Author: William Proetta Criminal Law

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Linden police are investigating a series of scams targeting senior citizens in the area after the latest incident involving a 89-year-old woman who was nearly scammed for $7,900. The suspect has supposedly been targeting senior citizens in grocery store parking lots as they try to get into their car. According to police, he tells them […]

Domestic violence charges such as simple assault, harassment, and terroristic threats are some of the most common criminal offenses we see in New Jersey. However, sometimes domestic violence can become deadly. So far this year, four people have died in Jersey City as the result of domestic violence. The latest was a woman who was stabbed to death as […]

The Union County Sheriff’s Fugitive Unit recently apprehended a man who has been on the run since last Christmas. The fugitive was wanted for allegedly stabbing a Union resident a few days before Christmas after a card game went seriously wrong. The kicker is that, according to reports, the victim was actually the man’s friend and was letting […]

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According to an NJ.com report, a 44-year-old Edison woman was recently sentenced to ten years in prison for operating a prostitution ring in Woodbridge and the surrounding Middlesex County towns. She was initially arrested in October 2012, released on bail and arrested again in 2013, charged with money laundering, promoting organized street crime, and promoting prostitution. In […]

According to a recent Asbury Park Press report, two individuals were arrested in the parking lot of a Jackson Township McDonald’s. Per the article, the arresting officer noticed “two suspicious individuals” in the parking lot. The officer’s observations led to the arrest of each person. One individual was charged with possession of heroin and hindering apprehension […]

Be careful who you hire! A Toms River working mom who hired a nanny off of the care.com website came home to find her 2-year-old child being “watched” by a drunk, passed out fifty-year-old nanny. According to a report from newyork.cbslocal.com, when the mother entered her home on a Friday afternoon last month, she received the […]

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Cranford Police have been making an increasing amount of motor vehicle stops throughout the year, which has led to an increased amount of DWI arrests in 2014. The weekends consistently have the highest probability for DWI arrests because people are out on the town blowing off steam and cops are in full force. Cranford Police even arrested […]

NJ.com recently reported that Seaside Boardwalk workers were arrested after assaulting a Whippany man. According to police, the two young workers, aged 16 and 19 respectfully, exchanged heated words with the 21-year-old North Jersey man while working at their stand. After the young pair finished their shift they found and confronted the victim near Blaine Ave. […]

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Two North Brunswick men were charged under suspicion of Receiving Stolen Property in New Brunswick, according to a July 30 report on nj.com. The New Brunswick officer was able to determine that the 2000 tan Lexus 300 was a stolen vehicle and apprehend the suspects because his patrol car is equipped with an automatic license plate […]

How much trouble can you get into nowadays if you grab a woman’s butt without her permission? Well according to a recent news article the answer is A LOT OF TROUBLE. In fact, according to this story, a man was charged with second degree sexual assault after groping a woman’s buttocks on the street. The […]