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Two Men Plead Guilty in Robbery Attempt in Which an Undercover Officer Was Shot in Garfield in 2014 – Man who allegedly shot officer continues to face attempted murder charge
Melvin Guzman, 20, of Garfield, pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree attempted robbery before Superior Court Judge Susan J. Steele in Bergen County. Under the plea agreement, the state will recommend that Guzman be sentenced to eight years in state prison,...
Attorney General Announces $2.5 Million in Awards for 176 Police Departments Across New Jersey to Buy Body Cameras for Officers – Attorney General’s initiative to promote transparency & accountability funds over 5,000 cameras
Acting Attorney General Hoffman announced the availability of the $2.5 million on July 28 and invited police agencies to apply for the funds through the county prosecutors. Today, he announced the specific awards by agency. Most of the agencies received funding for...
Princeton Private School to Pay $58,000 to Resolve Claims It Wrongly Expelled Girl with Learning Disability
In addition to paying the student and her parents, Waldorf has agreed under the settlement to review and revise its non-discrimination policy, provide training for all employees on addressing reasonable accommodation requests, and modify the school`s records to remove...
Man Sentenced to Prison for Offering $10,000 Bribe to CRDA Official to Increase Price Agency Would Pay for His Atlantic City Property
Anthony J. Christaldi, 70, of Cape May Court House, was sentenced to five years in state prison by Superior Court Judge Donna M. Taylor in Cape May County. Christaldi was found guilty on Oct. 9 of second-degree bribery by a Cape May County jury following a four-day...
Seven Charged as Alleged Members of a Network That Illegally Distributed the Highly Addictive Opiate Oxycodone, Including Doctor Who Allegedly Wrote Fraudulent Prescriptions to Supply the Ring
Detectives of the Division of Criminal Justice arrested Dr. George Beecher, 75, of New Providence, N.J., on Wednesday, Dec. 16, on second-degree charges of conspiracy and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance. Detectives executed a search warrant at...