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27 Jan

Brooklyn Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of Child

NEWARK, N.J. – A Brooklyn, New York, man was charged with child sex trafficking and related offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Soauib Butcher, 30, of Brooklyn, is charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor, sex trafficking of a minor, and transporting a...

24 Jan

Woman charged with attempted murder of 3-year-old

A woman was arrested late last year after she was accused of trying to kill a 3-year-old child in Somerset County, authorities announced Monday. The woman, Alfonsina Anguita, 21, of Manville, is a relative of the child but Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief Frank Roman told NJ Advance Media he could disclose...

24 Jan

N.J. man killed 51-year-old at house both shared, police say

An 18-year-old from Cumberland County was arrested following the shooting death of a man at a home on early Saturday morning. Jah’lyll Lawrence has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 51-year-old Joe Williams, who was discovered shot to death at a home in Upper Deerfield Township, the Cumberland...

10 Jan

Investigators identify man killed in shootout with police on Garden State Parkway

A man who died in a shootout with police on the Garden State Parkway late last year was identified Monday as a 40-year-old from Middlesex County. Cranford Police officers chased a stolen vehicle onto the Parkway shortly before midnight on Dec. 28 before it crashed near Exit 131 in Woodbridge, according to...

21 Dec

Essex County Woman Admits Role in Three Robberies and Two Shootings in Jersey City

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, woman admitted her role in a one-night crime spree involving robberies and shootings in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Siobhan Chandler, 21, of Newark, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti in Newark federal...

8 Dec

Paterson City Council just agreed to this settlement in a police excessive force case

PATERSON — The city has agreed to pay $132,500 to settle a lawsuit accusing Paterson police officers of using excessive force while arresting a man and using pepper spray on people watching the incident. The agreement will provide $52,000 to Jerel Wilkins, the man who was arrested, and $20,000 apiece to the...

4 Dec

Man shot by Bayonne police after theft at gas station files notice of lawsuit

A Jersey City man who was shot by Bayonne police after a gas station theft in July plans to sue the city and the city’s police department. Kelvin Ortiz, through attorney Joel Silberman, has filed a filed a notice of claim with Bayonne “alleging injuries sustained resulting from being shot...

2 Dec

Five People Charged for Their Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization Controlled by Sex, Money, Murder Street Gang

NEWARK, N.J. – Five people have been charged for their respective roles in a drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Essex County, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today. The original complaint was filed on Nov. 1, 2023, and on Nov. 9, 2023, a superseding complaint was...