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An unidentified male, believed to be in his late teens, was shot once in the leg in East Orange tonight, but no one was immediately in custody, police said.
Cozy Cole's drumming was an essential ingredient in much of the jazz recorded during the 1930s and '40s, and he belongs in the same pantheon with Sidney Catlett, Jo Jones, Chick Webb, Dave Tough, Gene Krupa, ...
Navinchand Prashad software engineer
BRIDGEWATER - Navinchand Prashad, 54, died suddenly Saturday at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville.
Two East Orange men arrested after shoot...
Three plainclothes Elizabeth police detectives were in the right place at the right time early Sunday morning when they interrupted an armed robbery and arrested the suspects after a chase and a brief exchange ...
Move-in day at St. Elizabeth's turns to talk of risky behavior by students
FLORHAM PARK -- Joann Cumberbatch has talked to her daughter about drinking and driving and other risky behaviors, and hopes those discussions won't be forgotten during her freshman year at college.
Car Fire Delays Traffic On Garden State Parkway
A car fire caused traffic delays on the Garden State Parkway early Friday. The car burst into flames on the southbound lanes of the Parkway in East Orange by Exit 147.
Intruder Attacks Woman, 84, In Her Home
An elderly New Jersey woman is recovering after being attacked in her home by an intruder.
Report: Elderly Woman Hurt in East Orange Home Invasion
An 84-year-old East Orange, N.J., woman was hurt in an apparent home invasion, police said.
Pharmacy owner accused of buying scripts...
A Jersey City pharmacy owner has pleaded guilty to preying on the seriously ill by buying prescriptions from HIV/AIDS patients, not giving them their medicine, and then billing Medicaid as if he had dispensed ...
Victim pursues getaway car, steers Perth Amboy cops to alleged strong-arm robbers
Two Newark men and an East Orange woman were arrested Tuesday, Aug. 19, in connection with two strong-arm robberies after one of the robbery victims followed the getaway vehicle and called police.
Latest Asbury Park public housing director fired
City Housing Authority Director Larry Jackson didn't make it nine months into the job.
Did prisoner really write chilling threats?
A letter purportedly sent from a prisoner calling himself "Freak Malik" that threatened the lives of guards at Trenton state prison is in the hands of investigators seeking to ferret out its true author and to ...
East Orange Policeman Break 12-Year Old Arm, Segment 1
IN STORMY WEATHER THIS FRIDAY, AROUND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITYACTIVISTS MARCHED FROM CITY HALL TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND BACK TO PROTEST POLICE BRUTALITY AND ...
Two men charged with ID crimes
CLIFTON Attentive officers on patrol may have stopped a large identity theft operation when they arrested and charged two men with possession of stolen credit cards and credit card-making devices on July 2 at ...
C halk up another one for writer/teacher Bruce Chadwick, professor of English at New Jersey City University.
3 East Orange cops indicted in assault on youths
Three East Orange police officers have been indicted on charges they threatened to kill two teenagers who they believed threw rocks at their patrol car, placing the barrel of a gun inside one youth's mouth, ...
E. Orange Officers Indicted For Assault On Youths
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FedEx employee charged with stealing, selling more than 100 guns
A Federal Express employee stole more than 100 guns that had been legally shipped into the U.S., and then enlisted a co-conspirator to help sell them at public housing projects in Jersey City and on the streets ...
Raritan Township police blotter
DRUGS, 2:29 p.m., July 29: Police arrested Rachel Johanson, 23, of High Bridge, and charged her with possession of under 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on ...
More praise for volunteers would increase their ranks
It is of little surprise to me that volunteerism is down throughout the country.