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Admitted killer says cousin knew about gun, told him to bring it in cop son slay
Robert Bartley said his cousin knew about, and saw, his .32-caliber handgun, which he kept stowed away in a shoebox inside the room of the cousins’ home in Trenton.Bartley, formerly of Chicago, moved...
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Retired Trenton cop offended by admitted killer's cop brutality claim
It wasn’t enough that Robert Bartley shot retired Trenton cop Luddie Austin’s son to death in 2013.The admitted killer had to get in another shot Thursday at Austin, and his brothers in blue – some of...
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Slain Trenton cop's son, a symbol for community, honored at DC rally
Regina Thompson-Jenkins stood before a sea of supporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. as “a grieving mother.”At a rally this month, she called for tighter gun control to quell the...
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Admitted killer's bizarre, tear-filled interrogation shown to jury in Trenton...
A day after he shot a retired Trenton cop’s son to death, Robert Bartley was more worried about perception – and $258 – than reality.The Trenton transplant, formerly of Chicago, told detectives as they...
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Judge tosses conspiracy count in Trenton man's cop son murder case
While he refused to toss out a more serious charge of murder, a judge on Wednesday dismissed a murder conspiracy count against a city man who allegedly plotted with a cousin to kill a retired city...
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Defense attorney says killer cousin lied, his attorney endorsed perjury
Facing life imprisonment for murder, the cousin of a city man on trial for killing a city cop’s son did whatever he could to get a deal.That included lying under oath at his cousin’s murder conspiracy...
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Trenton man admits to 2013 slaying, others plead
TRENTON >> Anthony Hemingway shot once.If a famous author could visit the violence-plagued streets of New Jersey’s capital city, he might say, “Every man’s life ends the same way.”Anthony...
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Man shot at Trenton birthday party dies in hospital
The man who was shot in the head at a young girl’s birthday party Saturday night has been pronounced legally brain-dead.Nolman Vidal Rodriguez, 24, was pronounced legally brain-dead Sunday afternoon at...
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Jury has questions, re-hears testimony in Trenton cop son's slay case
The jury in the Raheem Currie murder conspiracy trial on Tuesday asked to re-hear testimony from prosecutors’ star witness, focusing on a phone call in which two cousins allegedly discussed a handgun...
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Man found guilty for role in death of Trenton cop's son
Raheem CurrieTRENTON >> When the jury forewoman said “not guilty,” to one of the conspiracy charges, Luddie Austin’s heart dropped. He shook his head in disbelief. A sense of despair eased over...
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Trenton man shot, killed in Chambersburg
Jonathan Jimenez was shot and killed on Cummings Avenue Friday night. (Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman - Trentonian)A 32-year-old Hispanic man was shot and killed late Friday in the Chambersburg neighborhood,...
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Community mourns death of Trenton man killed Friday
This makeshift memorial honoring Jonathan Jimenez is located in the 500 block of Emory Avenue. (Penny Ray - Trentonian)A woman who was walking across Emory Avenue Sunday afternoon noticed a makeshift...
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Man charged in connection with Chambersburg murder
Alberto PerezA city man accused of killing his close friend may have pulled the trigger over an $80 drug debt. Alberto A. Perez, 37, is charged with murder and related weapons offenses for allegedly...
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Trenton man denies killing friend over drug debt
A city man who may have shot another man to death over a drug debt denies being involved in his friend’s death.But Assistant Prosecutor Tim Ward said at a bail hearing Monday morning that at least one...
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Man beaten on Lamberton Street dies in hospital
Stephen MerrillThe man who was brutally beaten while walking home earlier this month has died in the hospital. He was very active in Trenton's arts and music community, and his death has saddened all...
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Trenton men get life for murder of Mercer corrections officer
Former Mercer County corrections officer Carl Batie had a “heart as big as this world” and the swagger of a GQ model, his colleagues and family members said.Elaine Batie, Carl’s mother, daubed her eyes...
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Charges against man in Lamberton Street beating upgraded to murder
Jonathan WeathersCharges filed against a Trenton man accused of brutally beating a well-respected member of the capital city’s arts and music community have been upgraded to murder. Jonathan Weathers,...
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Man killed by off-duty cop during struggle for a gun: Prosecutors
A man was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer here in the 500 block of Roosevelt Street.A city man was shot and killed Saturday night after he allegedly tried to wrestle a handgun away from...
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Police investigating homicide on Roosevelt Street
Police investigate a homicide in an alley off the 500 block of Roosevelt Street Friday night.(John Berry — The Trentonian)Police are investigating an apparent homicide in the 500 block of Roosevelt...
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Woman shot to death in daytime shooting
Police investigate a homicide in the 200 block of Spring Street on Friday Sept. 9, 2016. (David Foster - The Trentonian)A 20-year-old woman was shot to death inside her city apartment Friday morning on...
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