New Jersey man will serve more than a decade in prison after federal prosecutors found he conducted a West Coast-to-East Coast cocaine trafficking network using air travel and the U.S. mail. Rasheed Amin, 47, of Voorhees, New Jersey, was sentenced to 11 years and one month in federal prison for his role in a large-scale…
Trump supported Iranian protesters and demanded an end to their killings on Tuesday, threatening to hold those involved accountable. When Iran’s anti-government rallies gained international attention, he said this. Trump tells Iranian demonstrators to document security forces’ crackdown on his official social media channel. He stated violators will be punished and canceled any meetings with…
After being apprehended during a recent enforcement activity in Red Bank, New Jersey, a famous landscaper remains in federal immigration custody, worrying local residents and elected authorities. Longtime Red Bank homeowner and small landscaping business owner Ricardo Paz has been in ICE custody for almost a week. Paz was detained despite having an open immigration…
New Jersey has sued a South Jersey scrapyard that officials say has persistently threatened a Camden neighborhood. Eastern Metal Recycling (EMR) was sued by the state for public nuisance due to its lengthy history of dangerous fires, pollution, and safety issues that have affected local communities. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and State Department…
Federal immigration officers detained one high school senior and up to ten others in Morristown, New Jersey, Sunday. A Speedwell Avenue laundromat on Henry Street and nearby communities was raided and numerous people arrested. Mayor Tim Dougherty says an Elizabeth ICE facility detains a Morristown High School senior. Due to their age, the mayor did…
After state police claim he tossed a large rock at a moving school bus on the New Jersey Turnpike, shattering a window and badly wounding an 8-year-old, a 40-year-old Bergen County man faces many criminal charges Authority says the incident happened around 2 p.m. on January 7 as the school bus was heading northbound on…
A Gloucester County judge ordered a Paulsboro man accused of killing his fiancé and injuring her teenage daughter to stay in jail while the case is being heard. A detention hearing for 40-year-old Paulsboro resident Ramon Luis Acevedo, who faces serious charges for a January 3 shooting inside an Elizabeth Avenue residence, was held Monday….
A $10,000 reward is available for information on the 2020 murder of an Essex County correctional officer. This compensation may motivate witnesses to come forward about the three-year-old murder, police said. On July 3, 2020, 32-year-old Laquan Nowlin was shot and died outside his East Orange house at South Orange Avenue and Sanford Avenue Police…
The jury will decide whether Monmouth County resident Paul Caneiro killed his brother’s family and burned their Colts Neck house in 2018. In Freehold, Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux will start the 12-juror, four-alternate trial on Monday. He is accused of murdering his brother Keith Caneiro, 50, his wife Jennifer, 45, and their two…
Police pursuits in Ewing, New Jersey, triggered car accidents that killed a 13-year-old girl last month. Girl hit by 15-year-old’s stolen car. The Mercer County Prosecutor charged the driver with auto death, aggravated manslaughter, and traffic violations. The driver and 15-year-old passenger were arrested on scene, police said. They live in Trenton. Parkway Avenue and…
