The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office recently announced a murder and carjacking that occurred on the night of Sunday, December 15, at the Mall at Short Hills in Millburn, New Jersey. As a 30-year-old man and his wife proceeded to their car on the third level of the parking deck located near the Nordstrom department store… Continue Reading
Essex County Man Accepts Plea Agreement for Arson Charges
A man from Glen Ridge, New Jersey recently pleaded guilty to arson charges after accepting a plea agreement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. 18-year-old James Fiol, who was originally facing charges for arson, criminal mischief, and weapons offenses, admitted to having thrown a Molotov cocktail at a residence on Clinton Road in Glen Ridge… Continue Reading
Rowan College Students Charged with Possession. Distribution of Drugs
Officers from the Glassboro Police Department recently conducted a search of a Rowan University dormitory that resulted in four separate arrests. The charges against those arrested include: possession with intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances (CDS), possession of CDS, possession of CDS paraphernalia, as well as possession with intent to distribute CDS within a school… Continue Reading
Hillside Boy to Receive $165 Million from NJ Division of Youth and Family Services
A young boy from Essex County who was beaten and left handicapped by his father in 2009, recently won a lawsuit against the Division of Youth and Family Services, which earned him $165 million. 4-year-old Jadiel Velesquez of Hillside, was severely beaten by his father, Joshua Velesquez, in Jersey City on July 16, 2009, when… Continue Reading
Bergen County Parole Board Member Facing Theft by Deception Charges
A Ridgefield Park resident and long-time parole board officer is currently facing theft by deception charges for allegedly stealing money from the New Jersey State Parole Board Association. 41-year-old Juan Villalobos, who worked for Parole Board Local Number 326 for 19 years, is accused of siphoning funds from the Parole Board Union in order to… Continue Reading
