Trenton gangster gets 12 years for 2005 conspiracy to murder
Juan “Cherokee” Robinson, 25, will have to serve 10 years before he is eligible for parole, Judge Robert Billmeier said. Juan RobinsonAttorney General's Office TRENTON — A Trenton man who plotted the...
View ArticleManchester man found murdered in trailer, Ocean County prosecutor says
Della Fave said the incident is being treated as a homicide because of the condition of the body. He declined to say whether the body had signs of trauma. MANCHESTER — A 76-year-old man was found...
View ArticleHamilton police seek two men after armed robbery of a 7-Eleven on Monday
Hamilton police are searching for two men who charged into a 7-11 brandishing a gun during an early morning robbery Monday. Two men charge into a Hamilton 7-11 during an early morning robberyCourtesy...
View ArticleAutopsy for second body in Trenton hostage standoff scheduled for today
Authorities do not know if Carmelita Stevens and the second person killed in the standoff died at the same time. Watch video By Alex Zdan and Jenna Pizzi TRENTON — Three children held prisoner in a...
View ArticleTrenton man accused of shooting two people before being shot by police has...
Timothy Miller, who was shot in the foot by a police officer who pursued him as he ran away from the scene of the shooting, had his bail lowered to $250,000 TRENTON – A Superior Court judge lowered...
View ArticleManchester man slain in trailer park had head wound
An autopsy was scheduled for today but has not been completed, the Ocean County Prosecutor's office said. MANCHESTER — A 76-year-old man found killed in his trailer Monday suffered head trauma but...
View ArticleAuthorities declare Hamilton house fire suspicious
The home on the 100 block of Nebraska Avenue has been declared suspicious, Hamilton Police Capt. Remo DiPaolo said. HAMILTON — Authorities are investigating after a fire ripped through a vacant...
View ArticleHamilton police hold second crimewatch meeting to discuss burglaries
The onus for preventing burglaries starts with common sense, officers said. FILE PHOTO: A Hamilton police officer walks to his car from the Police Station located on Whitehorse Mercerville Road.Times...
View ArticleAuthorities interview 3 kids rescued from Trenton hostage standoff
Authorities positively identified one of the bodies found decomposing at the site of the standoff in Trenton as Quavon Foster, 13, who was fatally stabbed multiple times in the chest. TRENTON --...
View ArticleTrenton hostage standoff: School officials defend policies to verify...
Juan Martinez, a South Ward resident who spends time as a community activist, said the school system failed by not calling police. TRENTON — Carmenlita Stevens was already dead on a bedroom floor when...
View ArticleHamilton Police Blotter
Hamilton Police Blotter from May 7 to May 13. FILE PHOTO: A Hamilton police officer walks to his car from the Police Station located on Whitehorse Mercerville Road.Times File Photo HAMILTON May 7...
View ArticleThree Trenton residents arrested, $19,000 in drugs seized
Mark Wise, 42, Roger Dawkins, 51, and Leah Greif, 25, were charged with drug possession, possession with the intent to distribute and related charges. Roger Dawkins, Mark Wise and Leah Greif TRENTON...
View ArticleTruck driver charged with vehicular homicide after crash on Route 130 in East...
Robert W. Conover Jr., 52, was charged today with vehicular homicide, failure to observe signal and reckless driving, East Windsor Police said. East Windsor police cars in a file photo.Martin Griff /...
View ArticleMan in 37-hour Trenton hostage standoff had fake handgun, was holding knife,...
'He had a knife in his hand and he was literally holding two of the hostages' when he was shot as police stormed the bedroom, authorities said today TRENTON – The handgun that Gerald Murphy used to...
View ArticlePrinceton youth soccer coach accused of possessing child pornography
From 2006 to 2011, Roman ordered 79 products of child pornography, including films showing nude minor boys wrestling and performing other non-sexual acts, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. PRINCETON...
View ArticlePolice investigating after two Hightstown men say they were carjacked in...
Two men approached the car from behind, indicating they had a gun, though no weapon was seen, police said. A Hamilton police officer walks to his car from the police station on Whitehorse Mercerville...
View ArticleManchester homicide investigation leads to arrest on outstanding traffic fine...
Anthony "Tony" Verdicchio, 76, was found dead on Monday at Pine Acres Manor Mobile Home Park after his friends grew worried that he missed a meeting for coffee and called police MANCHESTER -...
View ArticlePrinceton police and Princeton University agree on protocols for crime...
Princeton police and university officials have come to an agreement on who responds to what crimes on campus, and how. The agreement comes after months of discussion amid questions about whether the...
View ArticleThree cousins indicted by grand jury on murder charges from 2012 shooting death
Three cousins have been indicted by a grand jury on murder and weapons charges in the shooting death of 34-year-old Emilio Lopez in November. Roberto Cruz, Jose Rivera and Kenneth Rivera all of...
View ArticleMan in Trenton standoff 'had a knife in his hand,' 'was literally holding two...
Gerald Murphy was shot and killed by State Police after a 37-hour standoff while he kept three children hostage TRENTON — The gun that Gerald Murphy used to hold three children hostage inside a...
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