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NO PAROLE: Ex-NJ Trooper Gets 5 Years For Using ID To Skate From Traffic Stops While Suspended NO PAROLE: Ex-NJ Trooper Gets 5 Years For Using ID To Skate From Traffic Stops While Suspended
NO Parole: Ex-NJ Trooper Gets 5 Years For Using ID To Skate From Traffic Stops While Suspended UPDATE: A disgraced former New Jersey State Police sergeant was sentenced to five years in prison without parole after a jury convicted him of using an ID card to get out of a string of Jersey Shore traffic stops while he was suspended from the force. Ex-NJSP Sgt. Marc Dennis, 51, of Waretown, also must forfeit his pension and cannot be publicly employed in New Jersey ever again, state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Dennis shouldn’t have had the identification card in his possession after being relieved of his authority during the suspension, Platkin said. The 17-year department…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Central Jersey Man Gets 10 Years State Prison For Realty Office Arson Fires Central Jersey Man Gets 10 Years State Prison For Realty Office Arson Fires
Central Jersey Man Gets 10 Years State Prison For Realty Office Arson Fires A 32-year-old man from Central Jersey has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for setting fires that destroyed a realty company's offices, authorities said. The suspect also fired a weapon into one of the realtor's buildings, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Leonard J. Mazzarisi, III, 32, formerly of Burgundy Drive in Holmdel, was sentenced on Friday by Superior Court Judge Lourdes Lucas to five years for aggravated arson and an additional five years with 42 months without parole for possession of a weapon For an unlawful purpose, Linskey said. B…

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by Jon Craig
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Lakewood Man Gets 8 Years For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl Playing Outside Lakewood Man Gets 8 Years For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl Playing Outside
Lakewood Man Gets 8 Years For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl Playing Outside A Lakewood man was sentenced to eight years in New Jersey State Prison for shooting a 4-year-old girl playing outside last year, authorities said. Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Lourdes Lucas said Sciaire N. Jackson, 28, must serve 85 percent of his sentenced before he becomes eligible for parole, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. Jackson pleaded guilty to second degree aggravated assault and second degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose on June 21, 2021. The girl was sitting outside with her family on Boston Way when Jackson rode up the street …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: Central Jersey Dealer Gets 6 Years State Prison For Causing Heroin Overdose Death Prosecutor: Central Jersey Dealer Gets 6 Years State Prison For Causing Heroin Overdose Death
Prosecutor: Central Jersey Dealer Gets 6 Years State Prison For Causing Heroin Overdose Death A 31-year-old drug dealer from Monmouth County has been sentenced to six years in state prison in connection with the fatal heroin overdose of a woman from Morris County, authorities said. Lateef Reevey, 31, of Long Branch, was sentenced on Wednesday by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Lourdes Lucas as a result of a plea to first-degree strict liability for drug induced death, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. The charge stems from an overdose death last February of 25 year-old Lucy Yardley of Flanders in Tinton Falls,…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Central Jersey Dealer Sold Fatal Heroin/Fentanyl Dose To Morris County Victim, 25 Prosecutor: Central Jersey Dealer Sold Fatal Heroin/Fentanyl Dose To Morris County Victim, 25
Prosecutor: Central Jersey Dealer Sold Fatal Heroin/Fentanyl Dose To Morris County Victim, 25 A man from Monmouth County has admitted to selling a fatal dose of heroin to a 25-year-old woman from Morris County, killing her, authorities said. Lateef Reevey, 31, of Long Branch, pleaded guilty on Thursday to first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. The charges stem from an overdose death that took place last February in Tinton Falls, Gramiccioni said. Lucy Yardley, 25, of Flanders died on Feb. 21.  Reevey admitted that he provided Yardley with the heroin stamped “Eterni…

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by Jon Craig
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Suspended Jersey Shore Police Officer Admits Illegally Distributing Bodybuilding Drug Suspended Jersey Shore Police Officer Admits Illegally Distributing Bodybuilding Drug
Suspended Jersey Shore Police Officer Admits Illegally Distributing Bodybuilding Drug A suspended police officer from Monmouth County has admitted to possessing and distributing a drug used for bodybuilding and weight loss, authorities said. Ryan Vaccaro, 38, of Ocean Township, pleaded guilty on Thursday to possession of clenbuterol, a prescription legend drug, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Vaccaro is the second Central Jersey police officer to plead guilty in the clenbuterol investigation. The drug is not approved for human use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but it is popular among some consumers as a weight loss supplement, Gr…

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by Jon Craig