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  • Double Shooting Kills Teen Who Worked for New Jersey City

    Jul 23, 2021

    Trenton, New Jersey, experienced a double shooting in early July near Prospect Street and Stuyvesant Avenue. Both victims were teenagers, including Dion Ellis, who worked as a lifeguard with the city. Ellis was pronounced dead at the scene of the crime. The other teen was taken to the hospital with wound injuries to his leg. The Trenton Police Department is currently investigating the crime in an attempt to find out what led to the deat...
  • Two Jersey City Gang Members Recently Charged for Triple Murder

    Oct 30, 2020

    Three years after the triple murder that occured on Fulton St. in Jersey City, gang members, Markell “Sayboy” Brown and Terence “Sweet Meat” Shaw, have finally been charged. The gang members are being charged with the three murders that took place on January 16, 2017. The attack targeted Ishear Bailey, 26, who was a rival gang member, his girlfriend Janaya Lee, 25 and Quadel Chisolm, 31. Lee was four months pregnant at the time. Detail...
  • Pair of 18-Year-Olds Killed in Early-Morning Shooting in Trenton

    Aug 30, 2020

    Even though New Jersey is one of the strictest states when it comes to gun laws, shootings can, and still do happen. One of the most recent shootings in South Trenton is one of the latest in New Jersey’s war on gun violence. The shooting occurred early in the morning on Aug. 9, 2020, at the 300 Block of Centre Street. Both 18-year old victims were shot and killed. No one has been arrested o...
  • Suspect Identified in Tragic Shooting of NJ Judge’s Son

    Jul 21, 2020

    The only child of U.S. District Judge, Esther Salas, was killed this past Sunday while visiting his parents’ New Brunswick home. Daniel Anderl, who had just turned 20, was a student at Catholic University in Washington D.C. According to his friends, Daniel was looking forward to following in his parents’ footsteps as he pursued his education and career. What Happened On Sunday evening around 5:00pm, Daniel opened the front door of his parents’ house t...
  • Gruesome Details Emerge in Family Massacre. Mom, Daughter Charged with Killing Five Tell Cops Everyone Wanted to Die

    Jul 18, 2019

    Mother and Teenage Daughter Charged with Homicide February 25, 2019 came with a terrifying discovery in an apartment in Morrisville, Pennsylvania when a child case worker arrived unannounced to check on the welfare of some children who resided there. A mother and daughter were found still alive, but unconscious, while five other people, including the mother's sister, her two other children, and the sister's twins, were all found dead. Those charged with Killers Influence...
  • New Jersey Supreme Court Overturns Murder Convictions for Trenton Men in Tracy Crews Killing

    Jun 24, 2019

    A murder conviction for the 2008 homicide of Bloods gang member Tracy Crews was recently overturned by the New Jersey Supreme Court. The two defendants, William "Paperboy" Brown and Nigel "Youngin" Dawson were sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder, but it was later found that evidence that could have prevented the conviction was not presented at the time of trial. Tracy Crews, a convicted drug dealer, was shot twice in 2008 a...
  • Prosecutors Charge New Defendant For 2014 Trenton Murder

    Apr 29, 2019

    New Jersey state prosecutors have announced a new defendant in the 2014 slaying of Enrico Smalley, Jr, who was found lying on the sidewalk outside of La Guira Bar in Trenton, NJ. Smalley, Jr. was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. He was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center were he succumbed to his injuries. As of November 28, 2018 the state will pursue charges against 27 year old Alvi...
  • Gang-Related Murder of a 19-Year-Old Woman In Trenton, New Jersey Caught On Surveillance Video

    Feb 28, 2019

    On November 27, 2018, 19-year-old Shaela Johnson was The Shooting Caught on Video At approximately 2:15 P.M. on November 27, 2018, surveillance video captured 19-year-old Johnson walking on a sidewalk near the intersection of Stuyvesant Avenue and Hoffman Avenue. As Johnson was nearing the corner of the intersection, the video shows a black Nissan Maxima cross the intersection and, thereafter, come to a stop. After the vehicle stops, the video shows two men clothe...
  • NJ Murder Suspect Plots to Kill Co-Defendant

    Dec 28, 2018

    A Trenton man waiting to face trial for the double slaying of a Philadelphia rapper and his friend has been charged with conspiracy to commit No Tolerance for Homicide and Conspiracy in New Jersey Homicide and conspiracy to commit murder are both very serious crimes in the state of New Jersey. Not only can conspiracy violate state law, but it may also violate Murder Manslaughter As evidenced, committing homicide or even conspiring to do s...
  • Trenton Man Surrenders; Allegedly Shot Wife and Family

    Nov 8, 2018

    A man from Trenton who was on the run for the last two weeks of September after reportedly shooting his wife and his family finally surrendered peacefully, according to a report from How a Criminal Defense Attorney Can Help with Your Assault Charges in Trenton, NJ Hiring a criminal defense attorney when faced with assault charges in New Jersey is vital to your freedom and to the protection of your rights. An experienced crimina...
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