As New Jersey continues to iron out the details of its new bail system since the passage of bail reform, the NJ Supreme Court is considering the extent of evidence that should be allowed at detention hearings. The case that brought this issue to the forefront involves a man who was charged with eluding after […]
read full articleToms River Police Arrest Retired Fort Lee Police Officer Who Allegedly Shot Someone During Dispute A retired Fort Lee cop has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot a man outside his residence in Toms River, New Jersey. The suspect is 70-year-old Richard Gato, a former police officer with the Fort Lee Police […]
read full articleDomestic Violence Defense Lawyers in Essex County, NJ Maplewood NJ Disorderly Persons Offense Charges The Essex County domestic violence defense team at The Tormey Law Firm just achieved another victory for a client who was accused of simple assault. This time, we prevailed in municipal court in Maplewood, New Jersey. Our client was facing a […]
read full articleThe New Jersey Supreme Court recently clarified the State’s criminal harassment statute. The ambiguous language in New Jersey’s harassment law, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c), required the Court to distinguish between the criminal offense of harassment and freedom of speech protected under the First Amendment. The case that gave rise to this precedential decision involved a Union County, NJ […]
read full articleIn a recent case brought before the New Jersey Appellate Division, the Court decided that prior convictions for driving while intoxicated (DWI) should not be allowed into evidence in cases involving vehicular homicide charges. The case in question, State v. Green, involved defendant Carlos B. Green, who was charged with first degree vehicular homicide while […]
read full articleA Closter NJ man faces assault charges after he allegedly attacked a teenager during a peewee football game in Westwood, New Jersey. The violent incident reportedly occurred at Ketler Field on the Westwood Middle School campus in Westwood, NJ. The suspect is a 50-year-old resident of Closter in Bergen County, New Jersey. He allegedly became […]
read full articlePolice officers in Bergenfield, NJ arrested two men – a father and his son – for burglary and elder abuse. The suspects in the burglary are a 61-year-old Bergenfield man and a 28-year-old Bergenfield man. The older suspect is the dad of the younger suspect. According to Bergenfield law enforcement officials, the suspects burglarized a […]
read full articleFort Lee police officers shot a man who was allegedly lurking outside a woman’s window. According to Bergen County prosecutors, the suspect was seen hiding in the bushes near the victim’s residence. The victim dialed 911 to alert the Fort Lee Police Department, which then dispatched officers to the scene. When Fort Lee cops arrived […]
read full articleTwo men from South Carolina were recently arrested after they allegedly stabbed someone during a robbery attempt in Wyckoff, New Jersey. The two suspects are a 23-year-old South Carolina man and a 26-year-old South Carolina man. According to Bergen County NJ law enforcement, the suspects committed the robbery at the Extended Stay America located on […]
read full articleHackensack law enforcement arrested two people – a brother and a sister – in connection with a shooting and a car crash on a city street. The suspects are a 20-year-old Hackensack man and his 21-year-old sister, who is also from Hackensack, New Jersey. The events unfolded around 8:00 a.m. The male suspect reportedly began […]
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