Author: William Proetta Criminal Law
Montclair police recently reported the arrest of four suspects in an investigation from an assault in Glenfield Park. On the night of the crime, an anonymous caller contacted Montclair Police Department a little before 10:30 pm to report that they saw several people assaulting and pointing a gun at someone before fleeing in a dark 4-door sedan, police said. […]
Burglary charges have become more prevalent in the City of Hoboken in recent years. This is most likely attributable to the increasing population and constant flow of alcohol from the numerous bars and nightclubs which often inhibits people’s decision making. In a recent case, Hoboken police arrested a defendant, believed to be homeless, after receiving information […]
This just goes to show you that you are not even safe in your own home sometimes. A 29-year-old Hoboken man was assaulted while staying at his girlfriend’s apartment by four men that his girlfriend’s daughter had invited over early Sunday morning according to police reports. All four defendants, who ranged from 20 to 28 […]
Kearny and Jersey City Police busted a suspected drunk driver in South Kearny after his vehicle struck two Jersey City police cruisers during a hair-raising chase as he was eluding police officers. After the chase came to an end the defendant was ultimately charged with aggravated assault, eluding police, resisting arrest and driving while intoxicated according to the police reports. Jersey City […]
On this past Tuesday night, a woman from defendant from Harrison, New Jersey was charged with driving while intoxicated after she struck two vehicles and then flipped her Volkswagen SUV, according to police reports. When the police arrived at the scene of the accident, it was a little before midnight and they found the defendant and her passenger […]
Things got a little out of control in Bayonne, New Jersey on St. Patrick’s Day when police responded to the Pair of Jacks Tavern at Broadway near 37th Street around 5 p.m. and had to disperse a large rowdy crowd outside the bar. During the process the police encountered the defendant, a local Bayonne resident, who had been denied […]
State police pulled over a vehicle on the Turnpike early today to discover drugs, counterfeit money and a man wanted by the NJ State Parole Board and the Port Authority of NY & NJ, a spokesman said. The suspects were stopped in a black Dodge Charger about 3 a.m. near Woodbridge for failure to maintain […]
You can’t get better headlines than this – Guns, Drugs, and Child Abuse! Yes, that’s the charges for a Jersey City man who was picked up on related drug charges for marijuana, heroin, and cocaine. His bail has been set at $125,000 cash or bond, which is typically for second degree indictable offenses. This all happened when the […]
A New York man was charged with DWI in Guttenberg, New Jersey as well as Reckless Driving and Eluding a Police Officer after almost colliding with a Guttenberg police car while speeding down a one way street the wrong way down. After nearly causing two accidents, the police ordered the man to stop and a car chase ensued […]