New Jersey Crime

Dharun Ravi Awaits Sentencing

The Huffington Post | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 05.22.2012

UPDATE: May 21, 12:51 p.m. -- Dharun Ravi was sentenced to 30 days in jail, probation and community service. Click here for more information. PR...

Prosecutor: High School Teacher Had Sex With Student

Posted 05.10.2012

An after-school tutoring session allegedly turned into a sexual encounter between a 16-year-old male student and his 26-year-old teacher, who is accus...

Texting While Driving: Can Texter Be Sued For Recipient's Crash?

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 05.09.2012

Texting while driving is illegal in 38 states, but a pending court case in New Jersey may determine whether there are legal ramifications to texting s...

Michael McLaughlin

Dharun Ravi Wants To Avoid Jail For Spying On Tyler Clementi

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 05.23.2012

Friends of Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers University student accused of bullying his gay roommate into a suicidal bridge jump, said in letters of sup...

Tanoerexic Mom Lashes Out At 'Fat' And 'Ugly' Critics

Posted 05.04.2012

The now-infamous "Tanning Mom" of New Jersey has a dark side to her public image that almost matches her extremely artificial suntanned complexion. ...

Police Seeing Red Over Mom Who Put 5-Year-Old In Tanning Booth

Posted 05.02.2012

UPDATE MAY 2: A New Jersey mom denies that her 5-year-old daughter's sunburn was caused by a trip to a tanning salon. Patricia Krentcil told NBC that ...

EPIC FLAIL: 'Mace-Like' Medieval Weapon Used To Attack Utility Worker

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.27.2012

A New Jersey man allegedly got medieval on a utility worker who was trying to cut off his electricity, beating him into unconsciousness with a flail. ...

Cop Accused Of Trying To Sexually Assault 12-Year-Old Girl

AP | SAMANTHA HENRY | Posted 04.25.2012

PATERSON, N.J. — A New Jersey police officer sent a 12-year-old girl explicit photos of himself in uniform and tried to set up a sexual encounte...

Cleaning Service Finds Decomposing Body Of Young Girl In Beach-Area Home

Posted 04.05.2012

A decomposing body discovered by a cleaning service in New Jersey could belong to a missing girl, community members say. On Tuesday, cleaners were ...

Will Dharun Ravi Testify In Rutgers Webcam Spy Trial?

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 05.12.2012

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Jurors in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate enc...

Defense Fights To Clear Ravi's Name In Webcam Spy Case

AP | By GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 05.09.2012

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- They never knew Dharun Ravi to say anything bad about gays – but they also never discussed it with him. That was what se...

Hostage Situation Ends In Fatal Shooting At New Jersey Mall

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.08.2012

A shoplifter was shot and killed by cops after he took a hostage at a New Jersey mall late Thursday afternoon. Officers told NBC New York that a ma...

Dharun Ravis Admits In Police Interview He Violated Roommate's Privacy

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 05.08.2012

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Prosecutors rested their case Thursday in the trial of a former Rutgers University student, setting the stage for lawyers ...

Witness Says He Helped Set Up Webcam For Spying

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 04.30.2012

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J — A Rutgers student gave some of the most damaging testimony yet Wednesday in a former classmate's trial for allegedly using ...

David Lohr

N.J. Man Pleads Not Guilty To Running Over His Girlfriend

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 02.28.2012

Charles Ann, the New Jersey man who allegedly struck his girlfriend with his car and repeatedly ran over her body, has pleaded not guilty to murder. ...

Ex-Rutgers Student 'Overwhelmed' When Tyler Clementi Disappeared

Reuters | Posted 04.29.2012

By Jonathan Allen NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Feb 28 (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student became "overwhelmed with emotions" when...

Man Accused Of Repeatedly Running Over Girlfriend During Breakup

AP | Posted 02.21.2012

FORT LEE, N.J. -- A man angry that his girlfriend was trying to break up with him struck her with his car and repeatedly backed over her body, prosecu...

New Jersey Synagogue Firebombed With Molotov Cocktails

AP | SAMANTHA HENRY | Posted 03.12.2012

RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Several Molotov cocktails and other incendiary devices were thrown at a northern New Jersey synagogue early Wednesday, igniti...

Janitor Convicted Of Stabbing NJ Priest More Than 30 Times In 2009 Killing

AP | By DAVID PORTER | Posted 12.22.2011

NEWARK, N.J. -- A former church janitor was convicted Thursday of murdering a New Jersey priest who was stabbed more than 30 times while brewing a cup...

SHOCKING VIDEO: NJ Man And Teen Allegedly Beat Homeless Man (VIDEO)

Posted 12.20.2011

Police arrested a young man and his teenaged buddy for allegedly attacking a homeless man and then sharing videos of the staged beating on the interne...

Woman Denies Botching Penis Enlargement That Killed Man

AP | Posted 02.12.2012

NEWARK, N.J. -- Authorities say a New Jersey man who died after having his penis injected with silicone was trying to get it enlarged. The woman poli...

Botched Penis Injection Results In Manslaughter Charges

Posted 12.15.2011

A New Jersey woman faces involuntary manslaughter charges after she allegedly administered a fatal penile injection to a 22-year-old man. Kasia Riv...

Father Of New Jersey Girl Found In River Wanted For Murder

AP | By WAYNE PARRY | Posted 11.24.2011

FREEHOLD, N.J. -- The fugitive father of a 2-year-old girl found dead in a car seat in a creek was charged with murder Wednesday after an autopsy show...

Police Search For Father Of Baby Found In Stream

Posted 11.23.2011

New Jersey police are hunting for a father who had custody of his two-year-old daughter the day before she was found dead, strapped in a car seat and ...

WATCH: Chicken Shack Machete Attack

Posted 01.04.2012

Once the footage went viral, Tyree Seegers didn't stand a chance. The 22-year-old surrendered to police in Paterson, N.J., on Wednesday, just five ...