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AG IDs Four Family Members Dead In Piscataway Triple Murder
New details have been released in the deadly incident that unfolded inside a Piscataway home Monday evening, Jan. 5, leaving four people dead, including the armed killer who was fatally shot by police.
The suspect was identified as 29-year-old Jordan Barnes, who killed his mother, Jeanmarie Barnes, 60, and grandparents, Richard A. Barnes, 86, and Brenda F. Barnes, 84, according to local law enforcement sources and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.
At approximately 5:30 p.m., officers responded to 831 River Road after receiving a 911 call from a relative, identified by Mayor …
Four Teenage Burglars Busted Breaking Into Homes: Marlboro Police
Four burglars, three juveniles, were arrested and charged after they tried to break into homes in Marlboro, authorities announced Wednesday, July 30.
At 12:05 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, officers responded to a 911 call from a homeowner on Witherspoon Way about people walking up his back patio and attempting to open his rear sliding glass door, Marlboro police said. The burglars fled when the homeowner yelled, leaving the area in a black sedan, police said.
Officers received another 911 call from a homeowner on Whipple Way who said people were attempting to make entry into his basement, but …
Fort Lee Cop Cleared After Fatal Shooting Of 25-Year-Old Woman In Mental Health Crisis
A state grand jury has declined to bring criminal charges against a Fort Lee police officer who shot and killed 25-year-old Victoria G. Lee during a mental health emergency in her apartment last summer, officials said Tuesday, July 15.
The decision, announced by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA), came nearly one year after Lee was killed by Officer Tony Pickens Jr. at The Pinnacle apartments on Main Street in Fort Lee.
The panel voted “no bill” on Monday, July 14, following a review of 911 calls, body-worn camera footage, taser video, witness interviews, ballistics re…
'I Killed My Mother In Law,' NJ Man Tells Dispatchers In Murder Case: Prosecutor
A 58-year-old man was charged with murder in the killing of his 84-year-old mother-in-law in Nutley, authorities announced.
James Pica, 58, called 911 and told dispatchers he killed the woman on Tuesday evening, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Nutley Police Chief Thomas J. Strumolo said.
Barbara Ann Bezzone was found lying on the floor unresponsive with severe injuries when police responded to 73 Prospect St., around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday night,
She was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:45 p.m., and Pica was arrested and charged with murder, au…
