Teenage boy shot to death in North Trenton
Marcus Hunter, 16, was shot around 2:30 p.m. near the Donnelly Homes housing complex. Nearby residents said they heard several gunshots. Trenton police on Beakes Street in the city investigate a...
View ArticlePlainsboro man is sentenced to 3 years in prison for drunken-driving homicide
Rohit Maddineni, 26, pleaded guilty on Nov. 16 to one count of vehicular homicide. He was charged after police learned Maddineni had been drinking before the crash. Rohit Maddineni in court in April...
View ArticleHamilton man gets new sentence for hit-and-run accident
Steven Applegate, 34, was originally sentenced to eight more years in prison for a car accident that left another man injured, Exterior view of the new Mercer County Criminal Courthouse in Trenton on...
View ArticleTrenton police investigate three armed robberies
In two of the crimes, the suspects stole the victims’ vehicles. In another, a deli was robbed of more than $1,000 cash at gunpoint, according to police. A Trenton police car positioned on Chambers...
View ArticleTrenton 16-year-old is gunned down on sidewalk outside housing complex
Police said they believe one shooter was involved but they did not have a full description of the suspect. Trenton police on Beakes Street in the city investigate a homicide. Alex Zdan /The Times...
View ArticleLawrence man charged with hiding contamination at East Orange Water Commission
The indictment alleges that Mansmann and Mowell shut down a contaminated well or wells before sampling in November 2010, March 2011 and April 2011. Harry Mansmann, of Lawrence, was indicted for...
View ArticleTrenton man shot in the leg while fleeing group of five men
The victim, whom police did not identify, was walking from a friend’s house around 7:15 p.m. and went into a deli near the corner of South Cook Avenue and Winder Avenue. A Trenton police photographer...
View ArticleTrenton man pleads guilty to strangling girlfriend
Lopez was arrested and charged with the murder of Polanco-Ramos less than a week after her body was found. He was taken into custody in North Jersey. David Lopez Courtesy Photo TRENTON — A city man...
View ArticleHamilton police arrest burglary suspect after extensive search
Officers were sent out to the first block of Sandalwood Avenue after the residential break-in was reported there around 12:30 p.m., according to a police news release. FILE PHOTO: A Hamilton police...
View ArticleArmed intruder takes cash from Trenton home
Two women and three men were inside the house on the 200 block of Church Street when the two armed suspects walked in through an unlocked door around 10:30 a.m. A Trenton police car positioned on...
View ArticleCharges against former Trenton cop will go before a grand jury
In a decision published today, the court said that Kelsey could not be asked to produce the flashlight because doing so could violate his right against self-incrimination. A Trenton police car...
View ArticleGloucester City man allegedly threatened to blow up prosecutor, NJ State...
John Doyle Sr. allegedly made comments to three people that he and his “several thousand followers” would “take care of” a prosecutor who had offered him a plea deal in a criminal case. The Mercer...
View ArticleFormer employee of University Store in Princeton who allegedly hired...
The woman, Brittany Smith, 21, of Keyport was also arrested and charged with prostitution and possession of drugs. Her case is still pending. Brittany Smith, a 20-year-old Keyport resident, shown at...
View ArticleFormer Trenton State Prison corrections officer gets five years in prison for...
Duckett entered into a plea agreement with the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, pleading guilty to selling the contraband to inmates in return for the five-year sentence. Exterior view of the new...
View ArticleHamilton police arrest two Trenton men who allegedly broke into township home
In a news release, police said Colin Matthew Hayman and Randolph V. Edwards, both 20, were each being held on $700,000 bail. FILE PHOTO: A Hamilton police officer walks to his car from the Police...
View ArticleArmed intruders take cell phone from pair inside Trenton home
The pair, both 20, were inside the home on the 100 block of Fulton Street in the city’s Chambersburg section around 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday. A Trenton police car positioned on Chambers Street at the...
View ArticleTrenton man who hit a police car while trying to escape gets three years'...
As part of the agreement, charges against Guzman, such as drug distribution and six counts of aggravated assault, were dismissed. Exterior view of the new Mercer County Criminal Courthouse in Trenton...
View ArticlePrinceton man indicted after allegedly beating dog to death
The dog died after suffering four broken ribs, one of which punctured a lung, the prosecutor's office said. Dog trainer Michael Rosenberg faces charges of animal cruelty. Mercer County Prosecutor's...
View ArticleTrenton man shot in neck during robbery in Chambersburg
The 25-year-old man was walking in the area of South Clinton and Whittaker avenues when two suspects demanded his money, police said. A 25-year-old city man was shot in the neck during an armed...
View ArticleEwing man sentenced to 25 years for shooting, killing neighbor over parking spot
“He was shot in the manner of a hunted animal,” the prosecutor said. “He was a young man with his whole life ahead of him and he didn’t have the opportunity to defend himself.” EWING — A township man...
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