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8 Feb

Three Gang Members Charged in Connection with Murder

First Charges Brought as Part of the Memphis Violent Crime Initiative A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, returned a superseding indictment yesterday bringing new charges against three alleged members of the Unknown Vice Lords (UVL)–Ghost Mob, a criminal street gang, for causing the death of an individual through the...

1 Feb

Bergenfield, NJ man and brooklyn, NY woman charged with child endangerment and drug possession

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of RAYMOND SYLVESTER (DOB: 3/14/1968; single; physical therapist) of Bergenfield, NJ and LESHAWNDA NIXON (DOB: 12/27/1990; single; unemployed) of Brooklyn, NY on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and possession of a controlled dangerous substance. The arrests are the result...

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...