The two-and-a-half minute video has gotten almost 40,000 views since being posted on February 7, 2013. It depicts a black teenage boy, somewhere in Newark, being stripped naked and berated by a man in a black t-shirt and black hat. His sidekicks surround the victim, laughing about the situation. “Where my money at ,” the… Continue Reading
Elizabeth Man Spends 3 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn’t Commit
Emmanuel Mervilus, now 29-years old, no longer takes his freedom for granted. On the fateful night in October 2006, he said he was waiting in line at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Broad Street, near the downtown Elizabeth train station, waiting to buy an apple juice. At his trial in February 2008, the Union County Prosecutor’s… Continue Reading
“Love and Hip Hop” Star Not Guilty of Sexual Assault
A Bergen County jury reached its verdict yesterday (February 8th) in the trial of Mendeecees Harris, now 34-years old, who had been accused of luring a 15-year old girl into oral sex and other inappropriate conduct in 2010, when he was living with the girl’s mother in Lodi. The hip-hop manager, who recently starred in… Continue Reading
Englewood Man Charged With Rape of 8-Year Old and Assault of Teen
Members of the Englewood Police Department arrested a 44-year old man on Wednesday (February 6th) after learning that he had sexually assaulted (i.e., raped) an 8-year old girl. They then contacted the Special Victims Unit of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and a joint investigation was conducted, during which authorities learned that the same man,… Continue Reading
Domestic Violence Initiative Started by Family of Englewood Murder Victims
Tam Marie Pitts Gaddy and her 5-year old were found murdered in their Englewood apartment last week. The victim’s boyfriend, Michael C. Brady, was later charged with their murder. Because of the relationship between the victim and the defendant, the incident has been labeled one of domestic violence. Funeral services were held on Tuesday (February… Continue Reading
