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On Monday, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced that 19-year-old Preston Taylor pleaded guilty to dumping the dead body of his childhood friend, Sarah Stern, into a river. He entered plea at the Monmouth County Superior Courthouse to 7 counts, including robbery, hindering apprehension and disturbing or desecrating human remains. He was not alone in killing...

MILLVILLE – On 17th of March, 31-year-old Michael D. McLaughlin was charged with DWI, leaving the scene of an accident, and reckless driving after he was involved in an accident. The location of the accident was Westwood Drive and Marlynn Terrace. The accident happened at around 10:58 p.m. He was behind the wheel of a...

Many municipalities have now started turning to the law to generate revenue. This is becoming increasingly popular in small towns and municipalities where court revenues have doubled over the years. Towns that have the power to pass new rules either increase fines, or pass new rules that enforce higher fines. In this system, defendants are...

A new state police center opened in Deptford to cope with the increasing rate of crime by collaborating with crime-fighting resources and collecting data through 6 South Jersey counties. The new center will run in the same way as police centers run and will help take criminals into custody in Newark and Trenton. Major Frederick...

EDISON – According to the authorities, 21-year-old Mandeep Singh was driving under the influence of alcohol when he caused an accident early Saturday morning which left one individual dead. Singh was going on Old Post Road at about 5 a.m. when he lost control of his vehicle, veered off the road and crashed into a...

PATERSON, N.J. – Under an overhaul of New Jersey’s bail system, people like Jamie Contrano may be considered a flight risk, as well as a threat to public safety, and they may even be detained while they await trial. 39-year-old Ms. Contrano was charged with possessing four envelopes of heroin. She also failed to show...

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to stay at the Bucks County Correctional Facility for at least a weekend after he was involved in a DUI-related crash that injured a Falls police officer. 30-year-old Richard Morales of Trenton was sentenced Tuesday to spend a minimum of 48 hours up to 6 months in county...

New Jersey lawmakers are making plans to alter the laws related to driving under the influence of alcohol to increase the use of automotive devices that don’t allow the vehicle’s engine to start before a breath sample is provided to it. According to Assemblyman Joe Lagana, his bill will make it mandatory to install ignition...

Attorney Matthew Portella Reports How Law Enforcement Is Not Immune From The Law A New Jersey-based Criminal Defense Attorney Reports on Several Alleged Grave Mistakes Committed by a New Jersey Officer Trenton, NJ: Attorney Matthew Portella has practiced criminal defense law throughout the state of New Jersey for over 20 years. He believes that as...