The State of New Jersey is in the throes of a serious heroin epidemic, with state medical examiner records showing that there have been more than 5,000 heroin-related deaths in the state in the past five years. New Jersey lawmakers, health officials and other interested parties are drawing attention to the heroin epidemic because it seems to be affecting underage…

Camden County leaders recently led a public forum, at which they received sound advice from local residents about the county police department’s plan to fight crime by providing officers with body cameras. The informal public forum was held at the Salvation Army Kroc Center on Harrison Avenue in Camden, New Jersey. Sitting among the residents in attendance were Camden County…

Although drug overdose deaths from “hard” drugs like cocaine are on the decline, overdose deaths caused by painkillers and other prescription drugs are trending in the opposite direction, according to data released by the National Center for Health Statistics. In 2014, more than 17,000 people died due to overdoses of cocaine, heroin and other illicit drugs. Meanwhile, the total number…

The federal government may be forced to reveal the names of immigration judges who have been accused of official misconduct, depending on the outcome of a hearing in front of a federal appeals court. The D.C. Circuit court recently heard arguments related to a request filed by the American Immigration Lawyers Association, a voluntary bar association of over 13,000 attorneys…

Two South Jersey businesses, and their operators, were indicted by a grand jury on charges of insurance fraud, theft and misconduct. The businesses under indictment include a recycling company located in Lakewood NJ and an insurance company located in Neptune, New Jersey. The government has alleged that the owners and operators of the companies were behind a massive scheme to…