Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run identified, police say an arrest is 'imminent'
Neal CrewsA pedestrian who was killed by a hit-and-run motorist earlier this month has been identified as 33-year-old Neal J. Crews, and police say an arrest is imminent. Crews was hit by someone...
View ArticleWitnesses describe cops shooting possible suspect from behind at AAN shootout
A man who was shot and arrested by police lays outside the Roebling Wire Works. The man was identified by sources as "Dada" or Davone White. White was charged as one of the suspected shooters in the...
View ArticleAuthorities release bodycam footage from Art All Night shooting in Trenton
Screengrab from a witness’s video of the chaos that erupted when shots were fired at Art All Night in Trenton.TRENTON >> Authorities released body-camera footage and audio of 911 calls from the...
View ArticleProsecutors release more footage of Trenton Art All Night shootout
Screenshot of security footage shows people scrambling after the shooting at Art All Night in Trenton.Footage that appears to be from the surveillance system at the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage...
View ArticleTeen murdered in North Trenton shooting remembered as ‘good kid’
It’s definitely summer in the capital city as Trenton mourns the death of yet another teenage murder victim.Tashaughn Robinson, 17, was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds to his body about...
View ArticleSix indicted Trenton double murder of Philadelphia rapper and friend
Top l to r: Lakeisha Hill, Shaquille McNeil, Tashawn Santiagobottom l to r: Cecil Blake, Felicita Gee, Fantasia GeePhotos provided by Mercer County Prosecutors OfficeSix people were indicted for their...
View ArticleAnn Klein Forensic Center patient indicted in beating death of another patient
TRENTON >> A mentally ill man has been indicted in the death of a fellow Ann Klein Forensic Center patient who was beaten so badly he suffered a brain bleed and a fractured skull, authorities...
View ArticleConvicted murderer Mada Eoff gets 38 years in Trenton slaying
Convicted murderer Mada Eoff has been sentenced to 38 years of state incarceration for shooting and killing 19-year-old Lance Beckett in September 2016.Lance Beckett (Facebook photo)“Thirty years is...
View Article3 murder trials heating up in Mercer County
Three murder trials are heating up in the Mercer County Criminal Courthouse.Alberto Lopez, 21, of Trenton, is finally having his day in court after being arrested nearly five years ago and held on...
View ArticleMan dies after Route 29 head-on crash
Kenneth McRaeA Burlington man was killed late Saturday night in a head-on crash on Route 29.Kenneth McRae, 31, died after the crash, which sent three other people to the hospital with...
View ArticlePublic defender attacks eyewitness credibility in Alberto ‘Choppy’ Lopez...
Two eyewitnesses watched as Alberto “Choppy” Lopez murdered 17-year-old Shamere Melvin with a single gunshot to the head, the prosecution alleged Tuesday in closing arguments.But Nicole Carlo, a...
View ArticleTrenton murderer Alberto “Choppy” Lopez gets convicted on all counts
Alberto “Choppy” Lopez has been found guilty on all counts in the murder of 17-year-old Shamere Melvin.A jury on Thursday handed down the sweeping verdict, convicting Lopez of being the armed robber...
View ArticleMidnight shooting kills Trenton man, leaves another injured
An early morning shooting in Trenton’s West Ward killed one resident and left another man hospitalized in unknown condition.Michael Monroe, 31, of Rutherford Avenue, was pronounced dead about 12:40...
View ArticleJury snafu ends Trenton murder trial without verdict
Anthony ConcepcionState prisoner Anthony L. Concepcion remains in the custody of New Jersey Department of Corrections after his murder trial ended last week without resolution.Concepcion, 26, of...
View ArticleWidow files wrongful death lawsuit against city and Trenton police
Trenton Police headquartersThe wife of a man who was shot and killed by an off-duty cop two years ago has filed a civil lawsuit against the city and the police department. Kristi Williams, identified...
View ArticleSix indicted Trenton double murder of Philadelphia rapper and friend
Top l to r: Lakeisha Hill, Shaquille McNeil, Tashawn Santiagobottom l to r: Cecil Blake, Felicita Gee, Fantasia GeePhotos provided by Mercer County Prosecutors OfficeSix people were indicted for their...
View Article6-hour gun violence spate kills Trenton man, wounds others
A flurry of capital city gunplay left several victims wounded and one man dead on a festive weekend filled with back-to-school community events.Jakim AllenShots were fired about 1 a.m. Saturday on the...
View ArticleAnn Klein Forensic Center patient indicted in beating death of another patient
TRENTON >> A mentally ill man has been indicted in the death of a fellow Ann Klein Forensic Center patient who was beaten so badly he suffered a brain bleed and a fractured skull, authorities...
View ArticleMan killed in Trenton Saturday morning
Police investigate a murder on Morris Avenue Saturday morning. (Penny Ray - Trentonian)A man was murdered in the capital city Saturday morning. Eric Rue, 34, of Bensalem, Pa., was found unresponsive...
View ArticleTrenton man arrested for murder of Eric Rue
Mycol Beckett (left) is accused of killing Eric Rue (right)A city man with a history of being arrested for gun violence has been arrested in connection with the murder of Eric Rue. Mycol Beckett, 29,...
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