New Jersey 101.5 » Newark http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Fri, 24 May 2013 03:21:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Man Sentenced in Newark Grocery Store Slaying http://nj1015.com/man-sentenced-in-newark-grocery-store-slaying/ http://nj1015.com/man-sentenced-in-newark-grocery-store-slaying/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 22:09:37 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=265678 A northern New Jersey man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting a Newark grocery store worker who was trying to break up a fight outside the business on Christmas Eve 2010.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/man-sentenced-in-newark-grocery-store-slaying/feed/ 0 Ex-Newark Cop Admits Role in Housing Conspiracy http://nj1015.com/ex-newark-cop-admits-role-in-housing-conspiracy/ http://nj1015.com/ex-newark-cop-admits-role-in-housing-conspiracy/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 22:48:58 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=263790 Federal prosecutors say a former Newark police officer has admitted conspiring with another person to fraudulently obtain more than $60,000 in payments from a federal public housing assistance program.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/ex-newark-cop-admits-role-in-housing-conspiracy/feed/ 0 Suliaman Kamara (NJ Attorney General's Office) NJ Veteran Who Lost Dog Tags in WWII, Gets Them Back http://nj1015.com/nj-veteran-who-lost-dog-tags-in-wwii-gets-them-back/ http://nj1015.com/nj-veteran-who-lost-dog-tags-in-wwii-gets-them-back/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 17:14:10 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=263526 A New Jersey man has been reunited with the dog tag he lost in France during World War II.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-veteran-who-lost-dog-tags-in-wwii-gets-them-back/feed/ 0 Tetra Images, Getty Images NJ Dollar Store Owner Accused of Food Stamp Fraud http://nj1015.com/nj-dollar-store-owner-accused-of-food-stamp-fraud/ http://nj1015.com/nj-dollar-store-owner-accused-of-food-stamp-fraud/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 03:15:32 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=263272 Authorities say the owner of four dollar stores in northern New Jersey allowed patrons to make more than $5 million in fraudulent food stamp transactions.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-dollar-store-owner-accused-of-food-stamp-fraud/feed/ 0 Brand X Pictures, Getty Images Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Shooting of Newark Detective http://nj1015.com/man-pleads-guilty-in-fatal-shooting-of-newark-detective/ http://nj1015.com/man-pleads-guilty-in-fatal-shooting-of-newark-detective/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 03:19:29 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=260890 A northern New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the shooting death of an off-duty Newark police detective who was killed during a 2011 robbery outside a Paterson strip-club.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/man-pleads-guilty-in-fatal-shooting-of-newark-detective/feed/ 0 Jerome Wright (Newark Police Department) Former Newark Police Officer Sentenced For Assault http://nj1015.com/former-newark-police-officer-sentenced-for-assault/ http://nj1015.com/former-newark-police-officer-sentenced-for-assault/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:52:04 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=259683 A former Newark police officer who struck a city resident in the face with his service weapon has been sentenced to five years in prison.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/former-newark-police-officer-sentenced-for-assault/feed/ 0 Newark Man Sentenced For Failed Carjacking http://nj1015.com/newark-man-sentenced-for-failed-carjacking/ http://nj1015.com/newark-man-sentenced-for-failed-carjacking/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:06:07 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=253453 Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey man whose bid to carjack a Porsche failed because he couldn't drive a stick shift is now headed to prison.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/newark-man-sentenced-for-failed-carjacking/feed/ 0 Ex-Newark Mayor Sharpe James is Robbery Victim http://nj1015.com/ex-newark-mayor-sharpe-james-is-robbery-victim/ http://nj1015.com/ex-newark-mayor-sharpe-james-is-robbery-victim/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:44:48 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=251983 Newark police are investigating the robbery of former mayor Sharpe James.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/ex-newark-mayor-sharpe-james-is-robbery-victim/feed/ 0 Former Newark mayor Sharpe James (Monika Graff, Getty Images) Newark Police Officer Sentenced in Mortgage Fraud http://nj1015.com/newark-police-officer-sentenced-in-mortgage-fraud/ http://nj1015.com/newark-police-officer-sentenced-in-mortgage-fraud/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:43:40 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=251462 Federal prosecutors say a Newark police officer convicted of bribing a bank employee to get a $1.9 million commercial loan has been sentenced to four years in prison.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/newark-police-officer-sentenced-in-mortgage-fraud/feed/ 0 FBI Appoints New Head For NJ Office http://nj1015.com/fbi-appoints-new-head-for-nj-office/ http://nj1015.com/fbi-appoints-new-head-for-nj-office/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:47:27 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=251075 A veteran FBI agent who most recently headed the agency's Memphis division has been named the new head of operations in New Jersey.

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