WEST ORANGE, NJ — The former executive director of the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corp. was sentenced Sept. 21 to 102 months in prison for accepting nearly $1 million in kickback payments in exchange for her assistance in awarding work to various vendors and contractors of the agency, acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney Gen. Christopher S. Porrino and the Division on Civil Rights announced June 14 they have launched a bilingual campaign to raise housing rights awareness and discourage housing discrimination by providing anti-discrimination posters to more than 500 public and private entities statewide. According to Division Director Craig T. Sashihara, the division has […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Thursday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m. , the community is welcome to attend a TBA Congregational Learning program, “Justice and Politics: A Conversation Between Paul Fishman and Rabbi Kulwin,” at Temple B’nai Abraham. This program is supported by the Singer family. Passionately devoted to justice and one of the most respected […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In recent years government officials, community leaders and police executives have engaged in a national discussion involving policing, bias and the critical need to enhance police-community relations by enhancing public trust and legitimacy for law enforcement agencies. Within New Jersey the goal to improve police-community relations has been advanced by the N.J. […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced Jan. 27 that an Essex County man was sentenced to state prison in connection with a major international carjacking and stolen car trafficking ring that stole high-end cars in New Jersey and New York and shipped them to West Africa. The man was indicted last year […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Christopher Porrino announced that a man who stole approximately $298,000 from customers of his two fraudulent debt relief businesses pleaded guilty Jan. 6 to one of the two scams. Germaine Theodore, 36, of Maplewood promised customers of TGC Movement in Maplewood and Save My Future in Jersey City big reductions […]
TRENTON, NJ — N.J. Attorney Gen. Christopher S. Porrino announced that a man and a woman were arrested Aug. 31 on first-degree charges for allegedly carrying out an elaborate identity theft and mortgage fraud scheme in which they stole nearly $1 million from various lenders. Another man who allegedly participated in the criminal scheme is […]
Body cameras add ‘accountability’ to police departments
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Police Department will require its officers and detectives to wear body cameras while on duty starting Oct. 1. Deputy Chief John Buoye said the department has purchased 65 WatchGuard Video body cameras, which line officers, detectives and other units will wear in the center of their uniforms. According […]