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Newark man admits to armed carjacking in Elizabeth and bribing a corrections officer to smuggle contraband into Essex County jail

By editor on February 12, 2015 ELIZABETH, HEADLINE NEWS

TRENTON – A Newark man yesterday admitted his role in an armed carjacking and subsequent involvement in a scheme to bribe a corrections officer to smuggle contraband, including marijuana and cell phones, into the Essex County Correctional Facility, a federal pretrial detention facility, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Quasim Nichols, 30, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Mary Cooper to […]

Two Plainfield men convicted of sexual assault of mentally disabled woman

By editor on February 12, 2015 HEADLINE NEWS, PLAINFIELD

PLAINFIELD — A Union County jury has returned guilty verdicts against two Plainfield men who sexually assaulted a severely mentally disabled woman a little more than four years ago before leaving her outside in a snowstorm, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced. Edward Woodson, 34, and Marcal Campbell, 34, were convicted of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and […]

Car rams building on Wood Avenue in Linden

By editor on February 12, 2015 LINDEN

LINDEN — Today, at 12:33 p.m., a 2005 Dodge Stratus, operated by James H. Foster, 19, of Linden, was travelling east on W. 15th St. and made a left turn onto S. Wood Ave. when he apparently lost control of the vehicle. The car mounted a snow bank, jumped the curb, and struck the front of a building […]

From the heart

By editor on February 11, 2015 RAHWAY

RAHWAY, NJ — Staff from Roosevelt School in Rahway showed their support for the American Heart Association’s National ‘Wear Red’ campaign Day on Feb. 6. The day is part of a national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women.

Man sentenced to 16 years for attack on police officer

By editor on February 11, 2015 PLAINFIELD

PLAINFIELD, NJ — A Plainfield man has been sentenced to 16 years in state prison for brutally attacking a police officer on a city street in 2012, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Feb. 4. Andre Henderson, who was 35 at the time of the attack, must serve at least 85 percent of […]

Elizabeth man indicted for murdering wife, dumping her body in Morris County

By editor on February 9, 2015 ELIZABETH, HEADLINE NEWS

ELIZABETH — A Union County grand jury has returned indictments against the Elizabeth man accused of murdering his wife last February, then hiding her body in a vacant home and reporting her missing, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced. Abayuba Rivas, 40, was indicted Friday on charges of murder, two weapons offenses, desecration of human remains, endangering the […]

Trailside nature center has February events planned

By editor on February 5, 2015 COUNTY NEWS

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Department of Parks and Recreation offer special programming at Trailside Nature & Science Center during the Presidents’ Day weekend, Feb. 13 to 16. • Sunday, Feb. 15, at 5 p.m.: Disney’s sing-along version of “Frozen” will be shown outdoors on the big screen. […]

Elizabeth man among eighteen indicted on charges of participation in major weapons trafficking ring in Newark

By editor on February 5, 2015 ELIZABETH, HEADLINE NEWS

TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced that 18 men were indicted by a state grand jury for allegedly operating a major weapons trafficking ring based in Newark that was illegally selling numerous guns, including high-powered assault rifles. The primary target of the investigation faces many counts of first-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. […]

Plainfield man sentenced to 16 years for attack on police officer

By editor on February 5, 2015 HEADLINE NEWS, PLAINFIELD

PLAINFIELD — A Plainfield man has been sentenced to 16 years in state prison for brutally attacking a police officer without warning on a city street in 2012, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced. Andre Henderson, who was 35 at the time of the attack, must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence prior to […]

Middlesex couple faces up to 20 years in prison after arrested for alleged scheme involving fraud, money laundering, tax evasion and the concealment of more than $30 million in income

By editor on February 4, 2015 HEADLINE NEWS

TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John Hoffman and Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Ronald Chillemi announced that the husband and wife owners of temporary staffing companies with offices in northern and central New Jersey were arrested yesterday on first-degree charges. The couple and a co-defendant allegedly grossly underreported the number of employees their companies outsourced, and […]