Category Archives: Breaking News

Montgomery mom who allegedly suffocated her 2 children charged with murder

Yuhwei Chou, 36-years old, was charged earlier this week with the Murder of her 2 children, 7-year old Samantha Ross and 11-month old Paul Ross (who would have celebrated his 1st birthday in December). Authorities were summoned to Mountainview Road in Hillsborough on Tuesday at approximately 7:41am when a witness called to report finding a… Continue Reading

Pompton Lakes Police Officer Charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Possession of Child Pornography

A Pompton Lakes Police Officer was charged with having sexual contact with a child. The Riverdale Police Department received a report on April 23, 2018 of a minor who had been sexually involved with the patrolman. According to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, 37 year-old Mark Stinnard allegedly asked the victim to take nude photos… Continue Reading

NJ Attorney General Issues Directive 2021-5 Requiring Body Cameras for all Patrol Officers

On May 25, 2021, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced Directive 2021-5 which requires that all uniformed patrol officers are required to be equipped with body worn cameras (“BWC”) by June 1, 2021. The directive also expanded the law’s mandate to include additional officers, and ensuring appropriate use of BWCs. This directive includes that officers assigned… Continue Reading

New Jersey Governor Signs New Marijuana Law

On February 22, 2021 New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy signed three bills which changed marijuana legislation. These laws went into immediate effect and seek to decriminalize cannabis and loosen penalties for possession. The framework features a two-pronged approach which provides guidelines for regulated cannabis; and marijuana and hashish and is as follows: Regulated Cannabis: When the… Continue Reading

New Marijuana Memorandum Issued by Attorney General

On Friday, January 22, 2021, Gurbir Grewal, the Attorney General sent out a new memorandum with further instruction on the prosecution of marijuana cases in New Jersey since the state lawmakers are still ironing out the details of how marijuana will be legalized and decriminalized. Back on November 25, 2020, the Attorney General instructed all… Continue Reading