Crime On The Rise In Newark After Police Layoffs
Murders are up 71 percent, shootings have increased 29 percent and auto thefts jumped 39 percent for the first three months of this year.
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Murders are up 71 percent, shootings have increased 29 percent and auto thefts jumped 39 percent for the first three months of this year.
Gillespie will officially be named to the office on Tuesday -- the day after the resignation of mayor James Phillips became official.
The new headquarters will be located a block from Penn Station and will bring with it 1,000 jobs.
A Newark man who fatally shot a 14-year-old city boy last summer has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison.
Children in New Jersey are celebrating a memorable day in history. Sixty-four years ago, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Producer Simon Cowell wants performers to bring "New Jersey attitude and swagger'' to the Newark auditions for his new show.
The awards were announced Tuesday by the Foundation for Newark's Future, the organization created to disburse the money.
Sixty-four-year-old Ramesh Advani, of Berkeley Heights, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Newark to a charge of abusive sexual contact.
Several local radio stations are taking part in Jazz Appreciation Month, hoping to teach younger generations to appreciate the sweet sounds of jazz. One young jazz prodigy is inspiring others with his musical talents.
Animal welfare officials in New Jersey are warning people touched by the story of a starved pit bull who was found discarded in a trash chute to beware of donation scams.
Garrett Bauer and Matthew Kluger face multiple counts of insider trading and obstruction in addition to single counts of conspiracy and money laundering.
17 cities are getting federal grant money to install cameras and license plate readers, and people to check those systems.
Health and pension reforms are the big debatable issues in this year's Garden State state budget.
The verdict comes on the fourth day of deliberations for 20-year-old Alexander Alfaro, who faces 17 counts including murder, felony murder and robbery.
More than twenty years after her death from ovarian cancer, Gilda Radner's spirit and lust for laughter live on in Gilda's Club -- a warm, inviting place with seminars and support groups for every type of cancer.
Alexander Alfaro faces 17 counts including murder, felony murder and robbery.
Staff and students at Seton Hall were on high alert after the armed robbery of two students. It's just the latest crime committed in a community surrounding the prestigious university.
Alexander Alfaro faces 17 counts including murder, felony murder and robbery. His trial began on March 1.
Alexander Alfaro claimed he was coerced into giving a confession, saying a Newark police detective told him to make a false statement when he was arrested two weeks after the murders.
A lawsuit claims Newark police officers illegally handcuffed and detained a high school student who made a cell phone video of them responding to an incident on an NJT bus.
There is explosive testimony from one of six men charged in a 2007 triple murder in a Newark schoolyard.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker spent considerable time bringing the NCAA to Newark and now that the tournament has passed, he's reflecting on how the tournament will affect his city.
Newark schools are providing counseling for students and staff after a student died on a field trip to California.
Authorities in northern New Jersey say a Newark man was killed in a shooting outside an Irvington go-go bar that left four other men wounded.
As North Carolina battles in the Prudential Center in Newark, hearts and minds will linger on Jason Ray, the former UNC mascot who gave the gift of life to four New Jersey residents.
