This week, a grand jury indicted a Jersey City police officer who struck and killed a man crossing Kennedy Boulevard in April. 36-year-old Michael Spolizino was off duty and driving on Kennedy Boulevard on April 19 when he allegedly struck 24-year-old Jersey City resident Stephen A. Clifford, a pedestrian who was crossing Kennedy Boulevard at… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Homicide, Assault & Threat Crimes
Supreme Court Rules that It’s Okay for Police to Take DNA Samples from People Arrested for Serious Criminal Offenses
Last month, the United States Supreme Court endorsed the controversial police practice of taking DNA cheek swabs from persons who have been arrested for serious crimes likemurder, rape, assault, and burglary. The Court’s ruling supported a Maryland law that had come under scrutiny. The law in question allows DNA swabbing of people arrested for serious… Continue Reading
Police Arrest Man Suspected of Committing Nanny Cam Attack in Millburn
Police arrested the man suspected of committing a violent home invasion that was captured on a nanny cam and that garnered national media attention. Last week, a hidden camera in a Millburn home captured a man breaking in through the home’s front door and attacking a mother in front of her three-year-old daughter. The video… Continue Reading
Current NFL Player from Hackensack Facing Attempted Murder Charge for Assault Outside Passaic Gentlemen’s Club
A former Hackensack High School football star signed by the NFL’s Cleveland Browns has been arrested for allegedly punching a man outside a bar in Passaic. 23-year-old Ausar Walcott was at The Palace Gentlemen’s Club on Main Avenue after hours when a fight broke out. According to witnesses, Mr. Walcott punched the victim, Derrick Jones,… Continue Reading
Violent Home Invasion in Millburn Captured on Nanny Cam
Last week, a nanny cam captured a brutal beating of a mother during a home invasion in Millburn. A young mother was watching television with her daughter in their Millburn home when a man kicked-in the front door, rushed into the living room, and began pummeling the screaming mother. The attack took place in front… Continue Reading
