Newark Man Gets Prison Time for Kidnapping and Sexual Assault of Rutgers University Student A Newark, NJ man who pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated sexual assault has now been sentenced to 22 years behind bars in NJ state prison. The defendant in the sex offense case was Michael Knight, a 40-year-old resident of Newark in Essex County, NJ. He was accused of savagely beating a female student on the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers…

Newark Man Charged with DWI for Allegedly Being Intoxicated During Auto Accident A Newark, New Jersey man has been charged with crimes after he allegedly crashed into a Newark police patrol vehicle. At the time of the auto accident, the motorist was reportedly intoxicated. The crash occurred just after 2:30 a.m. on Sunday. According to authorities, the suspect was behind the wheel of a car and driving on Lincoln Avenue in Newark when he…

Newark, NJ Man Accused of Trying to Run Over Cop Law enforcement in Newark, New Jersey is searching for a man who allegedly tried to hit a Newark cop with a motor vehicle. The suspect is 32-year-old Newark resident Nathaniel Plummer. According to authorities, Plummer was driving a car in Newark on February 18 when he intentionally attempted to hit a police officer with the vehicle. Although Newark officials have not revealed a lot of…

Four Men in Fatal Carjacking at Short Hills Mall Get Prison Time The man who murdered Dustin Friedland during a deadly carjacking at The Mall at Short Hills was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison for the killing. The main defendant in the case, Hanif Thompson, was accused of firing a gun during a carjacking attempt and causing the victim’s death. According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Thompson and three other men…

“American Gangster” Prosecutor and Bloomfield Lawyer Admits Tax Fraud A former prosecutor in Essex County, New Jersey will not be going to prison after he pleaded guilty to tax fraud charges. The defendant in the federal case, Richard “Richie” Roberts, is an 80-year-old man from Bloomfield, NJ. If Roberts had stood trial in the case, he would have faced many years behind bars in a federal penitentiary for failure to pay taxes; however, a…

Newark Cops Arrest Fourth Suspect in Carjacking & Murder on Thanksgiving One of the men arrested and charged in connection with a carjacking and murder in Newark on Thanksgiving reportedly confessed his involvement in the crimes to investigators. The suspect, 26-year-old Newark resident Murad Lampley, allegedly had a role in the violent killing of 40-year-old Shuri Henry. The deadly incident occurred on Thanksgiving Day when Henry came back to her house on the 300 block…

Law Enforcement Operation in Newark, NJ Nets $500K in Drugs Since April 2017, a major operation to crack down on drug offenses and criminal weapons offenses on Newark streets has resulted in the arrest of nearly 2,000 people. The operation involved Essex County law enforcement and was spearheaded by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department. Police got involved after receiving numerous complaints about illegal drug activity in Newark, New Jersey. According…