For many years, only New Jersey, Delaware and Massachusetts banned all sales of individual consumer fireworks. Now, however, New Jersey has expanded its laws to allow consumers to buy and use certain types of fireworks. Under the new law signed by Governor Chris Christie on June 28, New Jersey residents can now purchase and use […]
The number of rapes reported in Mercer County NJ has gone up considerably in the last few years, according to data compiled by law enforcement and detailed in the Uniform Crime Report (UCR). The UCR is released annually by the Department of Law and Public Safety and provides valuable statistics on violent crimes in Mercer […]
A truck driver that hauled more than $10 million in heroin in New Jersey has been sentenced to 10 years in a state prison. Oscar Franco, 59, was arrested after being stopped by state police in August 2016. The state troopers wanted to perform a routine commercial inspection of the vehicle and instead found 36 […]
A South Jersey man with drugs in his car and a weapon is facing criminal charges after being taken to the hospital for a gunshot wound. On March 1, Burlington City Police Department responded to call of gunshots and identified the vehicle that Eugene Grehsan, 34, was driving as the one that matching the description […]
A Trenton man charged with two counts of murder, in addition to other violent crimes, is headed to trial in Mercer County Superior Court after he rejected a plea offer from prosecutors. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office reportedly gave the suspect the opportunity to plead guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in exchange for […]