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1 Feb

4 men ran ghost gun trafficking network in N.J. cities, authorities allege

Four men from New Jersey have been charged with running a ghost gun trafficking network, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Authorities started investigating a gun sale network operated in Paterson and Bayonne in December 2022, officials said. Investigators conducted at least nine controlled purchases through the network, resulting in...

31 Jan

Man charged in shooting death of 17-year-old, wounding of second teen

Authorities have charged a Bridgeton man in the shooting death of a teenager and the wounding of a second teen. Police responded to the 300 block of North Pearl Street shortly after 12:30 a.m. Sunday and found a 17-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to...

31 Jan

Man charged with several crimes after overnight standoff in Monmouth County, police say

A Holmdel man kept police at bay overnight Saturday into Sunday following a domestic dispute, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said late Sunday. After the incident ended at 3 a.m., Brian Piscopo, 46, was charged with a number of crimes, including aggravated assault, making terroristic threats, criminal restraint, weapons charges...

21 Dec

Prosecutor: Wall Township police officer accused of stealing from PBA

A Wall Township police officer is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the department’s police benevolent association, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Wall Township Police Chief Sean O’Halloran says that Sgt. James Cadigan was suspended without pay. He is accused of stealing $75,000 from the local PBA....

20 Dec

Arrests cap 4-week probe into heroin distribution in rural Warren County, prosecutor says

Investigators in Warren County charged two New Jersey residents with drug crimes following a four-week probe into the suspected distribution of heroin in rural Allamuchy Township. Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer this past week announced the arrests of Vashone Paul, 29, of Paterson, and Bianca Degregorio, 27, of Elmwood, in connection with...

20 Dec

Middletown police investigate 3 attempted break-ins

Middletown police are investigating three break-ins in town. Officials say the suspects tried to steal cars at the Estates at Bamm Hollow in the Lincroft section of town. Police say they also broke into a home in the Four Winds neighborhood but took off after homeowners confronted them. Read More...

19 Dec

NJ Transit driver arrested after shooting teens who attacked him

JERSEY CITY — A rookie NJ Transit bus driver fired at three teenage boys Saturday night after being assaulted outside his bus. Now the driver faces a half-dozen charges, the most serious being attempted murder. Charles Fieros, 48, was assaulted near Monticello & Jewett avenues on the city’s West Side...

19 Sep

Bayonne man is charged after gunfire incident: police

A Bayonne man was arrested after police say he two fired two shots toward an empty lot early Sunday morning. Jay F. Romero, 28, met a man in the area of East 31st Street, fire the shots and then fled in a pickup truck, Bayonne Capt. Eric Amato said. Romero...