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Court Mulls Parole of Man Convicted in New Jersey Trooper's 1973 Death
An octogenarian convicted of murdering a New Jersey state trooper nearly 50 years ago in one of the state’s most infamous crimes should be released from prison, attorneys argued before the state Supreme Court on Monday, despite the state parole board concluding he is a risk to commit future crimes. Sundiata Acoli was known as Clark Edward Squire when he…
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NJ Closer to Withdrawing From Port Watchdog Commission
The state of New Jersey has moved closer to withdrawing from a bi-state commission formed to monitor corruption at the New York region’s ports. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a lawsuit filed by the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor that had sought to block New Jersey’s move. If the state of New York doesn’t...
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NJ Serial Killer, Who Used Social Media to Lure and Kill Women, Gets 160 Years
A New Jersey man who used dating apps to lure and kill three women five years ago was sentenced Wednesday to 160 years in prison after a trial in which it was revealed that friends of one victim did their own detective work on social media to ferret out the suspect. Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, 25, sat motionless as the judge gave…
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NJ Legislation Would Pay Drivers for NYC ‘Congestion' Toll
Some New Jersey lawmakers are turning their ire over New York’s plan to charge motorists an additional toll for entering midtown Manhattan into action they say will blunt some of the impact — with out-of-state drivers footing the bill. On Monday, they announced legislation that would charge non-New Jersey motorists an additional fee when they cross from New Jersey into…
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‘Torso Killer' Pleads Guilty in 1974 New Jersey Cold-Case Murders
A New Jersey serial killer known as the “Torso Killer” pleaded guilty Tuesday to two 1974 murders, finally closing the cold-case deaths of teenage friends who had left home for a trip to the mall and never returned. Richard Cottingham, 74, is currently in state prison on a life sentence for other murders. He has claimed he was responsible for up...
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Major Pro Leagues Resolve Lawsuit Over New Jersey Sports Betting Block
A resolution is at hand in a lawsuit over millions of dollars stemming from New Jersey’s years-long battle to overturn a federal ban on sports betting. According to a judge’s order entered Monday in Trenton, the major pro sports leagues and the NCAA have reached an agreement with the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, the group that sought to...
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Man Whose Number Was Found on Jersey City Mass Shooter Takes Plea Deal
A man whose phone number was found in the pocket of one of the assailants who killed a police officer and, later, three people in a kosher grocery store in Jersey City last year pleaded guilty Wednesday to an unrelated weapons offense. Ahmed A-Hady’s connection to shooter David Anderson provided a tantalizing lead in the days after authorities say...
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Ex-NJ Schools Chief in Defecation Scandal Wants Probe of Police Action
A former school superintendent who made headlines after he was charged with defecating on another high school’s track has asked New Jersey’s attorney general to investigate whether police acted unlawfully when they took his mug shot and released it to the media.
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‘Melrose Place' Actress to Serve More Time for Fatal Crash
A former “Melrose Place” actress was sentenced Friday to more prison time for a fatal 2010 auto accident by a judge who appeared at times reluctant to follow the guidelines set by an appeals court that had ruled her initial sentence and a second sentence were too lenient. Amy Locane was given five years behind bars, but likely will serve...
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More Than 180 New Jersey Catholic Priests and Deacons Named as Accused Abusers
New Jersey’s five Roman Catholic dioceses listed more than 180 priests Wednesday who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors over a span of several decades, joining more than two dozen other states that have named suspected abusers in the wake of a landmark grand jury report in Pennsylvania last year.
