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Cops Cleared In Killing Of Najee Seabrooks, Popular Paterson Activist Cops Cleared In Killing Of Najee Seabrooks, Popular Paterson Activist
Cops Cleared In Killing Of Najee Seabrooks, Popular Paterson Activist A state grand jury has declined to file criminal charges against the Paterson police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Najee Seabrooks, a violence interventionist who was killed during a police standoff in March 2023, authorities said. The grand jury’s March 17 2025, decision came after reviewing witness statements, video evidence, autopsy reports, and ballistics analysis, according to the New Jersey Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA). Seabrooks, 31, of Paterson, was a former high school basketball star and dedicated violence interventionist with the Paterson Heal…

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by Cecilia Levine
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International Search Intensifies For Missing American College Student In Dominican Republic International Search Intensifies For Missing American College Student In Dominican Republic
International Search Intensifies For Missing American College Student In Dominican Republic The search for a missing Virginia college student who vanished while on vacation in the Dominican Republic is intensifying as officials establish a high-level commission to oversee the case, authorities announced. The Dominican Republic National Police, in coordination with the Attorney General’s Office, FBI, and the US Embassy Liaison, has expanded their investigation into the disappearance of 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student from Chantilly who went missing on Thursday, March 6 while on a trip with friends in Punta Cana. Officials confirmed that Konanki, a c…

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by Zak Failla
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Person With Assault Rifles On Car Shot In Sussex County, Officers Hospitalized: Report Person With Assault Rifles On Car Shot In Sussex County, Officers Hospitalized: Report
Person With Assault Rifles On Car Shot In Sussex County, Officers Hospitalized: Report Multiple officers were hospitalized after a shooting involving a person with assault rifles on their vehicle Monday evening, Jan. 13 in Sussex County, according to NBC New York and the New Jersey State PBA. NBC New York shared photos of a red sedan that appeared to have multiple assault rifles attached to it parked in a wooded area of Byram Township. Citing a senior law enforcement officer, NBC4 says someone got out of the vehicle and police opened fire. The person was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the neck, however, it was not immediately clear whether or not the gunshot w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Shot By Police In Newark After Wild Struggle: AG Man Shot By Police In Newark After Wild Struggle: AG
Man Shot By Police In Newark After Wild Struggle: AG A man shot by police in Newark on Monday evening, Aug. 12 is in critical but stable condition, authorities said. At 8:34 p.m., two Newark police officers spotted a stolen SUV in the area of Clinton Place near Hawthorne Avenue, the state Attorney General's Office said.  Police approached the vehicle and a struggle ensued between a man in the driver's seat, authorities said. The vehicle accelerated, initially backward and then forward during the struggle, authorities said. A police officer fired his weapon, striking the driver, authorities said.  The vehicle struck the police offi…

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by Sam Barron
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Forklift Operator, 46, Killed By Police While Wielding Chainsaw In Central Jersey: AG Forklift Operator, 46, Killed By Police While Wielding Chainsaw In Central Jersey: AG
Forklift Operator, 46, Killed By Police While Wielding Chainsaw In Central Jersey: AG Authorities have identified a Keansburg man shot and killed by police while wielding a chainsaw, along with the officers involved in the Memorial Day incident. Willem Roman, 46, died from his injuries on Friday, June 14. Attorney General Matt Platkin announced his death in a news release on Monday, July 1. Keansburg police were called to perform a welfare check at a home on Seabreeze Way at around 1:07 p.m. on Monday, May 27. Two officers entered the home and found Roman with a running chainsaw, along with several weapons. Investigators said Roman approached the officers with the chainsaw.…

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by Chris Spiker
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Homicide Suspect Killed By Police Officers At NJ Hotel, AG Says Homicide Suspect Killed By Police Officers At NJ Hotel, AG Says
Homicide Suspect Killed By Police Officers At NJ Hotel, AG Says Two police officers are recovering from injuries after being shot overnight at a hotel in Woodbridge while attempting to track down a homicide suspect. The suspect was shot and killed at the scene, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. The two injured officers were from the Woodbridge Police Department and New York City Police Department, Platkin said. More details from the incident were expected to be released later on Thursday, June 13. "This incident is another reminder that our law enforcement officers risk their lives daily to keep our communities safe," Platki…

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by Jon Craig
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Police Fully Justified In Shooting West New York Man Who Fired At Them, Grand Jury Rules Police Fully Justified In Shooting West New York Man Who Fired At Them, Grand Jury Rules
Police Fully Justified In Shooting West New York Man Who Fired At Them, Grand Jury Rules It was as open-and-shut as a police shooting can possibly get. That’s why a state grand jury found that police were more than justified in shooting a West New York gunman who’d just wounded one officer while firing point-blank at them with a gun in each hand. Dramatic police bodycam footage shows Kevin Colindres, 32, opening fire after emerging from his 59th Street home on June 3, 2022. In a clip recorded through the front-door window, Colindres is seen entering the vestibule in a t-shirt and shorts with both hands behind his back as police investigate a domestic violence call. He sudden…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Report On Bridgewater Mall Fight Between White, Black Teens Could Be Released Soon: AG Report On Bridgewater Mall Fight Between White, Black Teens Could Be Released Soon: AG
Report On Bridgewater Mall Fight Between White, Black Teens Could Be Released Soon: AG A report on the fight between white and black teenagers that resulted in an alleged disproportionate police response should be released soon, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The fight occurred at Bridgewater Commons Mall in Somerset County in February 2022 outside of Bloomingdale's and triggered a viral response on social media. The public's trust is fragile and if a local administrative review is not completed soon, Platkin said he will release his non-public September 2022 report to the public. The local review "process has taken an inordinate length of time and further delay o…

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by Jon Craig
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$1.3M Owed By Contractors Of Jersey City High-Rise For Labor Violations: State Officials $1.3M Owed By Contractors Of Jersey City High-Rise For Labor Violations: State Officials
$1.3M Owed By Contractors Of Jersey City High-Rise For Labor Violations: State Officials A multi-agency New Jersey probe resulted in 20 contractors being fined more than $1.3 million in back wages and penalties, state officials said. The contractors were performing construction work at 88 Regent St. in Jersey City. More than 60 investigators, including those from the state Attorney General's Office and Labor Department, conducted an unannounced sweep in the summer of 2021 in response to allegations of workers being underpaid or paid off the books. Grand Street Construction, LLC of Jersey City,  the owner/ general contractor on the project, did not return requests for comment.…

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by Jon Craig
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Footage Shows Pursuit-Crash That Left 26-Year-Old NJ Driver Dead In Maryland Footage Shows Pursuit-Crash That Left 26-Year-Old NJ Driver Dead In Maryland
Footage Shows Pursuit-Crash That Left 26-Year-Old NJ Driver Dead In Maryland New details and video footage have been released of the harrowing high-speed police pursuit and crash on I-95 in Maryland that claimed the life of a 26-year-old New Jersey woman. Julie Clark, 26, of Tenafly, NJ, was killed on I-95 on Saturday, Dec. 31 in Cecil County after she attempted to elude Maryland State Police troopers on I-95, authorities previously said. Julie Clark was killed on I-95 in Maryland after crashing into a tree near an exit ramp.Maryland AG In a dramatic dashcam video (see above) released on Wednesday, Jan. 18 by the Attorney General's Office, Clark can be seen driv…

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by Zak Failla
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Inmate Charged With Murder For Stabbing Fellow Prisoner Dead At Essex County Jail: Prosecutor Inmate Charged With Murder For Stabbing Fellow Prisoner Dead At Essex County Jail: Prosecutor
Inmate Charged With Murder For Stabbing Fellow Prisoner Dead At Essex County Jail: Prosecutor A prisoner at the Essex County Jail was charged with murder for the stabbing death of another inmate, authorities announced. Ashton D. Barthelus, 26, of Carteret, stabbed Dan G. Milford Gelin, 27, of Elizabeth, at the correctional facility last week, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Gelin on Dec. 3 was rushed from the jail on the 300 block of Doremus Avenue to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 9 a.m., officials said. Barthelus was charged with first degree murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unl…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suspect Shot By Police Officer In Bayonne Suspect Shot By Police Officer In Bayonne
Suspect Shot By Police Officer In Bayonne A man was rushed to the hospital after being shot by a police officer in Bayonne, authorities said. The incident occurred following an alleged stabbing on West 1st Street just before 7 a.m. The Attorney General's office will be handling the investigation. No further information was released.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Overnight Operation: Cuban Pete's Closed For Repeated COVID-19 Violations Overnight Operation: Cuban Pete's Closed For Repeated COVID-19 Violations
Overnight Operation: Cuban Pete's Closed For Repeated Covid-19 Violations Cuban Pete's in Montclair is closed after the owner repeatedly failed to obey COVD-19 orders. Police on Monday changed the locks on the Bloomfield Avenue eatery because it was not in compliance with Gov.Phil Murphy's orders, following an overnight investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office,  Essex County Sheriff’s Office and Montclair Police Department, NJ.com reports. The State Health Department and Attorney General's Office sought the order after owner Dominick Restaino refused to comply with a DOH order to stop operating, the media outlet said. Restaino was ord…

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by Cecilia Levine
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AG: Barricaded Man Refusing To Drop Knife Tasered, Fatally Shot By Asbury Park Police AG: Barricaded Man Refusing To Drop Knife Tasered, Fatally Shot By Asbury Park Police
AG: Barricaded Man Refusing To Drop Knife Tasered, Fatally Shot By Asbury Park Police Asbury Park police tried negotiating with a 39-year-old man refusing to drop his knife for nearly an hour before tasering then fatally shooting him Friday evening, authorities said Saturday. A woman was standing outside and the man had barricaded himself inside a home on the 900 block of 4th Avenue when police responded to reports of a loud domestic dispute around 9 p.m., State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The man opened the door of an upstairs apartment and brandished a knife several times as Monmouth County Sheriff's officers and local police tried negotiating wi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Officer Justified In Shooting Warren County Assault Suspect Who Disarmed Him Authorities: Officer Justified In Shooting Warren County Assault Suspect Who Disarmed Him
Authorities: Officer Justified In Shooting Warren County Assault Suspect Who Disarmed Him A Washington Township police officer was justified in shooting an assault suspect who disarmed him while trying to place him under arrest last summer because it was an act of self-protection, authorities said. Washington Township officers responded to a local home on reports of a man beating a female on July 25, 2019, Acting Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a joint release Wednesday. When the officers arrived to the home on the 400 block of Washburn Avenue, they saw a female fitting the description of the woman being assaulted fleeing the scene in an SUV.  While poli…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FEDERAL LAWSUIT: Leonia Custodian Acquitted Of Killing Mom, Child Claims Wrongful Imprisonment FEDERAL LAWSUIT: Leonia Custodian Acquitted Of Killing Mom, Child Claims Wrongful Imprisonment
Federal Lawsuit: Leonia Custodian Acquitted Of Killing Mom, Child Claims Wrongful Imprisonment A Leonia custodian who spent four years behind bars before being acquitted in the double homicide of a mom and her child is suing the local, state and county agencies who had him jailed, according to a recent report. Michael C. Brady of Teaneck filed a federal lawsuit on Aug. 5 claiming malicious prosecution and wrongful imprisonment after being charged with the murder of Englewood's Tam Marie Pitts-Gaddy, 40, and her daughter Natasia, 5, in 2013, NorthJersey.com reports. Brady was unable to pay the $2 million bail set by a judge and remained jailed until being acquitted in 2017. The Berg…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suspected Gunman Who Shot 3 Irvington Police Officers, Killed Civilian ID'd Suspected Gunman Who Shot 3 Irvington Police Officers, Killed Civilian ID'd
Suspected Gunman Who Shot 3 Irvington Police Officers, Killed Civilian ID'd The Attorney General's office has begun an investigation after Irvington police officers opened fire on a suspected gunman Thursday morning, killing him.  Under a 2018 law, such investigations are standard procedure when someone dies during an incident involving on-duty police.   According to a preliminary investigation, Kaizen Crossen, a 39-year-old Irvington resident, shot and killed an unarmed 20-year-old man with a rifle on Myrtle Avenue. That man's identity had not been released as of Thursday evening.  Officers responded within minutes of the 11:30 a.m. shooting, …

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by Paul Milo
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Newark Lawyer Made Famous In 'American Gangster' Admits Stealing $20K Newark Lawyer Made Famous In 'American Gangster' Admits Stealing $20K
Newark Lawyer Made Famous In 'American Gangster' Admits Stealing $20K A lawyer from Bloomfield who once ran a Newark law firm admitted he stole $20,000 from clients, the state Attorney General's office said.  Richard Roberts, 81, pleaded guilty to perjury and failure to make required disposition of property during a trial this week in Morris County Superior Court. His former partner Gerald Saluti was testifying Tuesday when Roberts entered his plea.  Roberts admitted taking the money from the firm's trust account in order to make alimony payments. He now faces up to 364 days in jail and must surrender his law license when he's sentenced in August.&n…

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by Paul Milo
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Police Officer Fatally Shoots Man In Orange Police Officer Fatally Shoots Man In Orange
Police Officer Fatally Shoots Man In Orange A 46-year-old man was shot and killed by Orange police responding to a  call Saturday afternoon, the Attorney General's office said in a statement.  Police received a 911 call shortly after 3 p.m. reporting a man with a knife at Oakwood Towers on Oakwood Avenue. The man was involved in an "altercation," the Attorney General's office said.  One of the officers who responded to the call shot the man, Jamahl Smith. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead.  Before police arrived Smith had repeatedly stabbed his sister, who was seen bleedi…

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by Paul Milo
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GRAPHIC CONTENT: 3 Dover Officers On Paid Leave Following 'Disturbing' Arrest GRAPHIC CONTENT: 3 Dover Officers On Paid Leave Following 'Disturbing' Arrest
Graphic Content: 3 Dover Officers On Paid Leave Following 'Disturbing' Arrest Three Dover police officers were placed on paid leave while authorities investigate an arrest video that captured them punching a 19-year-old man several times while attempting to take him into custody, Mayor James Dodd said Monday. Dodd called the video "very disturbing" and said swift action will be taken against the officers -- one of whom was injured during the arrest -- if the investigation finds they behaved inappropriately. The video shows authorities struggling to apprehend Cyprian Luke, 19, of Morristown, who was wanted for aggravated assault, violating court orders and crimin…

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by Cecilia Levine