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Bayonne police arrested two men for marijuana possession after the two were seen leaving the 16th Street Park and subsequently stopped and admitted to police officers that they had just been smoking weed. Police often patrol parks in the evening and early hours of the morning because they are a popular place for drug use and other […]
Indictable Offenses vs. Disorderly Persons Offenses vs. Ordinances Our law office often retains clients who, upon receiving a summons, are unsure of the magnitude or seriousness of their offense. If you are unsure of the difference between an ordinance, a disorderly persons offense, and an indictable offense, hopefully this will clear things up for you. […]
Middlesex County Drug Bust Yields 23 Bricks and One Bundle of Heroin According to mycentraljersey.com, a routine traffic stop on the New Jersey Turnpike lead to the arrest of three individuals on charges of Heroin Possession in Cranbury Township. At about 1:40 a.m. on Saturday September 7, State Trooper Robert Kilmurray stopped a silver Dodge Avenger for […]
A bill sponsored by Hudson County legislators was signed into law this past Wednesday by Gov. Chris Christie which strengthens child pornography penalties and brings state child pornography laws up to par with the current federal law. Assembly woman Angelica Jimenez, from West New York, was quoted as saying “Sexual predators that prey on our children […]
A conviction for robbery requires the state to make a showing that the accused used force while “in the course of committing a theft.” These types of crimes have become increasingly common and the suspects are normally teenagers, young adults, or even juveniles. Common items that are normally stolen in these cases include cell phones, […]
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 […]