September 26, 2024 TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Alex Sauickie’s bill that increases penalties for those who attack law enforcement officers and emergency workers passed the Assembly Thursday. Under Sauickie’s bill (A2378), those accused of these assaults would face second-degree charges, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fined up to $150,000. The legislation bars pleas…

September 25, 2024 PRINCETON, NJ (MERCER)–Police say that on Sunday, July 28, 2024, the Princeton Police Department responded to a panic alarm at TD Bank, located at 883 State Road. Shortly after, a bank teller called 9-1-1 to report a robbery in progress. The investigation revealed that the suspect entered the bank at 1:56 p.m.,…

September 21, 2024 HIGHTSTOWN, NJ (MERCER)–Around 9:00 a.m. Hightstown firefighters responded to the 400 Block of Stockton Street for a reported garage fire and automatic mutual aid fire departments from East Windsor and Cranbury along with EMS from Robbinsville were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival it was determined that there was an active fire…

September 19, 2024 FREEHOLD, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Freehold Raceway announced today that it expects to cease all live racing and simulcast operations as of December 28, 2024. Employees and affected stakeholders were notified by track officials earlier today. “This was an extremely difficult decision, especially given the historical importance of Freehold Raceway to the local community and…

Six Charged in New Jersey in $100 Million Telemedicine Scheme; Three Men Admit Guilt in Unrelated Frauds September 30, 2020 NEWARK, NJ — Six individuals have been charged in New Jersey for their roles in a massive nationwide prescription medication and durable medical equipment telemedicine scheme, and three others admitted their roles in three other…

September 28, 2022 HAMILTON – TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Hamilton Mayor Martin, State Senator Greenstein, Assemblymen DeAngelo, and Benson, Mercer County Executive Hughes, Mercer County Board of County Commissioners Chair Nina Melker, Ewing Mayor Steinmann, Hopewell Township Mayor Peters-Manning, and Lawrence Township Mayor John Ryan are joining together to call on the New Jersey Department of Environmental…

Amid National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Decades-Old Mystery of East Windsor Teen’s Death Is Solved April 26, 2023 EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER) — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced that a collaborative, multi-agency investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force in conjunction with…

January 31, 2024 Three Die in Tragic Crash Involving School Bus in South Brunswick SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Around 5:27 p.m. Police, firefighters and EMS responded to the intersection of Route 130 and Stults Road for a serious crash involving a South Brunswick Township School Bus and a car. There were reports of multiple people entrapped…

July 26, 2024 Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on July 26, 2024, the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, P.J.Cr.P., sentenced Dion Marsh, 29, of Manchester, to 30 years New Jersey State Prison – without the possibility of parole – as a result of his previously entered guilty plea to Terrorism in connection with…

September 4, 2024 ASBURY PARK, NJ (MONMOUTH)–An Asbury Park man is facing charges in connection with an unprovoked stabbing that took place on Labor Day in the same town, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.On Monday, September 2, 2024, officers from the Asbury Park Police Department responded to the 500 block of…