Expungements are the legal actions of having an arrest or a conviction removed from an individuals public criminal record. In New Jersey, many relatively minor offenses such as marijuana possession, simple assault, and more may be eligible for expungement after a certain period of time. What is less common knowledge is that state law allows a wider […]
New Jersey legal terminology can be confusing. For starters, many individuals who have been charged with disorderly conduct charges believe that is the same as disorderly persons, and vice versa. Disorderly persons offenses are a classification of charges which replace what many other states consider misdemeanors. Criminal charges with a “degree” are considered felony charges […]
Following the 2014 arrest of Elizabeth residents William Camino, 38, and second-in-command Yakin Bryant, 37, for charges related to the two heroin processing mills discovered and raided by Union County police and federal officials, the defendants pleaded guilty to a variety of drug-related charges on Monday, August 14th. The Heroin Distribution Bust of 2014, Union […]
On Tuesday, April 25, police seized $50,000 of drugs and $1,200 of cash from two different homes in Plainfield, NJ. Authorities claim one man, suspect Michael Mitchell, 37, was using the two homes to manufacture and distribute Heroin, Cocaine, and Marijuana. Plainfield police reportedly found 20 grams of raw heroin, 1,650 folds of heroin, more […]
Keywon Savage is a local Union County legend. Not only did this 6 foot 3 inch Newark New Jersey born-man have some truly epic high-school basketball performances, he was also an extremely talented student. Teachers, coaches, friends, and acquaintances all expected Savage to achieve great things. Sadly, a string of poor decisions and unfortunate circumstances […]
The US surgeon general recently issued a call to doctors in New Jersey, New York, and everywhere else in the United States to help curb the rise in prescription drug abuse and addiction. Dr. Vivek Murthy sent a letter addressed to every single doctor in the country and highlighted that prescription drug overdose deaths are […]
A Linden NJ police officer was arrested for allegedly distributing marijuana in Union County, New Jersey. The suspect is employed as a sergeant with the Linden Police Department. He was the subject of a narcotics investigation by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office. Detectives with the prosecutor’s office launched the investigation after receiving a tip about […]
Multiple Plainfield residents were arrested this weekend on drug and weapons charges after the completion of two ongoing investigations. Authorities announced that Plainfield resident Donte Thompson was the subject of an ongoing investigation that ultimately resulted in the raiding of his Clinton Avenue residency on Saturday. During the weekend raid, police confiscated the following narcotics: […]
The death of musician and singer Prince earlier this year sent shockwaves throughout the country and resulted in a lot of news stories about the risks of prescription drug abuse. That’s because Prince’s tragic death was found to be a result of a prescription opioid overdose. Prince died due to use of fentanyl, an extremely […]
For defendants charged with low-level drug offenses like simple possession of marijuana, Drug Court offers an alternative to incarceration. For years, NJ Governor Chris Christie has touted the positive effects of alternative sentencing programs like Drug Court. According to Christie, New Jersey’s Drug Court program provides low-level drug offenders with an opportunity to focus on […]
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