This week, the Newark Police Department released monthly data on it stop-and-frisk tactics. Civil rights advocates have praised the department’s decision to make the information public, but the data has also raised concerns that the police are stopping too many black people. Although the Newark Police Department has agreed to release the race, age, and… Continue Reading
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Police Discover Body of Irvington Man Wanted for Throwing Hot Oil on Ex-Wife
On April 6, 2013, I posted a blog article entitled, “Police Search for Irvington Man Who Threw Hot Oil on Sleeping Ex-Wife.” In the article, I described an incident wherein Byron Stokley, a 47-year old Irvington man (pictured left), gained entry into his ex-wife’s residence, waited for her to fall asleep, and then allegedly threw… Continue Reading
More Charges Filed in Shooting Death of 12-Year Old Jersey City Boy
On Sunday, May 19th, I wrote a blog article entitled, “Hudson County Investigators Seek Witnesses in Case of 12-Year Old Jersey City Boy Shot and Killed.” The article detailed the efforts being taken by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office to identify those responsible for the shooting death of 12-year old Gwyan Levine, Jr. (pictured left),… Continue Reading
Murder Charge Brings ‘Kai, the Hitchhiker’ to New Jersey
“Kai, the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker” (pictured left), who briefly gained fame on the Internet after intervening in an attack on a Fresno, CA utility worker, will soon be transported to Union County to face charges related to the Murder of 73-year old Joseph Galfy, Jr., a local and well-respected land use attorney. “Kai,” whose real name… Continue Reading
Charges Filed in Shooting Death of 12-Year Old Jersey City Boy
This case was the subject of blog article that I wrote this past Sunday, May 19th, entitled, “Hudson County Investigators Seek Witnesses in Case of 12-Year Old Jersey City Boy Shot and Killed,” which discussed the ongoing efforts of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office to identify those responsible for the Friday night shooting death of… Continue Reading
