On Friday, January 6, 2017, Superior Court Judge Patrick Arre sentenced John DeRosa of Bloomfield, to life in state prison for the murder of Xavier Egoavil. The murder occurred on August 18, 2009 during an armed robbery of Egoavil’s family jewelry store on Kearny Avenue...
On January 2, 2017, Michael Metro, age 49, was charged for the murder of his mother, Kathleen Metro. Both mother and son lived together in the Pamrapo Gardens Public Housing Complex located on East 50th St. in Bayonne....
On December 29, 2016, Jersey City resident Laquan Clark, age 31, was arrested and charged with two counts of witness tampering in violation of N.J.S. 2C:28-5. ...
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has announced that Gregorio Martinez, age 49, a fugitive from justice who was a pastor and a deacon at several churches in Hudson County, was returned to New Jersey today and is now in custody at the Hudson County Correctional...
On Tuesday, December 20, 2016, Jarrell Sweet, age 29, of New York City, NY, was convicted by a Hudson County jury of two counts of Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Child Abuse, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose and...
On Wednesday, December 14, 2016, Maurice Miles, age 30, of Jersey City was arrested by detectives from the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit for the murder of Davon Gordon, age 25, of Bayonne....
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Thursday, December 15, 2016 that the enforcement of vehicular speed limits will continue to be the focus of Operation ‘Slow Down, Save Lives’ but that pedestrian traffic laws, such as jaywalking, will also be more strictly enforced along...
On Tuesday, December 13, 2016, Kenneth Barnes, age 19, of Jersey City was arrested by detectives from the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide and Gang Unit for the murder of Shaheer Parson, age 35, of Jersey City....
On December 13, 2016, two residents of Union City were arrested on charges involving child pornography after search warrants authorized by a Superior Court judge were executed at two locations in Union City. ...
On December 12, 2016, shortly after 11 a.m., Rashay Washington, age 24, of Jersey City was pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center. Washington has been in the hospital in critical condition since being shot multiple times on November 27, 2016....