Councilman Indicted for Child Endangerment, Terroristic Threat Targets School Dean Top State News

Butler Councilman Sean McNear was indicted on child endangerment charges Thursday after authorities said he pointed a loaded BB gun at and threatened to shoot his 5-year-old son.

A Columbia High School student was arrested Tuesday and will be charged with making a terroristic threat after he allegedly placed an envelope filled with white powder under a dean's office door, Capt. John M. Perna of the Maplewood Police Department said.

Cherry Hill East Teacher Accused of Exposing Himself to Child

A local high school Spanish teacher was arrested and charged with lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child last week after he allegedly exposed his genitals to a preteen at a Walmart Auto Care Center, the Camden County Prosecutor announced Monday.

Former Corrections Officers Indicted on Prisoner Sex Assault

A corrections officer and the former assistant head of the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Facility in North Brunswick, was indicted Tuesday on charges of sexual assault and official misconduct, according to a report on NJ.com.

Former RU Instructor Sentenced to Prison for Child Pornography

A former Rutgers University biochemistry instructor was sentenced to four years in state prison on Monday for using a computer in his office to share child pornography videos over the internet.

A Newark man who authorities said produced child pornography and kidnapped a preteen girl was arraigned in Newark Tuesday, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. 

Police: Man Posing as Cop Coerced Sex Through Threat of Arrest

A Garfield man was arrested Wednesday on charges he impersonated a police officer to force sex on a woman in a Fairfield hotel, police said.

A Hopactong man was sent to jail in lieu of $100,000 bail after pointing a handgun at a police officer during a search of his home, Lt. Thomas Kmetz said.

A Mahwah mother, her son, and two of their live-in friends, were arrested this week after police found more than a pound of marijuana and evidence suggesting they sold drugs to township minors out of their Franklin Turnpike apartment, police said.

Candidate Accuses Mayor of Offering Job in Exchange for Not Running

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council candidate Louis Valori alleges that Mayor James Barberio and members of his administration attempted to give him a township job in order to entice him not to run for political office this year.

Prosecutor's Office Investigating Princeton Police Chief Misconduct Allegations

The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office confirmed Monday that they are looking into allegations that Princeton Police Chief David Dudeck harassed and intimidated officers on dozens of occasions.

Owner of 72 NJ Gas Stations Pays $3 Million in OT & Fines to Employees

A Madison man and his company were found guilty of "repeated and willful" violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act that affected 417 employees who work at gas stations how owns throughout New Jersey.

Mendham Monument To Sex Abuse Victims Defaced Again

For the second time in as many years a memorial at St. Joseph's Church in Mendham Borough that was dedicated to the victims of child sexual abuse was defaced, Mendham Borough Police said.