For the second time this week, a vehicle was carjacked in Newark with a child inside. Thankfully, in both instances, the children were found unharmed. But this is an unsettling trend. At about 7:00pm last night (January 30th), a woman left her Nissan Altima idling outside an auto repair shop on Central Avenue with her… Continue Reading
Bergrin Cross-Examines Woman Who Testified That He Coerced Her to Lie as a Child
On Monday, January 28th, Carolyn Velez (now 20 years old) took the witness stand in the trial of Paul Bergrin. She explained to the federal jury how in the early 2000s, when she was only 9 years old, Bergrin had helped to isolate, frighten, and coerce her into lying about her father’s stabbing of her… Continue Reading
Girlfriend of Slain Man Charged With Murder
On December 31st, the partially-clothed body of a 24-year old man was found by a passer-by behind the Getty station on Tonnelle Avenue (near the ramp to Route 3) in Hudson County. Officers from the North Bergen Police Department responded and discovered the man on the ground with his hand bound behind his back. He… Continue Reading
Essex County Freeholder Carjacked at Gunpoint
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed today that Essex County Freeholder Rufus Johnson was carjacked at gunpoint on Saturday evening at approximately 6pm near the 100 block of Montrose Street in Newark. Johnson was in his Mercedes Benz on Saturday when three men approached. One of the men flashed a handgun and ordered Johnson out… Continue Reading
NJ Appellate Division: No Right to Court-Appointed Counsel for DV Litigants
The New Jersey Appellate Division ruled yesterday that indigent domestic violence litigants (both plaintiffs seeking domestic violence restraining orders and defendants opposed same) are not entitled to legal representation at the expense of taxpayers. The 3-judge panel indicated that the kinds of relief available to domestic violence victims “do not result in a ‘consequence of… Continue Reading
