Assemblyman Angel Fuentes (D-Camden) introduced legislation Monday that attempts to give law enforcement more tools to effectively combat drug crime.
The bill (A-2416) would give a law enforcement officer or prosecuting attorney, under certain circumstances, the ability to apply for a restraining order against person who is being charged with a criminal offense and who is released without being detained.
The measure is designed to fill a gap in the current system and would allow the authorities to prevent an individual from returning to the scene where the offense occurred, as well as a buffer around that area.
The former sales director of OSI Collection Services Inc., a state contractor hired to collect unpaid taxes, pleaded guilty Monday to offering an illegal gift to a state official and concealing the fa...
