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Trenton Mayor Tony Mack asks Gov. Christie for state aid to combat crime
In his letter to Christie, Mack described how budget cuts forced the city to cut its police force, which has consequently been unable to suppress the rise in violence. Trenton Mayor Tony Mack met with...
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Trenton council members 'praying,' 'begging' indicted Mayor Tony Mack steps down
Council members said they were not surprised at the bribery, extortion, mail and wire fraud charges leveled against Mack, brother Ralphiel Mack and Joseph "JoJo" Giorgianni TRENTON — Several members...
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Trenton council members urge residents to work to end city violence
Councilwoman Marge Caldwell-Wilson said council wanted to let residents know they were serious about decreasing crime and make resident and business owners aware they can come to council or the...
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Trenton resident Shannon Heisler, sister of cop-shooter, sentenced for...
Heisler, 31, will have to serve a year of her prison sentence before she is eligible for parole. Shannon Heisler Mercer County Sheriff TRENTON – Shannon Heisler, the sister of convicted cop-shooter...
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Mercer County's state senators propose law requiring competitive bidding on...
The bill, co-sponsored by state Senators Linda Greenstein (D-Plainsboro) and Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) would subject all public contracts to be competitively bid, including architectural,...
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Hamilton Dunkin Donuts burglarized, $7,000 stolen
Two burglars took money from cash registers and broke open a safe, police said. Pictures of the suspects taken from the surveillance camera inside the Dunkin Donuts. Hamilton Police Department...
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Trenton Mayor Tony Mack is indicted on federal corruption charges
Mack, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charge. Watch video TRENTON -- Nearly five months after FBI agents raided the home of...
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Indictment of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack prompts calls for his resignation
After Mack's arrest in September and FBI raids of Mack's house and City Hall in July, few expressed surprise at the decision reached by the grand jury. TRENTON — One by one, phones started buzzing and...
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Amid a crisis in Trenton City Hall, town tackles crisis in streets
As the city reeled from the surge in violence, council members stood side by side at a noon press conference to denounce the crime and ask residents to unite with them to make the city safer and...
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Timeline of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack's time in office
A timeline of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack's time in office from inauguration to indictment Trenton Mayor Tony Mack speaks to City Council in their chambers on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Martin Griff / The...
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Hamilton doctor charged in two overdose deaths faces 219-count indictment
Stan Xuhui Li was arrested in Hamilton earlier this week and taken to New York. Stan Xuhui Li is charged with homicide for allegedly causing the overdose deaths of two patients. A Hamilton doctor...
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Gang member arrested in Trenton while fleeing from shooting scene
Curtis Brittingham, 24, was indicted just last week in connection with the stabbing death of Tito Glover outside a North Trenton bar in 2009. Curtis Brittingham courtesy photo TRENTON — A Bloods...
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Trenton Mayor Tony Mack back on the job, one day after corruption indictment
Asked to speak on the indictment and his first day back at work, Mack said simply, "No," and walked away. TRENTON — Mayor Tony Mack made his first public appearance since a federal grand jury indicted...
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Two men shot on Trenton street on successive days
The two men, who were shot Wednesday afternoon and Thursday night, are expected to survive their injuries. On Wednesday, Dec. 5, police investigated a shooting on Tyler Street that left a man wounded....
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Former Lawrence doctor sentenced to seven years for writing fake prescriptions
Another man would take the prescriptions, written for different peoples’ names by the doctor, to a pharmacy in Bordentown to be filled. The other man was arrested outside of that pharmacy in August...
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Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, Mack's brother and Joseph 'JoJo' Giorgianni are...
Tony Mack has previously declined to discuss the case in public but has proclaimed his innocence in past remarks. TRENTON — Bribery, extortion, mail fraud. The waiting game ended for Tony Mack...
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Trenton task force makes four arrests on Saturday
While the Violent Crime Interdiction Task Force, which combines Trenton police with county law enforcement, typically operates at night, unit commander Lt. Lenny Aviles directed them to work during...
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Lawrence man indicted for allegedly exposing himself to three young girls
Giovanni Baulo is charged with three counts each of sexual assault, lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child. Giovanni Baulo is charged with three counts of sexual assault, lewdness and...
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Gov. Chris Christie says indicted Trenton Mayor Tony Mack should resign
A grand jury handed up an indictment last week accusing the mayor, his brother and an associate of taking part in a scheme to influence the development of a garage on city-owned land in exchange for...
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Ewing man accused of sexual assault is indicted by grand jury
The indictment, issued last week, charges Gerald Porter, 50, with four counts of sexual assault for allegedly forcing himself on the 27-year-old woman. A file photo of the Mercer County Correction...
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