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  • A Dozen People Arrested in Housing Scam

    Jun 1, 2018

    Buying or renting a home is a commonly celebrated feat. Being responsible enough and financially stable enough to be a homeowner is something society celebrates and respects. But while there are those who are responsible and financially sound enough to purchase or rent their own home, you can also find those still saving up, living at home, or splitting the cost of living with multiple others. Of course, there are also those unable to affor...
  • Trenton Man Reported His Gun Stolen, Found Himself Arrested Instead

    Apr 26, 2018

    A Trenton man recently sought to report the theft of his legally owned firearm, only to find himself facing Weapon Laws in New Jersey The 34-year-old man had a handgun that he had registered according to the law. He was carrying the handgun on his person when it was taken from him from two suspects, who threatened the man with a shotgun and a knife, according to the report the man gave to Trento...
  • Trenton Man Confesses to 2013 Case That Left One Dead

    Apr 12, 2018

    A 24-year-old Trenton man recently pleaded guilty to second-degree Pleading Guilty to New Jersey Manslaughter Charges The man who pled guilty had been previously tried three separate times on charges of murder. Two trials ended in hung juries. The third, in early 2018, ended in a partial verdict that found the man guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm without a permit, but that could not agree on any of the other counts i...
  • Can your Criminal Record be Expunged if you are an Ex-Convict in New Jersey?

    Mar 2, 2018

    The potential of getting your Juveniles Adults that were guilty of committing a crime will now be able to try and get it cleared from their record in six years instead of ten years, and in some cases, it may even be reduced to as little as five years. In the past criminal convictions could be cleared from a person’s record if there were no more than two additional disorderly persons or petty disorderl...
  • Filming Police is Not a Crime

    Feb 28, 2018

    In 2015, a Texas representative introduced a bill that would have made it a misdemeanor in the state to photograph or record police within 25 feet of them, unless one worked for a licensed broadcaster or a print publication that published at least once a week. State Representative Jason Villalba retracted the bill after his office was informed that many law enforcement officers opposed it. But the debate over whether it is – or shoul...
  • Trenton Police Say “Serial Robber” Used a BB Gun

    Feb 20, 2018

    Police in Trenton recently arrested a man accused o...
  • Firearms, Drugs and Child Endangerment Charges in Trenton

    Jan 15, 2018

    A man was arrested for hiding ...
  • Man Beats Weapons Charges

    Dec 15, 2017

    Weapons charges It is illegal to possess specific weapons that are considered dangerous— weapons that are considered dangerous are known as prohibited weapons and devices. Permits are not issued for these types of weapons, which are divided into groups based on how dangerous the weapon is. For example, it is a fourth-degree crime to knowingly possess a stun gun, ballistic knife, defaced firearm, among many other weapons. However, it would be a third-degree crime t...
  • Trenton Teens Busted With Assault Weapon Used In High-Profile Mass Shootings

    Nov 29, 2017

    Tragically, three juveniles were recently arrested by Trenton’s Street Crimes Unit in two separate incidents on October 4th. In the first arrest, two Detectives noticed a group of teenagers acting suspiciously and pulled the vehicle over for a routine traffic stop. According to the officers, the driver pulled over and fled along with the front-seat passenger. As police secured the remaining two juveniles, they discovered an incredibly powerful TEC-9 assault weapon fully stocked with ...
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