A quiet crisis has grown for years a few streets from Atlantic City’s casinos and coastline. The city’s historic network of tiny hotels, formerly advertised as budget-friendly alternatives to large resorts, has become a source of safety concerns, quality-of-life complaints, and unhappiness for residents who want their city to feel secure and welcoming again City…
After a Snapchat post circulated among Toms River Intermediate South Middle School students on Tuesday, police launched a multi-agency investigation and enhanced campus security. Authorities say the danger isn’t real, but safety comes first. A Florida man uploaded the message to a large Snapchat group, but his name and reasons are unknown. Even if the…
Ridgefield Park working conditions were revealed by a Public Works Department employee who sued for racial harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination. Keenon Tucker, 31, claims he was fired for not following a licensing requirement after coworkers teased and treated him differently from white employees. Tucker, the department’s only Black employee, was insulted and stereotyped, according…
A Burlington Township family is demanding accountability after a Ring doorbell video showed masked federal officers repeatedly knocking on the door and questioning the residents for eight minutes without a warrant or agency identification. The viral video has spurred criticism and requests for clearer federal enforcement protocols in New Jersey. The tape shows numerous “POLICE”…
A former Black prison guard won a $750,000 jury award in September, resolving a long-running workplace struggle at the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office that was devastating to his career and family. Former corporal Richard Camel, 55, worked in the Passaic County Jail for 25 years. A jury found a decade-long workplace retribution, disciplinary, and fairness…
Hikers at Tenafly Nature Center found a body Tuesday afternoon after a lovely trek. Police and civilians panicked. Officials say a preserve woodland path walker saw the body and called police around 2:00 p.m. After Tenafly Police defended the area, Bergen County Prosecutor was notified. In the afternoon, investigators scoured the area and collected early…
This year, the Toms River officer who broke into her ex-boyfriend’s house confessed. She’s fired and jailed. Following months of court hearings after an April fight, Becky Sayegh, 32, admitted to burglary, criminal mischief, and simple assault. Sayegh and her ex-partner arrived at her Bayville home at 11:20 p.m. on April 25 without working, police…
A police sergeant and New Jersey state Assembly candidate is accused of sexually assaulting an online child they met. The allegations shocked local political and law enforcement because the accused held public office and a long-term uniform position. After a brief investigation, 44-year-old former Dumont mayor and Jersey City Police sergeant Andrew LaBruno was arrested…
The former owner of a popular Cherry Hill restaurant was charged with intentionally underpaying sales tax. Authorities say they monitored the closed restaurant before its bankruptcy this year. According to state investigators, Andrew Cosenza Jr., 57, owner of The Bistro at Cherry Hill in the Cherry Hill Mall, took sales tax but didn’t pay it…
The former Monmouth County high school teacher and basketball coach who admitted to sexually assaulting a teen at home could serve a long prison sentence. This week, 36-year-old Justin M. McGhee pleaded guilty to sexual assault, ending a difficult time for the school and community. On February 20, McGhee will serve five years and six…
