Trenton city council introduces ordinance allowing police to clear...
The 'Safe Passage' ordinance introduced by Trenton city council last night would allow police to clear storefronts of panhandlers, hangers-on and solicitors who block patrons, but legal concerns were...
View ArticleGood Samaritan helps Trenton police catch suspect who escaped from moving...
Riaiz Hizer, 25, escaped from a police car after officers arrested him when they found 1,132 glassine packets of heroin and $6,008 cash in Hizer's car. A Trenton police car positioned on Chambers...
View ArticleJoJo Giorgianni's lawyer seeks to have him declared mentally incompetent in...
A declaration of mental incompetency could even further delay the corruption trial of Joseph "JoJo" Giorgianni, Mayor Tony Mack and Mack's brother Ralphiel. TRENTON - Joseph "JoJo" Giorgianni should...
View ArticleFour suspects charged in fatal home invasion in Trenton, U.S. Marshals...
Trenton police had identified the four city residents as suspects and issued warrants for their arrest by Tuesday. A Trenton Police vehicle outside a home on the 600 block of North Olden Avenue where...
View ArticleTrenton police interrupt drug transaction, seize 59 packets of heroin
A total of 59 glassine packets of heroin were seized from Hernandez, and $219 cash were held pending forfeiture, police said. A Trenton police car positioned on Chambers Street at the intersection of...
View ArticleTrial of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack may be delayed if JoJo Giorgianni ruled...
Ballarotto will be making an oral argument in front of Judge Michael A. Shipp Sept. 17, and has already filed some of Giorgann's psychological evaluations. TRENTON — Joseph “JoJo” Giorgianni’s...
View ArticleTrenton Mayor Tony Mack says he will veto proposed 'Safe Passage' ordinance
Mack said that he will not turn his back on the constitution in order to reduce crime. TRENTON — Mayor Tony Mack announced today that he will veto an ordinance that is aimed at ensuring that people...
View ArticleTrenton man in critical condition after being beaten, left in the middle of road
It appeared the man had been beaten with a 4-foot section of a 2-by-2 brown-painted handrail from a front porch. TRENTON — A 49-year-old city man was beaten and left in the middle of Walnut Avenue...
View ArticleTrenton councilwoman airs TV ad campaign asking Gov. Chris Christie for law...
In a TV ad first broadcast late last week and running until the end of this week, McBride stands amid tombstones and asks if Christie will allow Trenton to become a graveyard. TRENTON — City...
View ArticleTrenton man stabbed during argument over prescriptions, police say
The man suffered a deep laceration to his wrist but was expected to survive his injuries, police say. TRENTON — Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly stabbed another man in the wrist outside...
View ArticleLawrence man sentenced for shooting at car in Trenton, prosecutor says
Triston Marrero, 36, pleaded guilty to a second-degree charge of aggravated assault and was sentenced Friday. Wide angle view from the bench in a courtroom in the Mercer County Criminal Courthouse in...
View ArticleEwing police say bank robber nabbed walking out with cash
A 26-year-old homeless man was arrested seconds after he walked out the door and into the parking lot of the Chase Bank on North Olden Avenue, police said. Marquise Patterson, 26, was arrested on...
View ArticleTrenton gangster admits ordering ex-girlfriend's murder and running drug ring...
While in prison in 2005, Anthony Kidd used a contraband cell phone to call his cousin in Alabama and ordered him to kill Kendra DeGrasse in retaliation for testifying against him, he admitted in...
View ArticleLinden man arrested in East Windsor with $3,600 in pills hidden in minivan
Jimmie Lefebre Jr had 60 grams of Ecstasy, 40 Xanax pills and $140 in cash in his minivan. Jimmie LefebreMercer County Prosecutor's Office EAST WINDSOR — A Linden man is being held in lieu of...
View ArticleTrenton men lead New Jersey State Police on chase into Pennsylvania
The men were part of a state police investigation, and the troopers followed the suspects' car into Morrisville, Pa. TRENTON — Three men were taken into custody Tuesday night after they led troopers...
View ArticleTrenton gangster admits to ordering girlfriend's murder, running drug ring...
As part of a plea deal, Anthony Kidd, 41, agreed to a 29-year sentence. Anthony KiddNJ Dept of Corrections TRENTON — An imprisoned Trenton gangster admitted in court yesterday to ordering a hit on...
View ArticleTrenton man linked to 21 burglaries in Mercer, Burlington
Luis Rivera, 32, took officers on a tour of all the places he burglarized. Luis RiveraHamilton police Hamilton police officers Bill Murphy and Peter Frascella could hear the broken glass crunching...
View ArticleTwo Trenton men indicted in killing of off-duty Mercer County corrections...
A grand jury returned a six-count indictment on Wednesday charging Maurice Skillman, 27, and Hykeem Tucker, 26, with the murder of Carl Batie in November, the prosecutor's office said. Maurice...
View ArticleEwing police look for person of interest in home burglary
Detective Pat Holt, who is investigating the case, has identified a person of interest who was seen on security camera footage less than an hour before the burglary. EWING — Police are asking for the...
View ArticleTrenton man attacked with baseball bats, stabbed during robbery
The man was stabbed in the arm and stomach. An ambulance took him to St. Francis Medical Center to be treated. A file photo of a Trenton police SUVMichael Mancuso/The Times TRENTON — A 38-year-old...
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