On June 8, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court overturned the weapon possession conviction of a man who held a machete in his hand during a confrontation in the doorway of his family’s home. In State v. Montalvo, __ N.J.__ (June 8, 2017), the NJ Supreme Court ruled that the defendant was justified in retrieving […]
Law enforcement in Newark New Jersey recently arrested three people who allegedly used a handgun to commit an armed robbery. The suspects have been accused of committing the robbery late at night near the intersection of Chestnut Street and Oliver Street in the Ironbound area of Newark. The victims, a male and a female, ran […]
NJ Supreme Court Defines Illegal Searches on Motor Vehicle Stops In a recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision, State v. Robinson, ___ N.J. ___ (May 1, 2017), the Court held that the protective sweep exception to the warrant requirement does not apply to motor vehicle stops when all passengers are safely secured and monitored outside […]
A man from NY is headed to prison after pleading guilty to federal charges for armed robbery and carjacking in Passaic County, New Jersey. The suspect, a 22-year-old resident of New York, reportedly drove the getaway car used by several men who robbed the RD Benders Tavern in Hawthorne, New Jersey on Christmas Day 2015. […]
A man accused of using a handgun to shoot and kill someone outside a Belleville New Jersey strip club in Belleville NJ was recently sentenced to prison time. The suspect is a 33-year-old man who reportedly murdered a 28-year-old male during the early morning hours of October 8, 2015. According to Essex County prosecutors, the […]
Notifications