By courtney dercqu | July 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. […]
By courtney dercqu | June 18, 2021
According to Federal and New Jersey law, before attempting to conduct a “custodial interrogation” outside the presence of a defense attorney, officers must deliver a statement in clear and unequivocal terms that the accused has a right to remain silent and be represented by an attorney, to satisfy the Miranda requirement. Recently, the murder conviction […]
By courtney dercqu | May 10, 2021
A 22-year-old man was shot and killed last month in Trenton, New Jersey. The male, identified as Carter, was found on Cunningham Alley late in the evening. Initially, no arrests were made and the responding police department requested help from the public for information. As of Monday, May 3, 2021, Trenton police have taken three […]
By courtney dercqu | October 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 […]
By courtney dercqu | August 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 […]
