Lawrence police urge residents to lock their cars as thefts increase
The majority of the cars that have been broken into have been unlocked. Some vehicles have had windows broken if valuables were visible inside. LAWRENCE — Police are urging residents to lock their car...
View ArticleHamilton police leaders dismiss calls for reactivation of Public Safety...
That commission would only bring unnecessary interference into the operations of the township police division, Detective Steven Gould said. File photo of a Hamilton police carAlex Zdan/The Times of...
View ArticleTrenton man recovering after being shot twice
One of the rounds hit the victim in the knee, and he tried to run away, police said. The gunman continued firing as the victim fled. TRENTON — A city man who was shot once after being ambushed in an...
View ArticleTeenager shot while attempting to flee armed men in Trenton
One of the suspects allegedly pointed a gun at the people on the porch and told them not to move. TRENTON — A 19-year-old city man was shot in the back after he attempted to flee from armed men...
View ArticleTeen sought for slashing another in Trenton brawl
Police were called out to the scene at 5:46 p.m. The 15-year-old was taken to the hospital where she received several stitches. TRENTON — Police are looking for a 16-year-old girl who allegedly...
View ArticlePrinceton suspends meter attendants amid allegations they allowed free...
There is no indication so far that police officers were involved in any preferential treatment or were the recipients of free food, officials said. A file photo of cars parked in the downtown area of...
View ArticleState Police will stay in Trenton as TIDE initiative continues
In the 40 days since the start of the largest New Jersey State Police deployment in Trenton in nearly 20 years, the number of shooting victims has fallen by nearly half. TRENTON — Call it the turning...
View ArticleEwing man arrested after Trenton officers allegedly saw shotgun in back seat
The officers seized the gun and $1,886 cash that was also in the car, police said. TRENTON — A Ewing man who left his pump-action shotgun in plain view on the back seat of a red Camaro was tracked...
View ArticlePrinceton man indicted for manslaughter in chain reaction car accident death...
Eric Maltz, 21, was recklessly driving a BMW at a high speed on Riverside Drive on March 28 when he crashed into a parked Toyota Camry that then hit a Toyota Prius. PRINCETON — A Princeton man was...
View ArticleTrenton man stabbed multiple times in the neck, abdomen
A 37-year-old Trenton man is in stable condition after multiple stab wounds to the neck and abdomen left him with a collapsed lung, police say. Trenton police investigate a shooting in this file...
View ArticleRevamped safety report for Trenton schools logs more violent incidents,...
A revamped annual safety report logged 1,270 violent incidents in Trenton's schools for the 2012-2013 school year, compared to 112 incidents in the school year prior. But officials say the more...
View ArticlePrinceton man is beaten, robbed of $500 by four men off Nassau Street
A 26-year-old Princeton man walking home from work was assaulted by four men who robbed him of $500 in cash early Saturday PRINCETON – A Princeton man was assaulted by four men and robbed of $500 in...
View ArticleTrenton shooting victim collapses in front of downtown pizza shop
The 45-year-old man was shot in the lower back, was in emergency surgery, but expected to survive, police said. TRENTON — A 45-year-old city man was in emergency surgery this afternoon after he was...
View ArticleDriver of truck that hit Lawrence crossing guard charged with reckless...
Frank Novatkoski, 78, a six-year crossing guard veteran, is recovering from his injuries. LAWRENCE — A Morrisville, Pa. man who was behind the wheel of a tanker trailer that hit a crossing guard on...
View ArticleLawrence teen threatened, robbed by group on Halloween
The township teen and a friend were on Betts Avenue just before 7 p.m. when they were approached by a group of five young men and a girl, police said. File photo of Lawrence Police Department vehicle....
View ArticleTrenton man stabbed in city found with face and back wounds
Shortly after 3 p.m., officers found the 57-year-old man behind buildings on Perry Street with a laceration on the side of his face and a puncture wound to his back, police said. Trenton Police...
View ArticleTrenton shooting victim in stable condition after collapsing in front of...
The 45-year-old victim was in emergency surgery this afternoon after he was shot in the lower back. He was in critical but stable condition and expected to survive, police said. TRENTON — A city man...
View ArticleTrenton man beaten unconscious during carjacking by two armed men
The 30-year-old man was going home around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday and parked his Nissan XTerra on the first block of Howard Street. As he was getting out of the vehicle, three men approached and one...
View ArticleEmpty SUV with running engine, bullet holes found in Trenton lot on Halloween
Officers drove toward the sound of gunfire, eventually finding an unoccupied red Ford Escape behind an abandoned former supermarket on the 200 block of North Hermitage Avenue, they said. Trenton...
View ArticleTrenton police investigate location where shooting victim was hit
Police are investigating whether a city man shot in the leg early Sunday was hit where he claimed he was standing or at the scene of a reported shooting several blocks away, they said. File photo of...
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