On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Aug 31, 2016 | Crime In New Jersey, Criminal Law
Under state and federal laws, certain criminal offenders-primarily sex offenders and persons convicted of violent offenses-must register as criminal offenders when they move into a community. Now, thanks to a “Registered Criminal Offender Risk Index,” you...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Aug 26, 2016 | Crime In New Jersey
Effective Friday, April 1, 2016, sweeping changes will be made to the Bergen County judiciary, changes that proponents say will strengthen a defendant’s right to a speedy trial and impose bail reform.The Changes to the Bail SystemUnder the reformed approach to...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Aug 16, 2016 | Crime In New Jersey
A number of New Jersey legislators called for changes in the state’s criminal code at the third annual Prisoner Re-Entry Conference in Jersey City this month. Current governor Chris Christie, and his predecessor, Democrat Jim McGreevey, shared the stage and...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | May 13, 2016 | Crime In New Jersey
NEARLY 8,000 NEW JERSEY CRIMINAL CASES IN JEOPARDYNew Jersey state police say a lab technician falsified the results in a drug case last December, causing nearly 8,000 drug convictions in New Jersey to come into question. The technician, Kamalkant Shah, was apparently...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | May 13, 2016 | Crime In New Jersey
NEARLY 8,000 NEW JERSEY CRIMINAL CASES IN JEOPARDYNew Jersey state police say a lab technician falsified the results in a drug case last December, causing nearly 8,000 drug convictions in New Jersey to come into question. The technician, Kamalkant Shah, was apparently...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Apr 1, 2016 | Crime In New Jersey
In a number of sting operations around the state of New Jersey, police have nabbed and arrested individuals in various sex trafficking schemes. Some kept women essentially locked in rooms in motels across state lines, advertising them online as available for sex with...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Nov 18, 2015 | Crime In New Jersey
REPORT SHOWS MANY GUNS COME INTO NEW JERSEYIn a 75 page report released earlier this month, a “blue ribbon” panel appointed by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie found that, while violent crime has declined since Christie took office in 2010, guns coming...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Nov 18, 2015 | Crime In New Jersey
New York resident Matthew Madonna, allegedly one of the ruling bosses of the Lucchese crime family, was sentenced earlier this month to five years in the New Jersey state prison facility in Trenton, after pleading guilty to running an illegal gambling operation....
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Oct 28, 2015 | Crime In New Jersey
FBI REPORT SHOWS MOST NEW JERSEY CRIME DOWN IN 2014Good news for New Jersey residents-most types of violent crimes continue to decline, say federal officials.According to a report issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation earlier this month, the state of New...
