Criminal Justice

New Jersey’s top law enforcement officer is warning municipal prosecutors that they cannot unilaterally decriminalize marijuana possession in their city or town.

Following a blistering grand jury report alleging widespread sexual abuse by priests, Catholics across the state have been wrestling with their faith and future in the church.

Police will distribute decks of playing cards that have pictures and stories of unsolved murders in hopes that inmates will join their effort to solve the crimes.

A new community court in Wilmington will rely less on fines and prison time for low-level misdemeanors, as it focuses on helping defendants solve problems through treatment

Allen Weisselberg is believed to be one of two Trump executives mentioned in the suit who reimbursed Cohen and covered up the payments by saying they were legal expenses.

A lacerating grand jury report on sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Pa. is especially difficult reading for a church where five of the accused priests served as pastor

New Jersey authorities announced Thursday criminal charges against four more people for allegedly filing fraudulent federal Superstorm Sandy relief fund applications.

The court said Tuesday Mill's attorneys must go through the regular process of appealing Judge Genece Brinkley's decision, despite their argument she'd been biased.

Updated: 3:59 p.m. Lehigh County prosecutors have charged a catholic priest from the Allentown Diocese with assa ...

The attorney general's office has been scrambling to keep up, pulling in specially trained investigators from other departments to handle the deluge.

The company that advertised prostitution has been shut down by the government, but its status as a limited liability company remains in 'good standing' in Delaware.

James Faluszczak quit the priesthood in 2014, and he’s one of dozens of witnesses who testified before the grand jury about their experiences of abuse.

Police said Saturday night that they arrested Juan Figueroa without incident in Gloucester City, N.J.

Prison officials are considering moving some inmates out of state as a temporary solution to staffing issues. Journalist Maura Ewing expl ...

Still at large, the suspects are considered to be extremely dangerous, police say