When a police officer has cause to search you – or your belongings, including your vehicle – you have nothing to worry about if you haven’t done anything wrong. That only makes sense. However, what if the cop finds something – like drugs or a weapon – and you contend the goods don’t belong to you? What are your rights…

Ok, maybe there won’t be any actual lighting up – not in public anyway. However, pro-marijuana activists remain hard at work as the calendar nears April 20, known by many to be an underground celebration day for pot smokers. (It’s also Earth Day.) Rallies are planned in Trenton on April 20 and Camden on May 2. In addition to the…

A suspicious looking car was parked outside a New Jersey gas station earlier this week. In the early morning hours, police went to investigate the car and found two men passed out inside. The men, brothers from New York, were in possession of heroin. Police immediately arrested Craig Gunset, 32, and George Gunset, 29. It didn’t take long for detectives…

The United States has the most prisoners incarcerated than any other country in the world. Further, repeat offenders comprise a large portion of the high prison populations. To reduce prison populations, lower recidivism and save billion of dollars, the US criminal justice system is analyzing data to see how past actions can improve future results. One example is the increased…

New Jersey police are trying to figure out where five teens obtained two handguns before they allegedly initiated a stolen-car spree last week. One handgun was a 9 mm semiautomatic with hollow-point bullets and the other was a 22-caliber revolver. Woodbridge police Cap. Roy Hoppock said, “It’s crazy and you think you’ve seen everything until this. Where they got the…