A jury in New Jersey found a Newark man guilty of manslaughter for shooting an innocent lady on a city street nearly three years ago. In a case that startled people and highlighted gun violence in crowded urban districts, the verdict is significant. Authorities say 28-year-old Altaariq Palmer was convicted on Monday of killing Irvington…
This week in Middlesex County, New Jersey, primary school administrators and parents were concerned about illegal objects brought to school. Local reports say a Roosevelt Elementary School kid brought suspicious objects into school grounds, alerting authorities. The crime occurred Wednesday and was reported to police shortly. The South Plainfield Police Department responded and assessed the…
The 59-year-old from Fairview, Bergen County, New Jersey, was arrested and accused with sexually assaulting a youngster several times over several years. After the suspect’s arrest on Wednesday, prosecutors revealed the charges. Officials said the accused is Fairview resident Elder G. Mimbela-Portilla. Investigations suggest the alleged assaults occurred from Nov. 1, 2017, until Nov. 21,…
A federal court sentenced a former New Jersey school district executive to refund over $137,000 after admitting to a two-year overtime fraud scheme. The former Hillsborough Township Public Schools director of buildings and grounds, Anthony DeLuca, 64, of Raritan, was sentenced in Trenton federal court. He was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered…
Northern New Jersey authorities are probing the death of a 21-year-old Fairview apartment resident found dead in the kitchen late Thursday night. Police said that investigators are investigating the incident to discover what happened. An apartment on Fairview Avenue was reported to have a body about 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, according to police. The home…
A New Jersey man who spent nearly two decades in jail for a deadly barbershop shooting is now seeking the courts to revisit his conviction, claiming the arrest warrant was never signed by a judge. Tyleek Jabbar Baker, 45, is serving 63 years to life for shooting 21-year-old Francisco Jose Olivares in a Lakewood barbershop…
A man shot and killed three people, including his ex-partner and her parents, before killing himself in a quiet Berkeley Township, New Jersey, neighborhood early Tuesday morning. The horrific events inside and around a Fairwood Drive home left three children unharmed but without their parents, according to authorities. Police responded to gunfire at the Fairwood…
New Jersey police captured a second suspect in a violent taxi carjacking that injured a driver in Monmouth County earlier this year. The arrest occurred months after the initial incident, which outraged the town and triggered a lengthy police investigation. Police in Georgia arrested 20-year-old Baldemar Sandoval-Herrera of Asbury Park last week. Howell police have…
A youngster was charged in Teaneck, New Jersey, after a 19-year-old guy was shot multiple times with gel pellets from a toy gun. Authorities say the victim was attacked after being questioned about his opinions on Israel and Palestine, raising worries about bias. Investigations indicate the incident occurred around 6:10 p.m. Sunday near Teaneck’s 600…
NJ.com’s new true-crime podcast revisits a terrible chapter in North Jersey’s recent history, bringing attention. The series, “Someone’s Hunting Us,” concluded its investigation into serial killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver’s years-long targeting of young Black girls and women. The podcast covers both the atrocities and those who kept the victims’ tales alive. The series examines how 20-year-old…
