Teen charged in Trenton High threat accused of stabbing fellow inmate at...
Juanya Weathers will likely be charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault after allegedly using an unknown object to stab a 33-year-old in the neck and back. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — The...
View ArticleJudge upholds bail for Trenton man accused of killing innocent bystander
Dashawn Bethea, 24, shot at a group of people on the 400 block of Stuyvesant Avenue on June 9, 2013, but missed his intended targets. A judge today maintained bail at more than $1 million for a...
View ArticleMan linked to shooting outside illegal Trenton nightclub through his car
Police linked Markquice “Tank” Thomas to the shooting through his car, a Mercury Montego, which had been involved in a traffic stop the day before Markquice R. Thomas, also known as "Tank," stood on...
View ArticleWitness tells court that Hamilton man was shot because he flinched
Brian Johnson, 44, and Damien Johnson, 38, are standing trial before Superior Court Judge Robert Billmeier on charges of murder and could each face life in prison. TRENTON — Prosecutors yesterday...
View ArticleHamilton man charged after FBI probe into former Trenton Mayor Tony Mack...
Anthony DiMatteo, of Hamilton, admitted in court yesterday that he was involved in a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone. The conspiracy was centered at JoJo’s Steak House, the steak shop owned by...
View ArticleMedical examiner testifies in murder case that Hamilton man choked on his own...
Joseph Costanzo died from complications to a gunshot wound to the face, Mercer County Medical Examiner Dr. Rafaat Ahmad said. TRENTON — In the ongoing trial over the murder of Joseph Costanzo, a...
View ArticleMercer officials bust alleged drug dealer in Trenton for heroin and crack...
After seeing a drug deal in Trenton yesterday, Mercer County Sheriff's Officers tracked down and arrested a man carrying heroin and cocaine, officials said. Corey ThomasCourtesy of Mercer County...
View ArticleFinal defendant in FBI case on former Trenton Mayor Tony Mack and cohorts...
Hamilton resident Anthony DiMatteo admitted in court Tuesday that he was involved in a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone based at JoJo's Steak House. By Alex Zdan and Jenna Pizzi TRENTON — The final...
View ArticleTrenton man shot four times inside West Ward home expected to survive, police...
The 30-year-old was shot inside a house on Colonial Avenue, then fled to the nearby Rowan Towers apartment complex. TRENTON - A city man was shot four times Wednesday night by intruders to a home on...
View ArticleN.J. Supreme Court will not consider reinstating overturned murder conviction...
Prosecutors asked the state’s highest court to consider reinstating the gangster’s 2009 murder conviction. The conviction was overturned and sent back for a new trial after by the state appellate...
View ArticleState Police raid in Trenton seizes 28 bricks of heroin, two arrested,...
The raid was part of the Targeted Integrated Deployment Effort (TIDE), a State Police effort to lower violence crime in Trenton that has been ongoing since last August. TRENTON - Two men were arrested...
View ArticleOfficials make two arrests in Trenton drug bust, recover drugs, cash and two...
Maurice Wallace was arrested and charged with drug offenses in New Jersey and weapons and drug offenses in Pennsylvania, the office said. TRENTON — A local drug task force completed a one-month drug...
View ArticleHamilton police arrest man who allegedly burglarized jewelry store
A man has been accused of breaking into a township jewelry store early Wednesday morning, police said. HAMILTON — A man has been accused of breaking into a township jewelry store early Wednesday...
View ArticleMan charged with robbing and kidnapping 85-year-old Hamilton woman
A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly robbing and kidnapping an 85-year-old township woman at knife point, police said today. HAMILTON — A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly robbing and...
View ArticleMan shot 4 times in Trenton home invasion, police say
An apparent home invasion by four armed men at a West Ward house that had marijuana stored inside left a city man shot four times Wednesday night, police said. TRENTON — An apparent home invasion by...
View ArticlePolice unable to find Trenton crime scene after man arrives shot at Hopewell...
While the 30-year-old victim told investigators he had been shot on Hoffman Avenue near Moreland Avenue around 9 p.m., no crime scene could be found there, police say. TRENTON — Police were trying to...
View ArticleGunmen open fire on taxi in Trenton, passenger shot five times, police say
The 18-year-old passenger who was wounded in the shooting was the target of the gunmen, police say. TRENTON - Two gunmen opened fire on a taxi as it sped away on Walnut Avenue last night, wounding the...
View ArticleTwo pizza delivery men are robbed of vehicles, cell phones, cash while on the...
Twice this week, pizza deliverymen were robbed of their cars, cell phones and cash at knife point while fulfilling orders in the township, police said. One victim works for Domino's. HAMILTON — Twice...
View ArticleMarijuana, weapons found at Trenton home where man was shot, police say
A police search Thursday of the residence where a city man was shot during a home invasion revealed marijuana and three firearms, including an assault weapon, police said today. TRENTON — A police...
View ArticleTeen survives despite wounds in Trenton taxi shooting
A city teenager who was shot five times while in the back of a taxi Thursday night is expected to survive his injuries, police said yesterday. TRENTON — A city teenager who was shot five times while...
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