Man boasted of perverted plans for kids, prosecutor says
Messages about perverted plans for abusing children were popping up in emails and texts to strangers, so investigators quickly swooped in and arrested John LaForgia of 216 Westervelt Place Apt. B in Lodi early today.They found handcuffs and key during a search of his home, said Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli.
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Authorities smash New Jersey's largest pot-growing operation ever
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Six houses in opulent neighborhoods were converted to high-tech marijuana factories, where authorities seized more than 115 pounds of pot and 3,370 growing plants worth a combined $10 million -- New Jersey's largest marijuana seizure ever, state authorities said.
Cops bust inhumane pit bull fights
Five pit bulls must be put down because they were so badly abused by a crew of dog fighters who staged bloody basement matches in a small Central Jersey town.
4-bedroom Bergen rental, amazing deal
4-bedroom house for rent in Bogota, right off Routes 80, 17 and 4. NYC transportation steps from your door. Completely renovated, including gutted bathroom, etc. Professionally cleaned and painted.
'Xine Scene: Speeding accidents waiting to happen on Route 287
An absence of police on a long stretch of wide highway has drawn a flock of teenaged drivers excited about what they call North Jersey's "Autobahn": Route 287. There's even a Facebook group lovingly comparing it to the racetrack-like speedways in Germany and Switzerland. Unfortunately, as springtime approaches, the opportunity for such dangerously fast driving has turned 287 into a deadly accident waiting to happen.Read more...
Jill MacInnes: A diet plan that actually works
If you’re like me, you've tried the latest and greatest diet plan, and maybe even lost a few pounds along the way. But soon you found yourself back in the same rut. In no time, you gained it all back -- and then some. The best plan for healthy eating, newfound energy and vitality builds slowly and steadily into your everyday lifestyle. And it doesn't happen overnight.Read more...
JOURNEYS: Teach our parents well
It’s a shame that anyone can become parents. There's no test, prequalification process, or fingerprinting. No personal interviews, background checks or psych exams. To get your driver's license, you need to provide every source of ID you’ve ever owned, give a blood sample, get swabbed for DNA, and sign over your first born. We teach classes in school that have no relevance or significance to what's ahead. Why not Parenting or Life Skills 101?Read more...
Hookers' haven no more: WNY cops crack down on prostitution
Prostitution is so ingrained in West New York, police don't have to raid apartments anymore: Hookers are coming to them. The next prostitution arrest will put the city in double digits -- and it's not even the end of March yet. Read more...
Cops crack pot deal assault
A pot deal gone bad left a young man with a deep gash from a bottle broken over his head and Teaneck police with a mystery that they solved quickly with the arrests of two 20-year-olds on various charges.Read more...
Jill MacInnes: A diet plan that actually works
If you’re like me, you've tried the latest and greatest diet plan, and maybe even lost a few pounds along the way. But soon you found yourself back in the same rut. In no time, you gained it all back -- and then some. The best plan for healthy eating, newfound energy and vitality builds slowly and steadily into your everyday lifestyle. And it doesn't happen overnight.Read more...
NJ's high court smacks local lawyer for paying paralegal for referrals
Martin Burger had a spotless track record practicing law for more than half a century. But that didn't stop the state's highest court from reprimanding him for kicking back a percentage of the business that a Filipino-speaking paralegal brought in to his Palisades Park practice.Read more...
Poontangle: Chances that bikini-trim driver avoids serious trouble are slimmer than....
EDITORIAL: A women crashed her car in Key West last week while shaving her bikini line in traffic. And if you think the bust was bush, consider that this was EXACTLY a day after she was clipped for driving under the influence with a suspended license. The cops had Megan Mariah Barnes by the short ones this time. One web site dubbed her "Pubic Enemy No. 1."Read more...
An open letter to President Obama: What about US?
Mr. President: I’m not Joe the Plumber. I am Deborah the dog walker. And, I demand my 15 minutes. I have something very important to ask, and I want a straight answer from you and the lawmakers on Capitol Hill -- no more grandstanding, posturing and political theater.Read more...
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