UNION COUNTY — Three separate narcotics investigations taking place during the last week have resulted in four arrests and the seizure of two firearms and quantities of heroin, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park has announced. Early on Monday, Feb. 23, Marvin Edwards, Jr., 31, of Linden was pulled over in Rahway, after which a search of his […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last week awarded nearly $1.8 billion to public housing authorities in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding will allow agencies to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units. Rahway is the recipient of […]
TRENTON – Former Roselle mayor Jamel Holley received the oath of office from Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto on Monday to become a member of the New Jersey General Assembly. “Jamel has proven his dedication to residents of New Jersey by tirelessly standing up for families in his hometown of Roselle,” said Prieto. “He brings with […]
NEWARK — Two Passaic County men were arrested by federal agents Friday morning for allegedly conspiring to steal more than $1.4 million dollars from the U.S. Government through a fraudulent food stamps scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Jacques Gary Doghram Apelian, 61, of Haledon, and Wael Rabee, 32, of Paterson, were charged by complaint with one count of conspiring to […]
NEWARK — A Cape May man surrendered to U.S. Marshals Thursday for shooting at pilot whales off the New Jersey coast, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Daniel Archibald, 27, is charged by complaint with one count of violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act. He appeared Thursday afternoon in Newark federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Clark III in Newark federal court. […]
TRENTON — New Jersey Department of Transportation officials today announced the closure of Route 1 and 9/Tonnelle Avenue in Jersey City tonight for emergency repairs to a water main that ruptured late last night. Beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 through 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 there will be no access to northbound Route 1 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]