Shootings and Violent Crime

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (166+ words) Oct 11, 2026, 6:55 AM A Newark man is accused of climbing through his ex-girlfriend's apartment window in Hackensack and strangling her during an assault earlier this year. Ruben P. Vera, 33, was arrested Oct. 8 in Newark and charged with home invasion burglary and aggravated…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (431+ words) A Passaic County jury convicted two Paterson men of murder this week in the December 2021 shooting death of 25-year-old Jasmin Wel, who was gunned down while sitting in her car outside her own home. The jury acquitted a third co-defendant…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (68+ words) Oct 7, 2026, 12:47 PM Two Paterson men have been convicted in the 2021 murder of a woman who was shot while sitting in her car outside her home. Prosecutors said Jefersson Gonzalez and Elvis DeJesus shot Jasmin Wel while she was sitting in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (373+ words) MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Somerset County) — Authorities have identified a mother and daughter who were found fatally shot inside a Montgomery Township home last week, along with the husband and father whose death was ruled a suicide. Somerset County Prosecutor John P....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (104+ words) Oct 4, 2026, 7:23 AM Four people were found with apparent gunshot wounds at a Trenton residence early Saturday morning, according to police. Officers responded to 42 Carroll St. around 12:45 a.m. after receiving a report of multiple people shot. They found two men, ages 24 and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (30+ words) The shooting happened on Carroll Street in Trenton just before 1 a.m., according to police. The shooting happened on Carroll Street in Trenton just before 1 a.m., according to police....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (330+ words) MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Somerset County) — Authorities are investigating after two women were found shot to death in separate bedrooms of a Montgomery Township home Friday evening and a man was found dead inside the residence with what appeared to be a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (544+ words) MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. — The Morris County Board of County Commissioners has proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, recognizing efforts to support survivors and highlighting a partnership between JBWS and law enforcement. Commissioner Director Stephen Shaw presented a framed proclamation to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (409+ words) MORRISTOWN, N.J. (Morris County) — Morris County First Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood has retired following a 31-year career as an assistant prosecutor, including 28 years with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll and Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (213+ words) Sep 28, 2026, 10:15 PM Newark police are asking for the public's help identifying a man accused of following a young woman home and attacking her outside her apartment. Police released surveillance video of the assault, which happened the morning of Sept. 18 on…...