A former New Jersey borough councilman has committed to stealing taxpayer money and housing fraud, ending a years-long corruption prosecution. The former official will not serve jail time under a plea agreement with state prosecutors despite the seriousness of the offenses. Carl Washington Jr., 52, a former Salem County Penns Grove Borough Council member, pled…
Local authorities said that a customer became irate over paperwork troubles and damaged property before leaving a New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission office. Lakewood police said a 57-year-old male visited the MVC office on Route 70. After entering the office to register a vehicle, personnel told him he lacked the necessary documentation. Officials stated the…
A 17-year-old Union County, New Jersey, girl sued an app for creating phony sexual photographs of her and other female pupils without consent. ClothOff, the app, violated state and federal laws, according to the October 16 lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. The complaint seeks compensation for the teen and others’ emotional…
Authorities have charged two people with the death of a New Jersey citizen over ten years after a violent home invasion that ended in tragedy. On Monday, officials in Burlington County announced the arrests, which ended an investigation that had been ongoing for almost ten years. On September 25, 2016, around 11:30 p.m., a home…
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced that a Lakewood mother indicted for the May death of her three-month-old daughter has been released and all charges will be dropped. The announcement is a major development in a delicate and serious case that garnered community attention. Caitlin Gibson, 28, was arrested and will undergo pre-trial monitoring. The…
After a dispute with bystanders, police in Newark, New Jersey, shot one person dead and injured another on Monday afternoon, state officials said. The incident occurred on a municipal street, and officials are investigating. State officials said Newark Police Department officers were on patrol along Ross Street and Evergreen Avenue just after 1 p.m. when…
The head of New Jersey’s government watchdog has sued the owners of two South Jersey nursing homes, saying they misused millions of dollars that were supposed to go to caring for vulnerable residents. The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller filed the complaint because they believe that Medicaid payments were abused and purposefully kept…
A former student filed a sexual abuse complaint against a northern New Jersey Catholic high school and the Archdiocese of Newark, the second such instance in weeks. The Bergen County Superior Court complaint was filed by a New York man. He claims he was sexually abused at Paramus Catholic High School almost 40 years ago….
After her father was arrested by federal immigration authorities while walking to get food near their Morristown apartment on a Sunday night, a six-year-old daughter was traumatized. The family reports that Adonay Mancia Rodríguez watched cartoons with his daughter Annabella while his partner, Gabby Rosa, worked at a neighboring Walmart. When Annabella mentioned she was…
Police say two boys were found dead in their Hillsborough Township home, shocking a quiet New Jersey suburb. The 5- and 7-year-old Sunnymead Elementary School students were located by their father on Tuesday night after work. Police said the father contacted 911 after finding his boys dead. A bedroom at the family’s Shell Court residence…
