Around the State: Teen Crashes Stolen Car After Seeing Mom, Roving Nazi Flag Attack Ad
Other top stories this week include a middle school student charged in a 'sexting' scandal and a Essex County Sheriff's Officer facing child sex abuse charges.
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13-Year-Old Crashes Stolen Car After He Unexpectedly Sees Mom
A 13-year-old driving a car believed stolen was injured and arrested after he unexpectedly passed his mom while driving and then crashed the car into a tree.
Nazi Flag In Urinal Part Of Roving Attack Ad In Hoboken School Board Race
A Nazi flag suspended over a urinal by a fishhook is one of the images in a rolling, anonymous, multimedia political attack ad that's shown up at Hoboken public meetings twice this week.
Middle School Student Charged in 'Sexting' Case
A 13-year-old New Jersey middle school student was charged last week with third-degree invasion of privacy for reportedly sending a text message that included an "explicit" photograph of his ex-girlfriend to fellow students.
Sheriff's Officer Accused of Sex Abuse of Girls
A long-serving Essex County Sheriff’s Officer from Wayne was charged Thursday with sexually abusing a juvenile girl and family friend, authorities said.
More Than 100 NJ Scout Leaders On Banned List
Portions of a confidential Boy Scouts of America list kept for decades by the organization to document suspected molesters within their ranks were released earlier this week.
Newark Teachers OK Historic Merit Pay Deal
A historic pact, the first in New Jersey to include merit pay for teachers based on student performance, was signed this week for Newark teachers. The deal would make the district's high-performing teachers eligible for up to an additional $12,500, Newark Teachers Union President Joseph Del Grosso told the Associated Press.
State Senator Urges Investigation Into Bloomfield Travel Agency
State Sen. Kevin O’Toole urged New Jersey officials Wednesday to investigate a Bloomfield-based travel agency that allegedly defrauded more than 200 customers, who were left without a booked vacation or were stranded in foreign countries without accommodations.
'Eminem' Bank Robber Allegedly Strikes Again 10 Years Later
A Bloomfield man, known as the "Eminem" bank robber because of his resemblance to the Detroit rapper, is accused of robbing a bank just three weeks after completing a nine-year jail sentence for a spate of bank robberies he committed a decade ago.
Assemblyman Files Charges Against Washington Township Cop
Assemblyman Paul Moriarty files criminal complaints against the Washington Township police officer who arrested him on a DWI charge in the summer.
Gregory Parisi
2:41 pm on Sunday, October 21, 2012
This is a perfect example of the pretentious, self serving, and arrogant politicians who feel that they can write and legislate laws for everyone else, but it does not apply to them. Mr. Moriarty, if you had signed the refusal of a Blood Alcohol Test in to law, abide by that same law. And how about this, Mr. Assemblyman, for a novel idea; if you thought the police officer was not properly following procedure, you could have left police headquarters and gone to the nearest hospital and obtained a blood test to prove you had nothing to drink. This is all BS and you are not above the law you legislated for, Mr. Asemblyman. Such arrogance ....................