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LAWSUIT: Former Warren County Prosecutor Wants His Job Back LAWSUIT: Former Warren County Prosecutor Wants His Job Back
Lawsuit: Former Warren County Prosecutor Wants His Job Back James Pfeiffer, who abruptly retired as Warren County Prosecutor in April, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was unlawfully removed from the position.  The complaint, filed against New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Gov. Phil Murphy in Superior Court of New Jersey, said he remains the duly appointed Prosecutor for Warren County and wants his job back. In April, Platkin took over the Warren County Prosecutor's Office, forcing out Pfeiffer amid a state ethics probe. Pfeiffer was replaced by Anthony Picione.  A spokesman said it resulted over an investigation from the…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
NJ Attorney General Takes Over Warren County Prosecutor's Office As Pfeiffer Abruptly Retires NJ Attorney General Takes Over Warren County Prosecutor's Office As Pfeiffer Abruptly Retires
NJ Attorney General Takes Over Warren County Prosecutor's Office As Pfeiffer Abruptly Retires New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin took over the Warren County Prosecutor's Office after apparently forcing the man who held the job to retire amid a state ethics probe. Platkin announced on Friday, April 5, that he'd replaced James Pfeiffer "effective immediately" with a highly-respected deputy, Anthony Picione, whom he called "a native son of Warren County and a career prosecutor and public servant who has dedicated his career to the public good and rooting out corruption." Platkin has yet to disclose why the move was made. A spokesman said it resulted from an investigation by&n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Nebraska Sex Offender Sent Explicit Messages To 11-Year-Old NJ Girl: Prosecutors Nebraska Sex Offender Sent Explicit Messages To 11-Year-Old NJ Girl: Prosecutors
Nebraska Sex Offender Sent Explicit Messages To 11-Year-Old NJ Girl: Prosecutors A 23-year-old Nebraska man and registered sex offender was recently arrested and charged after he sent sexually explicit texts to an 11-year-old girl in Warren County while posing as a 13-year-old boy, authorities said. Daniel Boesch used Snapchat to communicate with the girl, an investigation initiated by the Loptacong Township Police and the Warren County Prosecutor's Office last summer revealed, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said.  Boesch pretended to be a 13-year-old boy and exchanged explicit messages with the girl, Pfeiffer said. Boesch later threatened to post exp…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
NJ Raid Finds Fentanyl, Meth Hidden In 3-Year-Old Child's Toys: Prosecutor NJ Raid Finds Fentanyl, Meth Hidden In 3-Year-Old Child's Toys: Prosecutor
NJ Raid Finds Fentanyl, Meth Hidden In 3-Year-Old Child's Toys: Prosecutor The raid of a New Jersey home found explosives along with a large quantity of fentanyl, meth and more — hidden in a three-year-old child's toys, officials said. Craig S. Jones and Alicia F. Trembler are facing a slew of drug charges after New Jersey State Police uncovered the drugs and materials for packaging, marketing, and selling, during a raid of their Prospect Street home in Phillipsburg on Wednesday, Nov. 14, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. Here's what authorities found, Pfeiffer said: Findings from the drug raid. Warren County Prosecutor's Office While being proce…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
'Egregious Abuse Of Power:' Former P-Burg Councilman Fires Back At Info Trafficking Allegations 'Egregious Abuse Of Power:' Former P-Burg Councilman Fires Back At Info Trafficking Allegations
'Egregious Abuse Of Power:' Former P-Burg Councilman Fires Back At Info Trafficking Allegations The ex-Phillipsburg councilman accused of trafficking the social security numbers, banking info, and other personal details of at least seven of his coworkers has vehemently denied any wrongdoing, calling the accusations an “egregious overreach and abuse of power” involving Mayor Todd Tersigni. Robert W. Fulper, 44, was indicted by a Warren County Grand Jury on second-degree counts of official misconduct and trafficking in personal identifying information, DailyVoice.com previously reported. Fulper, a councilman between 2018 and 2021, was allegedly found with “numerous documents containing……

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Convicted Killer Charged With Murder In 40-Year-Old NJ Homicide Of Teen Girl: Report Convicted Killer Charged With Murder In 40-Year-Old NJ Homicide Of Teen Girl: Report
Convicted Killer Charged With Murder In 40-Year-Old NJ Homicide Of Teen Girl: Report A man previously convicted of murder has been identified and charged in a 40-year-old cold case involving the killing of a teen girl in New Jersey, WFMZ reports. DNA technology helped investigators identify Arthur Kinlaw — a previously convicted murderer who ran a prostitution ring in the Bronx alongside his wife — as the suspect in the homicide of Long Island resident Dawn Olanick, aka “Princess Doe,” the outlet reports citing Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer. The teenage victim’s identity had been a mystery for decades after she was brutally beaten near Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blai…

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by Valerie Musson