Jersey City and Hudson County, New Jersey - Crime, Punishment and Legal News

Crime and Punishment

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The two owners and licensed chiropractors of Chiropractic Center of Jersey City, located at 30 Central Ave., were arrested for allegedly recruiting 50 patients using paid runners, according to Atto...

Three Shot Dead; No Arrests

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Three men were killed in separate incidents on July 11-12 during the late night to early morning hours, police said. The three incidents are unrelated. Craig Samson, 44, of Newark, was sho...

Trio Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

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Twelve individuals, including three Jersey City residents were indicted for their roles in over $3 million of elaborate mortgage fraud schemes involving Paragon Federal Credit Union in Montvale, ac...

Trio Nabbed After Homicides; Police Step Up Patrols

by Kelly Nicholaides

22 months ago | 0

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A Union Avenue woman came home just a half-hour after a couple’s slaying on Easter morning behind her residence and a short walk from the Garfield Avenue Light Rail—an area where residents are ofte...

Beldini Convicted in Corruption Trial

by Kelly Nicholaides

23 months ago | 0

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A jury convicted Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini on February 11th, 2010 on two of the six charges against her. The guilty verdict was for “acceptance of things of value to influence and reward,” st...

Man Arrested For June 8 Murder

by Kelly Nicholaides

2 years ago | 0

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Jersey City resident Anthony Omar Rose, 25, was arrested November 19 and charged with the murder of Darius Burgess, 28, who was gunned down on June 8 at Cosmo DiSanto Memorial Playground at West Si...

One Dead, One Critical in Two Unrelated Shootings

by Kelly Nicholaides

2 years ago | 0

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An unidentified 19-year-old Claremont Avenue resident is fighting for his life following a shooting near Pine Street, and a 27-year-old Stegman Street resident was shot to death near Booker T. Wash...

Man Charged in Strangulation Death of Ex’s Daughter

by Kelly Nicholaides

2 years ago | 0

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A woman’s estranged ex-boyfriend went her home, strangled her daughter and set fires to cover up the crime, police said. Romulo A. Gregoria, Jr., 38, of Pearsall Avenue, was arrested in the ho...

Feds Arrest Council President Vega, Other Jersey City Politicians

by Kelly Nicholaides

2 years ago | 0

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Council President Mariano Vega, Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, former mayoral candidates L. Harvey Smith, and brothers Robert and Louis Manzo were arrested along with over 40 individuals in an FB...

Shootout at 24 Reed Street: Officer Dies Four Days After Gunfight

by Kelly Nicholaides

2 years ago | 0

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Police Officer Marc DiNardo, 37, died July 20 following a gunfight in which four other officers were wounded and two armed robbery suspects killed. Family friend Melissa Bartholomew said DiNar...

Nicole Bobek Busted in Methamphetamine Scandal

by Kelly Nicholaides

2 years ago | 0

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Former Olympian figure skater Nicole Bobek is most famous on the ice, but police charge that she played a “significant” role in a drug ring that moved over $20,000 of methamphetamine through Hudson...

Leonard Street Resident Charged in Prostitution Ring

by Kelly Nicholaides

2 years ago | 0

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Joseph Ruis, 43, of Leonard Street, was arrested June 30 and charged with running a call girl service from a Heights office. Additional charges included cocaine distribution and money launderi...