Thursday, May 2, 2013
Reward for information leading to capture of Joanne Chesimard, convicted in 1973 killing of state trooper, totals $2 million.
The most wanted woman in New Jersey history is now the first woman on the FBI's fugitive terrorist list. Joanne Chesimard, convicted of a murdering a state trooper in 1973, was added to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list Thursday on the 40-year anniversary of the trooper's death. The FBI Newark Division held a press conference Thursday to announce the addition of Chesimard's name and the collaboration between federal and state law enforcement agencies in upping the reward for information that leads to her arrest to $2 million. Chesimard is the first woman on the Most Wanted Terrorist List. Chesimard, who is now known as Assata Shakur, has been living under political asylum in Cuba since she broke out of a Hunterdon County prison during a…
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
New tool from State Police offers a snapshot of recent crime reporting.
February 2013 was an active month for the Chatham Borough Police—according to the New Jersey State Police crime reporting data, overall crime rose 50 percent over February 2012. Granted, Chatham Borough and Chatham Township are pretty safe places in general, and an increase of 50 percent can be pretty significant— but in this case, it represents six crimes reported vs. four from February 2012. According to the crime reporting data, there was one assault with a dangerous weapon, one simple assault (with hands, fists, feet, etc.) and four thefts reported in Chatham Borough in February 2013. In February 2012, there were two simple assaults, one robbery with a knife and one burglary, reported. So far this year the borough police have had 12 …
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Morristown man allegedly involved in accidents on I-78 before being stopped in Chatham.
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Sunday, January 20
A Morristown man believed to be involved in two accidents on Interstate 78 was arrested for drunk driving Wednesday, Chatham Borough Police said. Christopher Grandados, 25, was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving with a suspended license, being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance and reckless driving. Police also determined Granados "was involved in at least two motor vehicle accidents" on I-78 before he entered Chatham, according to a statement released by Kevin O'Shea, of the Chatham Borough Police Department. A motorist approached Patrolman Andrew Chase and informed the officer he was following a black Hyundai involved in one of the two accidents and whose driver appeared to be intoxicated, the report …
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Bruin was hit by car around milepost 44 in Parsippany early Sunday morning, police said.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Seven people were injured in the two-car accident and transported to a local hospital.
Seven people were taken to Morristown Medical Center following a two-car accident on Route 24 in the early hours of Monday morning, State Police said. One of the cars involved in the accident overturned and two of the passengers were ejected, according to police. The overturned vehicle had five occupants, State Police said. State Police did not say how many people were in the second vehicle. None of the injuries are critical, according to state police. The accident took place in the westbound lanes near milepost 7.2 on Route 24 in Chatham. Chatham Patch will update this story as further information becomes available.
Monday, September 17, 2012
NJSP denied request for public records, stating basic policies are exempt from Open Public Records Act.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey has filed suit against the New Jersey State Police for denying a request for public records detailing its promotion policies. This is the second time this summer that the ACLU-NJ has legally challenged the state for lack of transparency regarding public records. The ACLU-NJ filed the lawsuit on behalf of Richard Rivera, who requested the documents on behalf of the Civil Rights Protection Project of the Latino Leadership Alliance. “The state police is operating in virtual secrecy with no accountability to the public it serves,” said Rivera. “The public has an interest and a right to know what types of policies determine why some officers get promoted, including whether those policies favor …
Friday, July 27, 2012
Attorney General's Office says troopers allegedly altered plates in high-speed escort.
Two New Jersey state troopers accused of leading a high-speed escort on the Garden State Parkway for a fleet of luxury cars have been criminally charged, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced. The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) received complaints regarding the March 2012 caravan to Atlantic City, and the troopers were subsequently suspended without pay in April. In a press conference in Trenton on Friday, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said the troopers who conducted the unauthorized escort "turned our highway into a virtual speedway." "What they did was absolutely wrong," he said. An investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice into the incident found that the troopers, Sgt. First Class Nadir Nassry, 47, and Trooper…
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Pair has been suspended since April while Attorney General's Office conducts investigation into high-speed escort.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
The two state troopers allegedly involved in a high-speed luxury car escort down the Garden State Parkway in March could be criminally charged Friday and one of the troopers has resigned, according to NJ.com. New Jersey State Police Sgt. Nadir Nassry and Joseph Ventrella were suspended without pay in April, the Attorney General's Office has said. Ventrella was a member of the force for six years and was assigned to the Troop B Tactical Patrol Unit. Nassry, 47, of Phillipsburg, was a trooper of 25 years and was assigned to Totowa Station. NJ.com reported Thursday that the suspended troopers could face third- or fourth-degree criminal charges after they were allegedly caught on video camera escorting luxury cars to Atlantic City at a high …
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Michelle Obama among those who attend service for Preston 'Jay' Fairlamb Jr.
Preston "Jay" Fairlamb Jr., by the accounts of those who knew him, was a big man with an even bigger heart. His reach even stretched to the White House. First Lady Michelle Obama was among those who attended the visitation service Tuesday at St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church for the 64-year-old Butler man who died in a motorcycle accident in Hardyston last month. While the White House Communications Office did not immediately return a call for comment Thursday, Nancy Regg, media and public relations director for Rolling Thunder, confirmed Obama's appearance at the service. "I was there when she came in," she said. "She was there for five minutes, said her condolences to [Fairlamb's wife] and left." Friends of Fairlamb's said that while …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Arrests made in 26 towns.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Men from eight North Jersey towns, including Morristown and Livingston, were among 27 people charged in a state police child porn investigation dubbed "Operation Watchdog," authorities said Tuesday. The 26 men and one woman used file sharing programs on the internet to download or distribute child porn, the state police said. Among the images and videos were those with a "digital fingerprint" that were tracked as they moved across file sharing networks, authorities said. Among those charged with possession and distribution of child pornography from North Jersey are: “Through aggressive, technology-driven investigations such as Operation Watchdog, we must banish the misguided notion that online viewing and sharing of child pornography is a …
Tee Smyth
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