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Linden NJ, a Union County man was arrested at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport for transacting in the criminal proceeds of an elaborate romance scam, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
Continue reading Union County Business Owner Charged in Elaborate Dating Scam
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Chester NJ, A Morris County man and a New York man today admitted their roles in defrauding a union-run health benefit fund of more than $4 million in connection with running unauthorized health and wellness events where thousands of medically unnecessary tests were performed on union members, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Continue reading Two Men Admit Roles in $4 Million Union-Related Health Care Bribery Fraud Scheme
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Hudson County NJ, At an event filled with Hudson County Young Republicans and elected members of the Hudson Republican Committee, Angelo Lamberto (Deputy Campaign Manager for the Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Jack Ciattarelli) spoke at a Republican BBQ in Hudson County this past Saturday, June 19th. Pavel Sokolov, Chairman of the Hudson County Young Republicans, and Joshua Sotomayor Einstein, a former NJ GOP State Committeeman who has long been involved in grassroots Republican organizing also shared their respective visions.
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Summit NJ, A retired drama teacher and theater director at a middle school in Summit has been arrested and charged with committing criminal offenses of a sexual nature against a student while on school grounds several years ago, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Summit Police Chief Andrew Bartolotti announced Monday.
Continue reading SUSPECT APPREHENDED IN DEATH OF HIS 24-YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND IN WEEHAWKEN
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North Haldon NJ, A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for his role in a kickback tax evasion scheme related to his role as plan administrator of two union-related employee benefit plans, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Hoboken NJ, Since Primary Election Day, Tuesday, June 8th, Jose Arango, the Republican-in-name-only who chairs the Hudson County Republican Party, has been celebrating a great victory.
If one were to believe his badly misspelled and severely grammatically challenged social media posts, Arango mobilized Hudson GOP forces to defeat an AOC styled socialist candidate for office. Based on the same social media posts and eye witnesses, at least 8 volunteers, in addition to Arango himself, were on the ground door knocking, wearing t-shirts, and holding signs for his personally chosen Republican opposition to this mini-AOC. From the social media posts regarding this great effort, one can see that this was the largest deployment Arango has ever run for any election in his over decade as chair of the Hudson County Republican Party.
Continue reading Arango’s Great Victory Over An Actual Republican
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Newark NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that five defendants were indicted today on charges that they conspired to operate a Newark-based stolen auto trafficking ring that fenced stolen luxury vehicles. They were charged in an investigation by the New Jersey State Police Motor Vehicle Crimes North Unit and the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ).
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Clifton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that the State Board of Medical Examiners (“the Board”) has permanently revoked the license of a Passaic County orthopedic surgeon who allegedly prescribed high dosages of addictive opioid painkillers to his patients for years without a legitimate medical purpose, often while turning a blind eye to signs that patients may have been abusing the controlled dangerous substances (“CDS”) or diverting them for illegal purposes.
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Woodbridge Township NJ, The New Jersey State Police have arrested Jean Carlo Del Carmen Gonzalez, 22, of New Brunswick, N.J. after fleeing a vessel stop in Middlesex County.
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North Brunswick NJ, an Indiana man was convicted on all counts today in connection with a plot to pay a purported hitman to kill his estranged wife, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Haldon NJ, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Haledon Police Chief Angelo J. Daniele announce that at approximately 4:24 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2021, police responded to the area
of Haledon Avenue and Belmont Avenue in the Borough of Haledon in response to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a New Jersey Transit bus.
Continue reading Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit By New Jersey Transit bus
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Clifton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that a state grand jury has returned an indictment charging a man with attempted murder and bias intimidation in connection with the attempted stabbing of a grocery store clerk in Clifton in March.
photos courtesy of Hawthorne Police Department
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Ridgewood NJ, a bear was photographed neat Hawes school early this morning around 930am , near Ellington and Dorchester .
Continue reading UPDATE: Bear Sightings in Hawthorne ,Glen Rock and Ridgewood Near Hawes School
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Hawthorne NJ, this morning around 0600,the Hawthorne Police received a call reporting two males attempting to steal a car from a driveway on Kenwood Road. An alert resident observed them and called 911 immediately. Upon responding to the area, officers observed one suspect leave the area in a vehicle while the second fled on foot. While one officer stopped the vehicle, other officers pursued the suspect on foot through the rear yards of the homes in the area. Both suspects, from Newark, were apprehended and charged accordingly. Additionally, they were in possession of both heroin and cocaine. Great job by the squad this morning! Make sure if you see something suspicious, call IMMEDIATELY!!
