Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Public in harm's way if ex-cop returns to force, town says and other top stories.

  • Public in harm's way if ex-cop returns to force, town says

    Public in harm's way if ex-cop returns to force, town says
    NEWARK — Montclair officials on Monday won a court order to delay a judge's ruling directing them to reinstate a former township police officer who was fired in connection with an alleged domestic dispute. A state appellate panel granted the township's motion to stay Superior Court Judge Vicki A. Citrino's ruling while the municipality appeals her decision. The judge on March 14 ordered the township to immediately reinstate Officer Joselito Nebiar with back pay, and then upheld her decision on..
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  • Jury selection begins for trial of Newark man accused of killing 12 ...

    Jury selection begins for trial of Newark man accused of killing 12 ...
    Farrarhd H. Gunter, 33, of Newark, was the third person charged in the homicide of Gywan Levine Jr., 12, of Jersey City, who was shot in the chest during an alleged robbery on Rutgers Avenue on May 17, 2013.  JERSEY CITY -- Jury selection began this morning for the trial of a Newark man charged with killing a 12-year-old Jersey City boy who was walking home with his father on May 17, 2013. Farrarhd H. Gunter, 36, of Newark, is one of three people charged in the homicide of Gywan Levine Jr., wh..
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  • FAA Gives OK to Increase Air Traffic at Newark Liberty Airport

    FAA Gives OK to Increase Air Traffic at Newark Liberty Airport
    By Briana Vannozzi CorrespondentIf you’ve traveled through Newark Liberty International Airport, odds are pretty high you flew with United Airlines. That’s because the major air carrier controls roughly 75 percent of all the slots at the airport. In a move to increase competition, the FAA is easing caps on takeoff and landings.“For business and for the passengers in the area it’s a great move,” said Alan Yurman, former National Transportation Safety Board investigator.The FAA says it placed temp..
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  • NJ Transit turns deaf ear to calls for audio surveillance transparancy

    NJ Transit turns deaf ear to calls for audio surveillance transparancy
    NJ Transit officials on Tuesday ignored mounting calls for transparency surrounding its continuous audio and video surveillance of light rail passengers, refusing to provide basic details about how recordings are handled and safeguarded despite the urging of the ACLU and commuter advocates. "In light of terrorist attacks on mass transit facilities, NJ Transit has availed itself of the latest technology to deter them," Dennis Martin, NJ Transit interim executive director, read from a prepared s..
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  • Racial profiling debate: 3 questions on policing in N.J.

    Racial profiling debate: 3 questions on policing in N.J.
    BLOOMFIELD — Are minorities more likely to be pulled over than white drivers? Are extra patrols in high crime areas racist? Are police officers pulling drivers over for legitimate violations? Are traffic tickets municipal cash cows? These are all questions swirling around Bloomfield and other New Jersey municipalities in light of a Seton Hall University Law School report released Monday that concluded police in the township engage in racial profiling of drivers, and act as a "border patrol" to..
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9 arrested, nearly $500k seized in pre-dawn Newark drug raids .New Somerset County prosecutor studying Sheridan case, others .

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