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17 Sep

AG’s Office Investigating Death Following Police Encounter in Bayonne, N.J.

TRENTON — The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) is investigating a death following a police encounter that occurred on September 16, 2024, in Bayonne, New Jersey. The identity of the decedent, an adult male, is not being released at this time. According to the preliminary investigation, at...

9 Sep

3 kids charged with school shooting threats. Multiple N.J. schools closed.

Three juveniles have been arrested on charges they posted threats of school shootings on social media, leading multiple districts to cancel classes on Monday . A 15-year-old from the Mullica Hill section of Harrison, as well as one juvenile from Woodbury and another from Glassboro are charged for threats against...

31 Aug

Massachusetts mother and daughter remembered as best friends as person of interest in their murder captured

A suspect has been caught as friends and family mourn the loss of a Massachusetts mother and daughter. According to police, on August 24th, 2024, at just after 1:00 p.m., Worcester Police officers were dispatched to a Main Street senior living apartment for a report of two deceased females inside....

16 Aug

Two New York Men Admit Committing Three Gunpoint Robberies and Conspiring to Commit Additional Robberies

NEWARK, N.J. – Two Brooklyn, New York, men admitted their roles in three gunpoint robberies of check cashing locations in different parts of New Jersey in 2021 and 2022, as well as conspiring to commit robberies in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today....

7 Aug

Four Individuals Charged in Connection with Armed Robbery of U.S. Postal Service Employee

NEWARK, N.J. – Four Essex County, New Jersey, men have been charged in connection with an armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service employee, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Troy D. Corbett Jr., 28, Dyshawn Williams, 28, and Antwuan Brown, 24, all of Newark, are charged by complaint...

6 Aug

Essex County Man Sentenced to 440 Months in Prison for His Role in Three Murders in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Organization

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man was sentenced to 440 months in prison for his role in three murders in furtherance of a large-scale narcotics enterprise, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Leevander Wade, 44, of East Orange, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael E....

1 Aug

Trenton Man Admits Assaulting Federal Agent With Deadly Weapon, Armed Robbery, And Discharging Firearm

TRENTON, N.J. – A Trenton man today admitted assaulting a federal agent with a deadly weapon, armed robbery, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jabree Johnson, 29, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in...

30 Jul

Passaic County Man Admits Illegally Possessing Cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing cocaine for distribution, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Luis Cepeda-Capellan, 27, of Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden to an information charging him with one count of possession with...