An 18-year-old New Jersey resident is facing serious criminal charges after authorities said his grandmother was found fatally stabbed inside their apartment in Jackson Township on Monday morning. According to officials from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Louis Brown was taken into custody after police responded to a 911 call at the Jackson Green apartment…
The long-running murder case involving Paul Caneiro is once again drawing attention in New Jersey as the convicted killer prepares to face sentencing for the 2018 deaths of his brother Keith Caneiro, sister-in-law Jennifer Caneiro, and their two young children, Jesse and Sophia. Even after years of investigation, courtroom testimony, and a completed trial, one…
The recent arrest of a North Carolina man in a decades-old New Jersey homicide case has once again brought national attention to the unresolved disappearance of his wife, a South Carolina woman who vanished more than 14 years ago and was never found. Robert William McCaffrey Jr., 54, who was recently charged in connection with…
Two people were killed in a shooting in Jersey City early Monday morning, according to officials from the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office. Authorities said the shooting happened around 1:15 a.m. on Old Bergen Road. Emergency responders arrived at the scene after reports of gunfire, where two victims were later confirmed dead. Officials have not yet…
A dog abandonment investigation is underway in Hunterdon County after authorities said an animal was left behind in Lebanon Borough earlier this year. New Jersey State Police are now asking members of the public to come forward with any information that could help identify the person involved. According to officials, troopers responded on March 24…
Authorities in Union County have charged three people, including two adults and one juvenile, after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed during an incident at a park in Linden, New Jersey, according to investigators. Police said the violent encounter happened around 5:15 p.m. on April 17 at Wheeler Park in Linden. Emergency responders arrived after reports…
A New Jersey State Police detective has been convicted in connection with a deadly high-speed pursuit that ended with the death of a motorcyclist in Burlington County in 2023. The case drew statewide attention after investigators revealed that the detective was off duty, driving an unmarked vehicle, and failed to follow official pursuit procedures during…
A 27-year-old migrant farmworker from New Jersey who had been missing for nearly two months was found dead near the Delaware River, according to authorities in Delaware. Lizandro Guizar Sartiaguin, who worked in the blueberry fields around Hammonton, was last seen on Feb. 27 after leaving his residence on Laurel Avenue at around 1 p.m.,…
A late-night crash involving a motor scooter and a vehicle in Elizabeth turned deadly Wednesday after the scooter collided with a car entering a Walgreens parking lot, according to city officials. Authorities said the crash happened around 9:24 p.m. on Newark Avenue near a Walgreens location in Elizabeth. Investigators said the scooter was traveling south…
A former New Jersey police detective has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison after prosecutors said he caused a deadly crash while impaired by marijuana, killing a married couple in Monmouth County in 2021. John P. McClave III, 39, of Toms River, received two consecutive prison terms of eight years and six months…
