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18 Apr

Essex County Man Sentenced to 210 Months in Prison for Sex Trafficking Offenses

TRENTON, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 210 months in prison on charges of sex trafficking and prostitution-related offenses, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Amin Sharif, 50, of Newark, was convicted by a jury in July 2024 of one count of attempted transportation of a...

10 Apr

2 teens charged in fatal shooting of New Brunswick 16-year-old

A 16-year-old and a 17-year-old boy were charged with juvenile delinquency related to the shooting. Two teens are accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old boy last month near Lee Avenue and Rutgers Street, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office The victim died at the hospital after the incident. Read...

10 Apr

LA police shoot bestselling N.J. author, wife of Weezer bassist, book her for attempted murder

Bestselling author Jillian Lauren Shriner, the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, has been shot by police in Los Angeles and accused of murder. The Los Angeles Police Department reports that Shriner, the true crime writer, memoirist and novelist from New Jersey known as Jillian Lauren, was shot by police after she pointed a gun at officers. The report says that police had responded to...

5 Apr

Trenton Man Sentenced To 168 Months In Prison For Assaulting, Robbing And Discharging A Firearm At A Federal Agent

TRENTON, N.J. – A Trenton man was sentenced to 168 months in prison for 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 Alina Habba announced. Jabree Johnson, 30, of Trenton, New Jersey, previously pleaded...

25 Mar

Philadelphia Man Found Guilty Of Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man was found guilty of conspiring to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney John Giordano announced. Marvin Murphy, 48, of Camden, New Jersey, was convicted on March 18, 2025 after a two-day bench trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb. Murphy was remanded into...

5 Mar

State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge NJSP Sergeant in Connection with February 5, 2024, Fatal Accident in Hackettstown, N.J.

TRENTON — A state grand jury has voted not to file criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Raul L. Diaz, 59, of Long Valley, New Jersey, a cyclist who died following a February 5, 2024 crash in Hackettstown, New Jersey, involving a member of the...

4 Mar

When should you go to court for a ticket or pay it off? What NJ experts recommend

No one wants to see those red and blue blinking lights behind their vehicle, knowing they are about to be pulled over by police. Not every ticket needs to be fought in court, but some more serious tickets could have many consequences for a driver, according to the Law Offices...

1 Mar

Ocean County Man Charged with Human Trafficking in Attempt to Lure Underage Girls for Sex

TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police announced today that an Ocean County man has been charged with human trafficking and other related crimes for allegedly attempting to lure what he believed were young children for sexual activity. Daniel...