New Jersey News

N.J. Officer Settles Suit Over Hair Put in Sandwich

A southern New Jersey police officer will get nearly $14,000 to settle a civil lawsuit he filed against a short-order cook who placed his own body and pubic hair in the officer’s bagel sandwich as payback for a traffic stop. …

Power Restoration Efforts Continue in Southern New Jersey

Nearly a week after severe thunderstorms slammed into southern New Jersey, some 16,000 homes and businesses were still without electricity as of Thursday, July 5. Atlantic City Electric crews have been restoring power nonstop since the storm hit early last …

Traffic-Related Fatalities in N.J. Declining Compared to Last Year

New Jersey officials said overall traffic-related fatalities in the state for the first six months of 2012 were 262 — down 10 percent from 291 during the same time last year. However, the 2012 figure is slightly higher than at …

N.J. Court Rules on Workers’ Compensation Occupational Stress Claim

A New Jersey court struck down last week a claim by a former bank employee who sought workers’ comp disability benefits for what the claimant described as a psychological illness caused by occupational stress.The court stated that in order to …

Virginia, Maryland Hit by Vicious Storms; Power Outages May Last Days

It could be several more days before electricity is restored to areas hit by vicious storms that killed at least 13 people and left 3 million power customers to negotiate sweltering temperatures without air conditioning. Across a swath from Indiana …

N.J. Police Chief Convicted of Insurance Fraud Is Removed From Job

A judge on Wednesday ordered a convicted New Jersey police chief to forfeit his job. A jury convicted Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa of official misconduct and insurance fraud two weeks ago. The Record newspaper reports the judge granted a …

N.J. Police Chief Is Convicted of Insurance Fraud, Faces Prison Term

Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa faces up to 45 years in prison after a jury convicted him of insurance fraud and official misconduct. After deliberating three days, the panel on Wednesday found Zisa filed a false insurance report and became …

Verizon Sets Up Captive Insurer in N.J.; State Now Has 4 Captives

New Jersey officials announced this week that the state approved a captive insurance company for telecommunications services giant Verizon Communications Inc. The new captive, called Exchange Indemnity Company New Jersey (EICNJ), is a subsidiary of Verizon and the first captive …

N.J. Gov. Christie Undecided on Health Insurance Bill

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he wants the state to spend as little as possible implementing new federal health insurance requirements until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether President Barack Obama’s plan is constitutional. Speaking in Springfield last Thursday, …

N.J. Man Gets House Arrest in Boat-Sinking Scam for Insurance Money

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to eight months of house arrest and five years of probation for his role in a botched attempt to sink a fishing boat three years ago for $400,000 in insurance money. Fifty-year-old Arthur …