Author: William Proetta Criminal Law
In our line of work, we defend dozens of clients throughout the year for domestic violence charges. In a recent case, our Middlesex County criminal attorneys defended a woman who resided in Texas but had come up to New Jersey to visit her boyfriend at the time. At some point in time, police had been called […]
Law enforcement officials in Piscataway are currently working to identify a driver who was involved in a hit-and-run accident that left a 15-year-old girl seriously injured. The driver reportedly struck the young female victim with their car at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Monday, August 21st, at the intersection of New Brunswick Avenue and Cedarwood Drive in Piscataway. The […]
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office recently conducted a coordinated Safety/Enforcement Initiative with local police departments, county officials, and the New Jersey State Police on County Route 539, the results of which were over 100 tickets issued for traffic violations and two arrests for drug possession. CR 539 is a two-lane highway that travels from southeast to northwest in […]
The case of a Carteret Police Officer who was charged with assault and official misconduct for allegedly assaulting a teenager after a car accident, is scheduled to go before a grand jury for indictment in Middlesex County Superior Court. 31-year-old Joseph Reiman, an officer with the Carteret Police Department, was initially under investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office after […]
After a former Seaside Heights special police officer was indicted on charges for endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly possessing and distributing child pornography, the man was recently sentenced to 5 years in New Jersey State Prison. This case began in June of 2015, when 24-year-old Seaside Heights resident Kevin Meier was arrested for possession and distribution of […]
We recently defended a client who was charged with multiple indictable crimes including 2 counts of Forgery under 2C:21-1, Receiving Stolen Property under 2C:20-7, Possession of Prescription Drugs under 2C:35-10.5d and Identity Theft under 2C:21-7. The allegations were that she had used stolen prescription pad blanks and forged the doctor’s signature in order to obtain prescription drugs from a pharmacy […]
Our Union County marijuana lawyers recently defended a young man who was arrested for marijuana possession after school officials searched a locker which contained our client’s property and found marijuana inside. Our client was a high school student but was already 18 years old so he was charged as an adult. A conviction or even probation could have […]
Our New Brunswick Fake ID attorneys recently defended a Rutgers business student that was charged with a fourth degree possession of a fake drivers license under 2C:21-2.1c. The whole incident started when police were on patrol in the train station during the early morning hours and spotted a young male who was visibly intoxicated and throwing up. […]
Our drug defense attorneys recently handled a case for a client who had been charged with several distribution charges related to a large amount of marijuana that was seized by police during a search warrant raid of his house including second degree intent to distribute within 500 feet of public park, third degree distribution within […]
Our office recently defended a client who was pulled over on I-78 in Union County for speeding. A subsequent search of his car turned up several thousand in cash and dozens of illegal prescription drugs such as Xxycodone and Percocets that our client did have a valid prescription for. The charges were sent to Union […]