Crime

Scams cost Americans billions of dollars each year. The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers to beware.

Human trafficking is a growing problem in New Jersey. Many teen runaways are lured, manipulated and controlled by ruthless traffickers.

The victim is 16 years old and was previously taught by the suspect at the K-8 school.

A GoFundMe set up by Madeline's sister Holland Korbitz and verified by the online fundraising company has raised more than $500,000.

Sean Higgins is being held at Salem County Correctional Facility until a Sept. 5 detention hearing. Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed Thursday.

A convicted killer captured last year after two weeks on the run in southeastern Pennsylvania’s rolling farmlands has pleaded guilty to escape and burglary charges.

A jury in Nevada has found a Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murder in the killing of an investigative journalist.

Police say an officer tried to stop the motorcycle at East Main Street and South Chapel Street, but the motorcyclist sped away and struck the student about one minute later.

The new indictment includes the same criminal charges, but narrows the allegations in an attempt to comply with the Supreme Court's immunity ruling.

Prison staff accidentally released Daniel Rogers from the George W. Hill Correctional Facility on Aug. 9. The Darby man, who was serving time for a DUI, has yet to return.

Sources have identified the victim as Abdul Vicks, a well-known rapper affiliated with the gang Young Bag Chasers (YBC).

Prison staff did not become aware of the “inappropriate release” until Aug. 15.

Matthew McCaffery was the victim of a swatting incident after a cable news appearance. The Montgomery County Republican Committee is weighing disciplinary action against him.

Advocates said gun violence prevention needs to be a “priority” for elected officials and leaders.

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to seven years in connection with an arson and antisemitic graffiti last year, authorities said.