TRENTON -- Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced today that more than 1,700 guns were turned in by Essex County residents during a state-sponsored gun buyback event held at a total of six churches in five Essex municipalities this past Friday and Saturday.
PERTH AMBOY -- Last week, police arrested a 31-year-old city man and seized approximately $1,ooo worth of marijuana from his apartment.
PERTH AMBOY -- Police arrested a 50-year-old city man when a search of his apartment uncovered heroin with an estimated street value of $430.
PERTH AMBOY -- When authorities went to arrest a 31-year-old Perth Amboy man on a warrant for first degree distribution of cocaine, they found more drugs which led to additional charges.
HILLSIDE -- Authorities arrested a Hillside man on Friday and charged him with third degree theft by extortion, according to Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.
EDISON -- Edison police announced the arrest of five suspects today that are linked to a string of recent crimes in the township, including seven motor vehicle thefts, 13 attempted motor vehicle thefts, and one incident of burglary, criminal restraint, and simple assault.
TRENTON, N.J. – An Elizabeth man employed by the Westfield branch of TD Bank was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for his role in a plan to rob the bank, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
TRENTON – Two top officials of the East Orange Water Commission (EOWC) – the executive director and the assistant executive director – have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to manipulate the agency’s water supply by shutting down contaminated wells prior to monthly water tests so as to falsify results and report lower levels of a…
ELIZABETH -- Union County Superior Court Judge Joseph P. Donohue sentenced three Plainfield men to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison for a series of armed robbery and weapons offenses, announced Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.
SPOTSWOOD - A borough woman has been arrested and charged with setting three fires, including a house fire that endangered two children who were home at the time, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Chief Karl G. Martin of the Spotswood Police Department announced today. The children were not injured.
