Category: Assault & Threat Crimes
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Today the Union County Prosecutor’s Office announced that they had their first successful juvenile prosecution involving New Jersey’s newly enacted cyber bullying law. The juvenile defendant, a 15 year old Hillside teenager, was sentenced to a year of probation as a result of pleading guilty to a single count of 4th degree cyber harassment. As part of the […]
There has been a string of robberies throughout Union County in recent weeks. In the latest incident, two robbers hit service stations in Hillside and Union Township in a span of just six hours. In both recent attacks, the robbers wore hooded sweatshirts, one black and the other red or pink and came up behind […]
Hudson County law enforcement officers arrested six suspects on Friday for charges of running a prostitution business and money laundering. Police said the arrests were the result of a long investigation and based on “an analysis of financial documents, surveillance conducted and information received from multiple confidential informants,” according to the criminal complaints. No further […]
According to report on nj.com, twenty-one individuals were arrested for conspiracy and distribution of heroin and cocaine as a part of a large-scale Monmouth and Ocean County distribution ring, representing a major victory for cross-departmental municipal, state, and federal authorities. Three members of the ring are still at large in a group that consists of individuals […]