Northfield police officer charged after accessing crime database
A Northfield police officer is charged with unauthorized access to a criminal information database.
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GPS leads NJ police to stolen excavator sold on Facebook
An excavator stolen out of Delaware was tracked to a backyard in Essex County, and a Millville man now faces charges, Fairfield police said.
Nearly 100 investors lost $47M in massive NJ fraud scheme
A Toms River man faces up to 20 years in prison after admitting he ran a Ponzi scheme that cost 97 investors more than $47 million.
Teens flee Paramus mall in stolen car, crashes on Route 17
Two teens have been charged with using a USB cable to steal a car in Bergen County, then crashing it on Route 17, Paramus police said.
NJ retired officer accused of sexually assaulting drunk teen
A retired police lieutenant in Hunterdon County is accused of giving alcohol to a 13-year-old and sexually assaulting her at his home.
NJ man who admits killing victim, caught years later gets prison
It took nearly four years and a witness stepping forward before NJ investigators could piece together what happened to Miguel Martinez III in 2016.
New Jersey water worker sentenced after falsifying water tests
A former Trenton Water Works employee will spend three years in prison for falsifying water data records, state officials said.
NJ man with suspended license charged after deadly crash
Karen Velasquez-Ochoa, 34, of North Bergen, was killed in a four-vehicle crash near Tonnelle Avenue. A 21-year-old driver is now in custody.
NJ gymnastics coach convicted of sexually assaulting 2 athletes
After a two-week trial, a Monmouth County jury found the former gymnastics instructor guilty of first-degree aggravated sexual assault against juvenile athletes.
6 charged after horrific NJ armed robbery and sexual assaults
A violent robbery at a business in Edgewater led to multiple victims tied up, robbed, assaulted, and six men arrested and charged with the horrific crimes.