Crime

A woman has been arrested and charged a month after police received reports of someone intentionally cutting and stealing Verizon wires from utility poles around Lakewood.

Multiple complaints about delays and poor service lead to criminal charges against a Bloomingdale auto shop owner for using customer vehicles without permission.

A young man from New York has been arrested and charged with sexual assault after police said he exposed himself to children inside Old Navy at Garden State Plaza.

A local spa owner finds herself in hot water, accused of running a hidden operation across Ocean County.

A New York man was arrested and charged after tricking an elderly woman in sending $10K in cash to an address in Teaneck in what police call "the grandparent scam."

A Burlington County community is shaken as a family tragedy unfolds, with investigators piecing together a brutal homicide in Lumberton.

Newark is making strides in police accountability with a new board aimed at giving residents more say in public safety policies.

A local councilman finds himself in hot water over accused theft from a beloved youth community basketball league in Camden County.

A woman on Route 80 in Roxbury was stopped by a man impersonating an officer, leading to an escape and a police investigation.

A Camden County man was charged in a brutal trafficking and prostitution scheme in which he assaulted, and threatened the women involved, the state AG said.