On 12th of March, 10 members and associates of the New Jersey-based DeCavalcante organized crime family were taken into custody on charges of running a prostitution business, trafficking in drugs and plotting to kill a rival gang member. In the 10 defendants, 71-year-old Charles Stango, 72-year-old Frank Nigro and 68-year-old Paul Colella are included. They [...]
New Jersey Assemblyman Ralph Caputo said on Wednesday that the new private surveillance camera registry bill will assist New Jersey law enforcement agencies to fight crime and save assets. Caputo added, "What we want to do here is to create a voluntarily registry to the police departments. People that have cameras on their buildings, commercial [...]
NEWARK - On Wednesday, a federal grand jury indicated a Bronx man who was involved in a crime that spanned over three states and ended in an accident near George Washington Bridge. According to the authorities, 33-year-old Luis Figueroa faces charges on six counts which involve sexual abuse, kidnapping, an attack on a federal employee [...]
NEWARK, N.J. - Luis Figeuroa of Bronx, New York, was indicted in a 3-state crime spree that spanned from Pennsylvania to New York before it finally came to an end near the George Washington Bridge after a crash. The indictment was passed by a grand jury and Figeuroa now faces six counts, including aggravated sexual [...]
NEWARK, N.J. - The New Jersey state officials made organized crime busts which resulted in filing charges against eleven reputed members and associates of a major New York-based organized crime family. Details of the arrests were announced in a news conference by acting state Attorney General John Hoffman in Newark on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. [...]
ASBURY PARK, N.J. - According to a recent decision by New Jersey Supreme Court, individuals who would not wear seat belts or drive around with minor passengers not wearing them could expose them to prison term and criminal charges. On Sep 18, the state's highest court issued that opinion in a Sussex County case. In [...]
Elizabeth, NJ - Authorities said on Saturday that a man who escaped the country before he was convicted of sex crimes against a young boy has been returned to New Jersey. According to the Union County prosecutors, 47-year-old Nikolaos Katogiritis was tracked to the Dominican Republic and was taken into custody at a hotel there [...]
ROXBURY, N.J. - Police said that a woman is part of a large crime ring that is breaking into motor vehicles in New Jersey, according to a report by CBS 2's Christine Sloan. The men in the ring break windows of cars at parks, stealing purses with checkbooks and driver's licenses, said the police. They [...]
NEWARK, N.J. - A one-day conference was staged at Rutgers-Newark University on Wednesday where mayors of some of New Jersey's most-crime-plagued cities heard from academics and law enforcement experts on how to reduce violent crimes. The conference was convened by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and Paterson Mayor Jose Torres and [...]
NEW JERSEY - On Wednesday, mayors of New Jersey's three largest cities showed just how anxious they are to assist each other to cope with their issues and crimes happening their cities. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and Paterson Mayor Joey Torres gathered at a day-long conference at the Rutgers campus [...]