on the 100 block of Ellison at about 6 pm, said Sgt. Ivette Otero. The resident was on his computer when the suspect busted through the door, she said. After the suspect snatched the camera, the resident fought with him and forced him to ...
Comment      
2 men killed in unrelated shootings in Newark
The Record
Authorities say both victims may have been targeted and there is no indication the matters are related.
Comment      
Paterson police seeking witnesses to Sunday shooting
The Record
At about 4 p.m., police arrived at the home to find an unidentified man lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds.
Comment      
Passaic County Community College student from Clifton robbed at gunpoint a block from police HQ in Paterson
Paterson Press
A gunman forced a college student from Clifton to withdraw money from two different cash machines Saturday night in a crime that began just after the victim left his school in downtown Paterson, about a block away from police headquarters, according to ...
Comment      
Paterson man fends off knife-point robbery
Paterson Press
A city man suffered a minor laceration when he fought off two men who tried to rob him at knife-point in the 3rd Ward on Saturday night, police said.
Comment      
Sep 21, 2013
Sheriff's detectives bust Bronx fugitive in Paterson with $450K worth of heroin
Paterson Press
A Bronx man wanted in New York City on cocaine-distribution charges for the past seven years was arrested in Paterson on Friday with almost eight pounds of heroin worth about $450,000 in his ...
Comment      
Wyckoff man wanted for numerous narcotics charges surrenders to police
The Record
A missing 20-year-old Wyckoff man, who police had wanted for numerous narcotics charges, surrendered before midnight Saturday, according to police. Speziale fled five days ago after borough ...
Comment      
Tentative deal in dispute over NY heiress' will
The Record
A tentative deal has been reached in a New York court fight over the will of a reclusive Montana copper mining heiress that would give more than $30 million of her $300 million estate to her ...
Comment      
Three people wounded in Paterson street shooting three blocks from recent homicide location
Paterson Press
Three people were wounded in the 5th Ward early Saturday morning just three blocks from the scene of a fatal shooting less than 24 hours earlier, according to police.
Comment      
Sep 20, 2013
Bronx man gets 20 years for hiding girlfriend's dismembered body in Teaneck basement
The Record
A Bronx man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for trying to hide his former girlfriend’s dismembered body in the basement of a Teaneck house five years ago.
Comment      
Police charge NJ man with growing marijuana
The Record
Authorities in central New Jersey have arrested a man they say was growing "numerous" marijuana plants behind his residence.
Comment      
Police kept Navy shooter's gun after 2004 arrest
The Record
Police say Washington Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis never got his gun back after a 2004 arrest in Seattle.
Comment      
Paterson seeks to fire clerk who testified against her boss in OT hearings
Paterson Press
Municipal officials are moving to terminate a clerical worker in the Community Development department who rose to prominence during the city’s 2011 overtime hearings when she testified against her boss.
Comment      
Jackson auction stopped after authenticity issues
The Record
With the authenticity of a guitar supposedly signed by Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen called into question, authorities pulled the plug Friday on an online auction of personal belongings ...
Comment      
Fight erupts in iPhone line at California Apple store
The Record
Police detained three people after a fight erupted outside a Pasadena, Calif., Apple Store where a crowd waited overnight for release of the new iPhone.
Comment      
Trafficking case against Saudi princess dismissed
The Record
Prosecutors on Friday dropped a human-trafficking case that was brought against a Saudi princess this summer after a Kenyan maid alleged her passport had been taken away and she had been ...
Comment      
Man wanted in South Carolina on child pornography charges arrested in Passaic
The Record
A young man wanted in South Carolina on child pornography charges was arrested by city police Thursday night, authorities said.
Comment      
FBI finds 1992 Pennsylvania murder suspect in Philippines
The Record
The FBI has captured a fugitive in the Philippines, 20 years after he allegedly gunned down his wife's friend in a crowded Philadelphia restaurant.
Comment      
Mother, uncle of 'Jihad' convicted in French court
The Record
A French appeals court convicted a woman and her brother on Friday for "justifying a crime" after her toddler son, named Jihad, went to preschool in a T-shirt bearing the words "I am a bomb" and "Jihad: Born on Sept. 11," a defense lawyer said.
Comment      
Egypt holds funeral for slain police general
The Record
Egypt's military chief has led a funeral procession for a police general killed the day before in a raid on an Islamist stronghold near Cairo.
Comment      
8 arrested in cyber theft from Barclays Bank
The Record
Eight men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing 1.3 million pounds ($2 million) from a Barclays bank branch by tapping into its computers, British police said Friday.
Comment      
Amanda Knox on retrial: 'Everything is at stake'
The Record
American student Amanda Knox on Friday defended her decision not to return to Italy for a new appeals trial over the 2007 killing of her British roommate, even as she acknowledged that "everything is at stake," insisting she is innocent.
Comment      
Cat burglar on the prowl in Saddle River
The Record
Police scoured two neighborhoods this week in search of suspects in a daylight burglary and attempted break-in, but were not able to find the thieves. Meanwhile, a cat burglar is still prowling the community.
Comment      
Chicago police: Assault-style rifle used in attack that wounded 13
The Record
Those behind a late-night attack at a southwest Chicago park in which 13 people were wounded, including a 3-year-old, used an assault-style weapon to spray the crowd with bullets, making it "a ...
Comment      
Man fatally shot in Paterson Friday morning
Paterson Press
A 33-year-old city man was shot and killed at an undisclosed location early Friday morning, according to Paterson police.
Comment      
33-year-old man killed in Paterson shooting
The Record
Police found Tashan Hall, 33, shot in the torso, and an unidentified woman in her 20s shot in her arm. Hall was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, police said.
Comment      
Sep 19, 2013
Experts to testify in Perelman-Cohen estate suit
The Record
A judge in Hackensack ruled Thursday on the last of several motions in Samantha Perelman’s lawsuit against her uncle James Cohen, summing up all pretrial business before lawyers make opening ...
Comment      
Texas won't switch execution drug
The Record
The nation's most active death penalty will continue to use the same execution drug but won't say how it will replace its supply that expires this month, Texas prison officials said Thursday.
Comment      
This page is generated with up to 200 stories from the past:
30 days
|
Top Stories
|
Most Read
Latest tweets from @NorthJerseybrk
Connect
Newsletters / Alerts
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Mobile
Letters to the Editor
Advertise
NorthJersey.com
The Record / Herald News
Community Newspapers
(201) Magazine/Bergen.com
Other Magazines
Subscribe
The Record
Herald News
Community Newspapers
(201) Magazine
Customer Care
Find
Obituaries
Photographs
Books
Reprints and Permissions
Archives
Legals/Public Notices
Local Businesses
NorthJersey.com
About Us
Contact Us
Terms of Service/ Privacy
Police Blotter Policy
North Jersey Media Group
In The News
About Us / Locations
Foundation
Action Against Hunger
Green Statement
Employment Opportunities
Premiums
Events/Exposure
About Crime & Courts at NorthJersey.com
Follow New Jersey crime on NorthJersey.com. Know what’s going on in your neighborhood and around the state with the latest news from NJ courts and police blotters. Keep track of current crime investigations and court cases, get news from the NJ court system and find out what towns are implementing new legislature. From stories on routine law enforcement responses by town to state crime and court cases, NorthJersey.com has the latest news you need to know about New Jersey crime: murder cases, petty theft, white collar and organized crime, police arrests, child endangerment and more. Our reporters bring you fair and just accounts of court hearings and crime in NJ. If it happened in North Jersey, you can read about it here. Plus, you’ll find breaking national and federal crime stories along with local reports. Share articles and updates on developing stories with friends and family via email or social media or leave your own comment via Facebook login. With NorthJersey.com’s crime and court reporting, you’ll always know what’s happening near you, around the state and across the country
© 2013 North Jersey Media Group