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1. Artest/World Peace
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... now. No room for this in sport, any sport. And let's not forget Artest's priors. We call this a repeat offender in law enforcement. This guy is nothing but a talented athlete with no off button on ...

2. N.J. State Police suspend 2 troopers, reassign commander following sports car motorcade scandal
(N.J./State)

... not his job anymore to oversee law enforcement, but added that incidents like that of March 30 keep his job interesting. "I said to Mary Pat, ‘That’s why this job is so interesting,’" Christie told ...

3. N.J. county-level Republicans raise more than Democrats in first quarter of 2012
(N.J./State)

... year, according to quarterly reports filed with the state Election Law Enforcement Commission. The 21 Republican county organizations raised $460,969 while the Democratic organizations raised $430,689. ...

4. Police say Justin Bieber impersonator, Canadian Lee Moir, lured underage girls on Internet
(World/International)

... children online as well as the best efforts of law enforcement throughout the world to apprehend child predators who exploit the wide reach and perceived anonymity of the Internet to take advantage of ...

5. Christie signs 'Jessica Rogers' Law,' boosting penalties for road rage
(N.J./State)

... governor added. “ This bill enables our law enforcement officials to treat incidents of road rage that cause senseless harm as they should be – as serious and preventable crimes that cannot be tolerated." ...

6. New Jerseyans can now deposit unneeded prescription drugs at 7 police departments
(N.J./State)

... more people in the U.S. than heroin and cocaine combined. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has reported that two in five teenagers mistakenly believe prescription drugs are “much safer” than illegal ...

7. Victoria Gorham, 19, of Mahwah charged with assault on ABC detective at Mason Jar restaurant
(N.J./State)

... detective early Friday morning during an enforcement sweep throughout Bergen County, it was announced Thursday. Gorham allegedly kicked and punched ABC Det. Tammy Siano after trying to flee questioning ...

8. Public School Teacher
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... It's difficult to be a teacher, therapist, and law enforcement all at the same time within an hour, single-handedly with 30 students. It might have been extreme, but there isn't much a teacher has the ...

9. N.J. Republican and Democratic parties take a post-election breather from fundraising
(N.J./State)

... committees with the state Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) showed that while all campaign finance activity was small compared to the previous three months, Republican committees outraised and ...

10. IRS calls U.S. soldiers to pay hundreds of millions in back taxes
(U.S./Nation)

... the most recent address on file. If the IRS can’t contact you, you’re getting an enforcement action.” IRS figures say that around 4 percent of those retired from the military owe $1.5 billion in back ...

11. Portland airport traveler fed up with TSA strips naked in protest
(U.S./Nation)

... released a statement saying, "TSA partners with the traveling public to screen all passengers safely and efficiently. When a passenger chooses to be purposefully disruptive, we notify law enforcement. ...

12. State report finds State Police complying with efforts to end racial profiling
(N.J./State)

... Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards (OLEPS) with regard to its oversight of the trooper disciplinary process. Overall, the State Comptroller found that both offices are effectively performing ...

13. New Jersey child porn investigation brings down 27
(N.J./State)

... work of law enforcement working together,” State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes said. “We will continue to stand together -- as the name Operation Watchdog implies -- as guardians to protect children ...

14. Oil sheen in Gulf of Mexico may not be Shell
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The Interior Department's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement believes that a 10-mile oil sheen discovered in the central Gulf of Mexico was caused by an ...

15. Carlton Riley Jr. of Camden sentenced for distributing crack cocaine
(N.J./State)

... conducted by the state Division of Criminal Justice, with assistance from the Camden police, the Camden County prosecutor’s office and numerous other law enforcement agencies. In pleading guilty, Riley ...

16. N.J. government obtained $150 million in settlements, judgements in 2011
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The state government through civil enforcement litigation efforts obtained settlements and judgments totaling approximately $150 million in 2011, Attorney General ...

17. Assembly panel votes to subpoena Port Authority officials over finances, patronage
(N.J./State)

... was involved in a shakedown, he should be having discussions with law enforcement rather than cavalierly making unsubstantiated charges in the press.” Assemblyman John Amodeo (R-Atlantic), who is the ...

18. Super PAC disclosure needs N.J. legislation
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to bring about this much needed reform. Jeff Brindle is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. The opinions presented here are his own and not necessarily those ...

19. 'All In: The Poker Movie' review, trailer: New doc charts the ups and downs of Texas Hold 'Em
(Entertainment/Movies)

... there has been a downside. With the federal government’s decision to step up enforcement of online poker play (a day called Black Friday by professional poker players), the industry has taken a hit. What ...

20. Lampitt: Gov. Christie should explain Scott Walker's 'Equal Pay Enforcement Act' repeal
(N.J./State)

... a repeal of Wisconsin’s Equal Pay Enforcement Act—making it harder for women bringing equal pay lawsuits to get their day in court: "Governor [Scott] Walker’s [R-WI] extremist, anti-women ideology ...