Trenton police, state troopers flood city neighborhood to quell disturbance...
New Jersey State Police Sgt. Brian Polite, a division spokesman, said that one individual was arrested by troopers for disorderly conduct following the incident A New Jersey State Police cruiser...
View ArticleWest Windsor charge teen after traffic stop yields drugs, fake license
“After stopping the vehicle and meeting with the driver, Det. Jelinski observed Marijuana 'kernels' on the driver’s shirt and lap,” O’Brien said in a release. More marijuana was found in the vehicle,...
View ArticleTrenton-based corrections union pushes for new image of solitary confinement
But according to the state’s Juvenile Justice Commission and PBA Local 105 — which is based in Trenton and has members working in correctional facilities in Bordentown and Monroe — that morose...
View ArticleTrenton detective wounded in fatal shootout still in critical condition
Detective Edgar Rios remains in critical but stable condition at Capital Health Regional Medical Center after being shot twice on Thursday morning, police said. TRENTON — Detective Edgar Rios, who was...
View ArticleOnline video of Ewing diner brawl prompts 4 arrests, police say
In the video, four women and one man were seen punching one another and trashing the Olden Avenue restaurant. Clockwise from top right, Jalesa Cooper, Gabrielle McNair, Emerald Turner, Shikeya...
View ArticleTrenton officials say raucous block party broken up by dozens of police and...
City police and state troopers broke up the party on Monmouth Street and Walnut Avenue at around 11 p.m. Saturday. New Jersey State Police Michael Mancuso/The Times of TrentonStar-Ledger file photo...
View ArticleTrenton man shot during drive-by shooting
The 21-year-old victim was sitting inside a car parked on the 200 block of Ardmore Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Times File Photo TRENTON — A city man was shot in the leg during a drive-by...
View ArticlePolice officers sent to break up raucous Trenton block party pelted with...
The pandemonium of between 150 and 300 people behaving in a riotous manner took every Trenton police officer and state trooper working in the city. Trenton Police SUV speeds up East State Street on...
View ArticleFamily of Trenton detective wounded in fatal shootout gives thanks for...
Edgar Rios remains in critical but stable condition at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, the family said in their statement. TRENTON — Speaking for the first time since a shootout last Thursday...
View ArticlePolice release sketch of suspect in attack on woman in Princeton
Princeton police are asking for the public's assistance to identify the man they believe assaulted a woman walking downtown Sunday night. A composite sketch of a man police believe assaulted a woman...
View ArticleTwo men arrested in Flemington for their part in prostitution network, police...
The arrests came after an investigation by the prosecutor's office, Flemington and Raritan police departments uncovered the network. FLEMINGTON — Two men transporting women allegedly used in a...
View ArticleMercer County officials respond to Gov. Christie's call for regional police...
In his remarks yesterday, Christie said experience in Camden has shown police surges do not provide a long-term solution to crime. On Sunday morning, August 4, 2013, Trenton police investigate the...
View ArticleTrenton gangster pleads guilty to killing 13-year-old girl in 2009
Lamar Warren pleaded guilty today to killing Tamrah Leonard at a 2009 block party. Lamar WarrenMercer County Prosecutors Office TRENTON -- Sex Money Murder gang member Lamar Warren he pleaded guilty...
View ArticleMercer County freeholders willing to consider regional police force, unsure...
Mercer freeholders said they are skeptical about Christie’s suggestion that the Camden model would fix the public safety problem in the city. Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes in a file...
View ArticleSex Money Murder gang member pleads guilty to killing 13-year-old Trenton girl
Lamar Warren pleaded guilty yesterday and is expected to receive a 39-year prison sentence for killing Tamrah Leonard. Lamar WarrenMercer County Prosecutors Office TRENTON — The man who pulled the...
View ArticleTrenton man arrested in shooting death of father walking home from store
Detectives believe a second person was involved in the robbery and murder, and warrants have been issued for that person’s arrest. TRENTON — A 18-year-old was arrested yesterday and charged with...
View ArticleTrenton man charged with murdering father of two
Zaire Smith was arrested by the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force in the city Thursday morning. TRENTON — An 18-year-old city man arrested Thursday is being held on felony murder...
View ArticleTrenton gang member gets 12 years for role in Myspace murder
Karim Sampson, 24, told fellow members of Sex Money Murder that Arrel Bell “snitched” on him about a 2007 robbery they committed together. Mugshot of Karim Sampson, 19, who was charged on 6/5/2008...
View ArticleTrenton man killed in North Ward
Jafar Lewis, 26, was shot dead on Middle Rose Avenue near Brunswick Avenue Friday night, police said. TRENTON -- A 26-year-old city man was shot dead in a street confrontation last night, city police...
View ArticleInmate suffers serious burns at state prison in Trenton
An inmate was taken to the hospital with serious burn injuries that were not considered life-threatening. New Jersey State PrisonGoogle Maps TRENTON — An inmate at the New Jersey State Prison was...
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