This week, Jason Kidd, the former New York Knicks point guard and current Brooklyn Nets head coach, reached a plea agreement with NYC prosecutors in a drunk driving (DWI) case. In open court, Mr. Kidd stipulated that he was intoxicated during the early morning hours of July 15, 2012, when he crashed his car into… Continue Reading
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
Englewood Men Charged With Separate Acts of Domestic Violence, Second Still At Large
In what proved to be a busy weekend for the Englewood Police Department, two separate domestic violence incidents resulting in the filing of criminal charges. In the first incident that occurred on Friday evening, Tommy Dean, a 56-year old resident of the City of Englewood (pictured left), allegedly threw a chair at his wife’s head… Continue Reading
