Category: Crime

Grewal throws a tantrum, orders Jersey Shore counties to stop working with ICE

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TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has bitten back against New Jersey counties whose jails are still cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), issuing a new Friday directive compelling Monmouth and Cape May corrections officials Read More

SANCTUARY STATEHOOD: N.J. jail ignored ICE, released accused child rapist

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TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) struck out Thursday against sanctuary jurisdictions (like New Jersey) who are releasing illegals convicted and/or suspected of serious crimes. ICE’s release came on the eve of an expected immigration-related announcement by Read More

Trial about to begin for ISIS-inspired bomber accused of trying to kill 5 Linden police officers

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LINDEN, N.J. – He’s already destined to spending his life in prison, but that’s not the end of his story. Next week, just over three years to the day from a bomb-fueled terror spree that unnerved the tri-state area, the Read More

N.J. authorities say school lunch fraud strikes (again) in Elizabeth, but it’s a huge national problem

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TRENTON, N.J. – Around 20 million kids nation-wide get free or cheap lunches every year through the National School Lunch Program. Here in New Jersey, thousands of kids receive lunches subsidized by John and Jane Taxpayer through the state program.  Read More

Apparent false alarm triggers temporary chaos at Newark Liberty Airport

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NEWARK, N.J. – Labor Day Weekend travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport’s Terminal A found themselves in a scary situation on Monday evening when an apparent false alarm (of some kind – see below) led to a temporary evacuation. The Read More

Discovered explosive devices lead to cancellation of South Plainfield’s Labor Day parade

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SOUTH PLANFIELD, N.J. – The 24,000 resident-strong Middlesex County borough of South Plainfield was forced to cancel its annual Labor Day parade on Monday following the discovery of multiple explosive devices. “I do not have an exact figure, but a Read More

ROONEY: Bullet-resistant backpacks, school doors in Harrington Park are “all a Band-Aid”

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TRENTON, N.J. – Office Depot has reportedly pulled bullet-resistant backpacks off of its shelves during the back-to-school shopping crunch. Meanwhile, the Northern New Jersey community of Harrington Park is installing bullet-resistant doors (imported from Israel) at its local K-8 school.  Read More

Cape May doubles-down on its commitment to help ICE

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LOWER TOWNSHIP, N.J. – New Jersey may be a ‘sanctuary state’ under Phil Murphy, but a handful of counties continue to go their own way. One of them is the Jersey Shore’s own Cape May County, home of iconic summer Read More