Toms River man pleads guilty to causing fire at Lakewood business
A Toms River man has plead guilty to two separate crimes he was previously charged with committing in neighboring Lakewood Township.
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Having a good defense can help you avoid falling victim to cyber crimes and financial schemes
A good defense on your part can help win a championship -- so to speak -- in keeping social engineers and cyber and financial criminals away from your life.
More catalytic converter thefts as Monmouth, NJ officials push for change
Ocean Township Police have announced the arrest of four Camden residents who took the drive north and stole several catalytic converters.
Monmouth County Sheriff says catch-and-release of repeat offenders is main cause of rising car thefts
The ongoing flaws of New Jersey's bail reform law revisions has contributed, at least in part, to the rising amount of car thefts and vehicle burglaries all over the state including in Monmouth County.
Courts working on ways to tweak NJ bail reform for gun crimes
The administrative director of the New Jersey judiciary says a bill pending in the Legislature should scale back the changes planned for gun defendants.
Proposed change to NJ bail reform would lock up gun-crime defendants
With gun violence is spiking, an Assembly committee passes a bill that would lead to more people accused of gun crimes detained until their trial.
Proposed NJ law aims to keep accused gun offenders off the streets
Advocates are pushing for passage of a newly proposed law that would make pretrial detention the default process for people who commit crimes while in possession of a firearm, and those who are charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm.
State Police, DHS seize 15-pounds of fentanyl in massive drug bust
The New Jersey State Police Opioid Enforcement Task Force and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations have arrested three men who were found with 15-pounds of fentanyl as they shut down an opioid mill based that impacted the entire state.