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Teacher Sexually Assaulted in Classroom, Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Cop Top State News
Other top stories include a couple accused of abusing their foster children by breaking their bones and denying them medical attention and a convicted police shooter sentenced to 45 years in prison.
A Toms River man impersonated a police officer to enter a township school where he committed aggravated sexual contact on a teacher, an indictment charges.
Man Pleads Guilty in Slaying of Newark Police Officer
A Newark man pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the shooting death of an off-duty Newark police detective outside a Paterson strip club in 2011, NorthJersey.com reported .
A U.S. Army major stationed at the Picatinny Arsenal surrendered to federal agents Tuesday following his wife's arrest on charges the couple abused their adopted children by breaking their bones, witholding water from them, force-feeding them hot sauce and denying them medical attention.
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Washington Twp. Officer Indicted in Assemblyman's DWI Arrest
The police officer who arrested state Assemblyman Paul Moriarty on a drunken-driving charge last year may himself end up in prison after being brought up on offical misconduct charges and related offenses in connection with the arrest.
Lakewood Police Shooter Sentenced to 45 Years
A Lakewood man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for a 2009 incident in which he opened fire on police, injuring multiple officers.
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License Suspended For Howell Dentist Charged With Video Camera Peeping
A Howell dentist who was arrested and charged with installing a video camera in a patient bathroom in his office is temporarily banned from practicing dentistry, authorities said Thursday.
Retiring Officer Accused of Stealing Police Information
Parsippany Township has filed a motion alleging a retiring police captain and board of education member took official and perhaps confidential documents belonging to the Parsippany Police Department, which, if proven, could rise to the level of theft of digital information, a second-degree offense.
Former Newark Cop Gets Five Years for Pistol-Whipping Civilian
A former Newark police officer was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for pistol-whipping a civilian nearly two years ago, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.
More than 100 people face charges in a drug investigation prompted by a "stunning increase" in heroin overdose deaths across Bergen County, Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said Thursday.
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