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A new bill has been endorsed by the New Jersey State Municipal Prosecutors Association which calls for legalizing the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana. According to the association’s president, the time and money spent on marijuana cases is just ‘silly.’ The Association’s board of trustees were the first of its kind in the nation to vote as… Read more

53-years-old Jeffery Layne of Veterans Parkway in Murfreesboro was arrested for DUI on Friday when police investigated him for a hit-and-run accident. Layne is a Rutherford County bus driver. According to the school district, Layne is the driver of bus 110 for Stewartsboro Elementary School. He was charged with DUI after he completed the elementary school route. The district was… Read more

On Monday, committee hearings were held where proposed changes were made in how first time drunk driving offenders are punished. Processes like how bail is administered and how the negotiating process for unions are done, also received committee hearings. Drunk Driving laws According to a new bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, first-time drunk drivers will be given the… Read more

According to a new bill introduced on Thursday by Rep. Jared Polis, states would be require to have legalized recreational or medical marijuana in order to create a standard that will help determine when a driver will be considered to be driving under the influence of pot. This new law, called the LUCID Act, does not set down a specific… Read more

ROCKAWAY TWP. – 34-year-old Clifton Gauthier of Sparta was charged with official misconduct and other crimes on Monday after he alleged tried to get a relative’s DWI ticket dismissed. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office charged him with official misconduct, obstruction, witness tampering and hindering prosecution of another. His record shows that Gauthier was hired in July 2005 in the township… Read more

KEANSBURG, N.J. – Jean Attis, a central New Jersey man was arrested for DWI for the third time in less than a week. According to Keansburg police, the 46-year-old borough resident was arrested on Saturday afternoon after he allegedly led police officers on a brief chase. Officers pursued Attis through a neighboring town but the chase soon ended when Attis… Read more

RANDOLPH – On Saturday, an intoxicated Parsippany police officer ran his Chevrolet Silverado off the road and wound up in a residential front yard, according to the police. Randolph police said that 30-year-old John R. Freudenberg was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving on Saturday night. Randolph Sgt. Frank Mygas, and officers Jason Gould and Jason Del Turco… Read more

PATERSON – On Tuesday 11 Feb., a retired State Police commander, 47-year-old Maj. Michael Mattia, accepted to stealing more than $55,000 from a charitable fund he oversaw that was intended to assist fellow troopers and their families, and also getting a $19,000 loan from a subordinate colleague by lying. To pay some undisclosed personal expenses, acting Maj. Michael Mattia stole… Read more

ATLANTIC CITY – A survey done by a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll found that 41% of the participants support smoking marijuana in free time for enjoyment if it became legal. This shows that only 32 percent individuals support gambling over the Internet which is legal in New Jersey. The survey clearly showed that more residents of New Jersey want… Read more

According to a recent study, the below mentioned routes and the roadways were the most dangerous for New Jersey pedestrians, as a large number of deaths occurred there. The list with the name of “most dangerous roads for walking” was made by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. The list compiled is the annual one in which complete statistics were shown. For… Read more