Category: Assault & Threat Crimes

carteret police

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 […]

fake id

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 criminal defense attorneys recently defended a juvenile client in Superior Court who had been charged and arrested for 1st degree Robbery. The State alleged the following facts; first that our client along with three other accomplices, including his brother, had confronted the victim in a park while walking home. Then the group of males pushed […]

couple arguing

Our law firm recently represented a client who was charged with a criminal offense of harassment. The alleged victim was our client’s ex-girlfriend and, to make it more complicated, they had a child in common together. The State had a very strong case against our client and there was a very adamant victim who wanted […]

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 […]

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. […]

couple arguing

The protective measures set forth in the Domestic Violence Act in New Jersey are considered some of the foremost in the country. In 1991, the Legislature passed the Domestic Violence Act, based upon numerous studies and findings that domestic violence is a serious crime against society in New Jersey. The state legislature came to the […]

gun

A verbal argument quickly escalated out of control yesterday when a teenage boy from North Bergen pulled out a BB gun pistol. The defendant was charged with Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. Gun charges involving BB handguns are considered 3rd degree indictable offenses. These charges are very serious […]

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 […]