Obalaji Baraka, brother of Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, was arrested on a 2006 probation violation last week, restarting the decades-old court dispute. The arrest occurred 19 years after the violation and nearly 20 years after the conviction. Obalaji Baraka was convicted of third-degree aggravated assault in a 2004 domestic violence case by Essex County…
Saturday night, a 17-year-old Mays Landing teen knifed his mother to death. South Jersey, shocked. Several horrific offenses placed the teen in jail. Someone reported a Meadowbrook Condos child with a knife to the Atlantic County Prosecutor at 6:05 p.m. Julissa Serrano, 49, was critically injured when police arrived at the home. Despite firefighters transferring…
Four unlocked cars were stolen in Wenonah in a few minutes early Saturday morning, police said. Normally peaceful South Jersey neighborhood woke up. The robbers promptly grabbed open cars with keys in the morning, police added. Wenonah’s Mantua Township police located some stolen cars inside an hour. Three cars stolen were located soon. Camden got…
A veteran North Plainfield police sergeant is accused of stealing from a Hillsborough store for weeks. People know about the officer’s long law enforcement career and terrible charges. According to court filings, 50-year-old David R. Canica stole from shops on November 3, 9, 10, and 19. Suspect robbed from Hillsborough’s Route 206 Weis Markets. Several…
After whistleblowers accused a large New Jersey organ procurement business of serious malpractice, including proceeding with an organ recovery process while a patient showed signs of life, the group is under federal investigation. Congress is investigating the charges, which raise worries about the state’s organ donation system’s safety and transparency. The NJ Sharing Network, a…
A New Jersey contractor was imprisoned for stealing $60,000 from a homeowner without finishing the job. Nassau County Police arrested 37-year-old Piscataway resident Zohaib Farrukh for grand larceny and plan to defraud on Saturday. A Uniondale, Long Island resident hired New York City’s North Falcon Construction Company for home upgrades in April 2024. The homeowner…
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”…
