A Newark woman was recently shot in the leg while trying to shield her grandson from gunfire. According to authorities, the 48-year-old grandmother was walking with her 6-year-old grandson on Abinger Place in Newark’s West Ward when someone began shooting. The woman and the young child were reportedly on their […]
Two people were recently sentenced after they admitted to attempting to bring a large amount of heroin into Northern State Prison in Newark, NJ. The suspects, a 40-year-old Jersey City resident and a 60-year-old Newark inmate, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin. According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, […]
Police in South Orange NJ are looking for two suspects in a gas station robbery. According to authorities, the suspects ran off Tichenor Avenue and approached the Delta gas station on Irvington Avenue. The suspects then allegedly demanded that the gas station attendant give them an undisclosed amount of money. […]
A decision was handed down in the trial of the Essex County sheriff’s officer accused of threatening to kill a 22-year-old woman. The jury ruled that 39-year-old John Warnock was not guilty on three charges; however, the case is not yet resolved because the jury hung on one charge and […]
The NJ Attorney General recently clarified the state’s law regarding out-of-state gun permits. Attorney General John Hoffman’s directive calls for flexibility in sentencing of anyone who illegally possesses a handgun in New Jersey but who has an out-of-state permit. Gun owners who obtain permits from other states and then travel […]
