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Live Twitter coverage: Former Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo corruption...
Bencivengo, who resigned from office Nov. 20 after he was found guilty, faces up to 20 years in federal prison HAMILTON -- Former Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo faces sentencing this morning for...
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Former Hamilton mayor John Bencivengo is sentenced to 3 years in prison for...
Bencivengo was found guilty of extortion, attempted extortion and money laundering in November. He resigned as mayor following his conviction. Watch video HAMILTON — Former Hamilton mayor John...
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Lawrence police seek public's help finding missing 15-year-old runaway
Daionna Riley disappeared while she was in Lawrence Feb. 25. Daionna Riley Lawrence Township Police LAWRENCE – Township police are asking for the public’s help in finding a runaway teenage girl...
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Jury to decide fate of Trenton woman who claims she accidentally shot, killed...
The jurors were sent back to begin their deliberations this afternoon after hearing weeks of arguments and witnesses from both the prosecutors and defense attorney Steven Slaven. Exterior view of the...
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Hamilton Police Blotter
Police blotter for March 4- March 12 FILE PHOTO: A Hamilton police officer walks to his car from the Police Station located on Whitehorse Mercerville Road. Times File Photo March 5 Criminal Mischief...
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Copper worth $68,000 stolen from Montgomery PSE&G construction site
The thieves took eight and a half 1,000-pound spools of copper wire last weekend, police said. A Montgomery Township police vehicle outside police headquarters. Times file photo MONTGOMERY — Thieves...
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JoJo Giorgianni, co-defendant in Trenton mayor corruption case, is indicted...
Joseph 'JoJo' Giorgianni is accused of orchestrating the sale of oxycodone pills from the steak shop he owns in Trenton Joseph "JoJo" Giorgianni is led in handcuffs by federal agents after being...
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Three men receive summonses for riding ATVs, dirt bikes on private property...
The three riders had been riding from the adjacent property and onto the private land, police said. A file photo of the Hopewell Township police seal. Martin Griff/The Times HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP —...
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Trenton man accused in dice game killing denied lower bail
Kevin Boone, 20, was charged after several witnesses identified him as the shooter, prosecutors said. Trenton police investigated a fatal shooting on East Paul Avenue on July 19, 2012. Google Maps...
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Former Princeton man sentenced to 5 years for slashing girlfriend
Jerry Vazquez hit his girlfriend with a metal broom so hard that the broom broke in half, prosecutors said. He continued to strike her and the jagged metal of the broken broom sliced open her arm. The...
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Trenton corruption defendant Joseph "JoJo" Giorgianni indicted on drug charges
Giorgianni’s attorney, Jerome Ballarotto, said the additional drug charges against his client are not a concern. Joseph "JoJo" Giorgianni is led in handcuffs by federal agents after being arrested on...
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Co-defendants in 'JoJo' Giorgianni drug case strike plea deals
Court documents reveal the people who allegedly helped Giorgianni run a network that drew on legitimate prescriptions to obtain thousands of pills for illegal sale over the course of a year will plead...
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Jury in Trenton murder trial to reconvene Monday
Superior Court Judge Perdo Jimenez dismissed the 12 jurors and two alternates with a warning not to discuss the case with anyone. Exterior view of the new Mercer County Criminal Courthouse in Trenton...
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Falls Township, Pa. standoff ends with suspect, Middletown, Pa. man,...
Police responded to the Dick’s Sporting Goods store on Commerce Boulevard, just off Oxford Valley Road, at around 7 p.m. Saturday, Ward said. Upon seeing the armed man, police evacuated surrounding...
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Search continues for inmate who escaped from Ewing minimum-security prison farm
Eloy Sanchez, 27, was reported missing during a 6:30 p.m. count at Jones Farm in Ewing Sunday night, the Department of Corrections said Eloy Sanchez, 27, escaped from a minimum security facility in...
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Jury at impasse in trial of Trenton woman charged with murdering boyfriend
Judge Pedro Jimenez told the jury to try again to agree if Turell is guilty of murder and weapons offenses. Turell testified that the shooting was an accident. The Mercer County Criminal Courthouse in...
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Hamilton police investigate gunpoint Quick Chek robbery
No arrests have been made, and police say the suspects were masked and wearing gloves. No one was injured. FILE PHOTO: A Hamilton police officer walks to his car from the Police Station located on...
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Two Ewing residents fall victim to 'grandparent scam'
Both victims received telephone calls from someone claiming to be their grandchild who reported they had been arrested while out of the country. A file photo of a Ewing police car Times File Photo...
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Arrests in Trenton plummet after Tactical Anti-Crime unit is disbanded,...
In the three months since Police Director Ralph Rivera Jr. disbanded the department’s two TAC units, overall arrests have plummeted and apprehensions for drug crimes have markedly decreased, police...
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Two of JoJo Giorgianni's co-defendants in Trenton drug dealing case plead guilty
Joseph "Jojo" Giorgianni is facing federal prosecution on drug distribution charges and is a co-defendant in the corruption case against Trenton Mayor Tony Mack Joseph "JoJo" Giorgianni is led in...
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