Joseph Lipham, a 40-year old man from Garfield, was arrested at his home yesterday, according to official reports. His arrest is the result of an incident that is alleged to have transpired on Tuesday (March 5th), when he purportedly appeared at the victim’s room in La Quinta Inn on Two Bridges Road in Fairfield, identified… Continue Reading
The Government Rests – Bergrin to Present His Defense
After calling almost 50 witnesses during more than six weeks of trial, the Government rested its case yesterday against Paul Bergrin, who stands charged with offenses included murder,conspiracy, witness tampering, and cocaine trafficking. Following the dismissal of the jury for the day yesterday, arguments began over the logistics of producing witnesses scheduled to testify for… Continue Reading
Additional Charge Filed Against Armed Robbery Suspect
Jonathan L. Jeffrey, a 25-year old Bayonne man, was brought back to court in Jersey City yesterday on an additional charge related to his alleged involvement in a string of local robberies. According to the complaint, Jeffrey now faces an additional charge of Aggravated Assault for the purported pointing of a firearm at one of… Continue Reading
Undocumented Alien Charged in Union City With Luring Teen Girls
Pedro Ponce, a 31-year old undocumented alien from Ecuador, appeared in Hudson County’s Central Judicial Processing (“CJP”) court late last week to answer charges of luring a 15-year old girl into his vehicle. He was charged earlier in February with trying to lure a 14-year old girl into his vehicle near a school in Union… Continue Reading
Attempted Murder Charges Filed in Case of Sheriff’s Officer Shooting
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray announced yesterday that charges had been filed against Rasul Burt, a 30-year old East Orange man, who is alleged to have opened fire on an off-duty Essex County Sheriff’s Officer outside of the Mercedes & Minks Cocktail Lounge in Newark just before 2am. Burt and another man were purportedly… Continue Reading
