Jean Dorval was in his early 20s when he was convicted of a murder in Elizabeth, despite proof that he was out of state in Georgia. His conviction was overturned after more than two decades in prison.
A 45-year-old Mercer County man who admitted to being a minivan getaway driver in a string of armed robberies in New Jersey and Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
An East Orange man with a history of domestic violence who admitted to killing his former girlfriend has been sentenced to 30-years in prison, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel announced.
More than 100 law enforcement officers helped round up accused drug ring associates in Jersey City, Rahway, and Newark. Charles King is charged as the operation's leader.
Cops in Lower Township say a domestic violence incident that involved three children being taken by their father and a police chase up the Garden State Parkway ended over 130 miles away.
Tyler Rios is now charged with murder and kidnapping, stemming from the Amber Alert that led police to Tennessee, where Yasemin Uyar's body was recovered.