In a recent indictment against a registered sex offender from Bernards Township, the man is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated criminal sexual contact, andattempted sexual assault for alleged offenses committed in both Somerset and Essex Counties. 37-year-old Damien Moye, who accepted a guilty plea for endangering the welfare of a child… Continue Reading
Murder and Carjacking at the Short Hills Mall in Millburn, New Jersey
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
