You’ve likely heard of the term “disorderly conduct” before. It’s a commonly charged crime that usually serves as a catch-all for unruly and disruptive behavior. For the average person, this definition can seem frustratingly broad. Understanding the finer points of...
Advocacy And Guidance
Year: 2019
Double Homicide in Camden, New Jersey
The police in New Jersey are investigating a tragic crime after they discovered two homicide victims in an idling vehicle on February 27th. Read on to learn the details of this crime, the penalties of murder in the state of New Jersey and the potential criminal...
Self-Defense, Murder, or Manslaughter? A Brief Guide to NJ Law
Murder, self-defense, and manslaughter are often closely tied together. The differentiation between the three is sometimes hard to discern because of the principles that separate self-defense from an unlawful criminal assault or killing. So when is a killing...
Nurse From Middle Township Charged With Prescription Fraud, Released From Police Custody, And Sought After Again On New Prescription Fraud Charges
On November 5, 2018, police officers of the Wildwood Police Department Uniform Patrol Division arrested a 31-year-old nurse named Jessica Mattera from Middle Township, New Jersey after she attempted to fill a fraudulent prescription at a Rite Aid Pharmacy in Wildwood,...
Pennsylvania Man Charged With First-Degree Attempted Murder After Stabbing In North Cape May
On November 29, 2018, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Lower Township Police Department Chief William Mastriana announced, in a joint press release, that 57-year-old Joseph T. Schroeder of Bristol, Pennsylvania had been arrested the previous day in...
Charges for Hate Crimes on the Rise in New Jersey
Newly-released data from the FBI showed that the number of reported hate crimes across the United States rose 17 percent in 2017. In New Jersey, the number of hate crimes reported in jumped 76 percent to 500 total incidents. Being charged with a hate crime in New...
New Jersey Police Officer Cleared in Shooting Death
A New Jersey police officer who had been on administrative leave following an on-duty shooting has been cleared of any wrongdoing following a grand jury investigation. The officer was Sgt. Kevin Clements, a 19-year veteran of the Deptford Police Force. He shot and...