Former Mayor Dennis Elwell had his prison arrival date pushed back from June 4 to June 18 on Wednesday while a judge reviews his request to remain free during the appeal of his conviction. Elwell, who filed his appeal on April 24, is seeking to remain out of jail until the appeal his decided. U.S. District [...]

Secaucus police have arrested a 23-year-old Belville man in the December 26 armed robbery at a Shell gas station on Route 3 East. After a lengthy investigation by Secaucus detectives, police arrested the man, Eduardo Rodriguez, on May 7, said 1st Ward Councilman Gary Jeffas. The robbery occurred at the Shell station’s Food Mart at [...]

Police have arrested two suspects in the brazen carjacking of a woman with three children in March in Secaucus. First Ward Councilman Gary Jeffas said two men from Newark — Raheem Braxton and Terrell Melvin — were taken into custody on charges of carjacking, conspiracy to commit carjacking, possession of a firearm, robbery and child [...]

Ronald Manzo, the confidant of ex-Mayor Dennis Elwell who cut a deal and testified in the bribery case against former mayor, was sentenced to three years probation and five months home confinement in federal court in Newark this morning. Judge Jose Linares, who sentenced Elwell to 30 months in prison last month, noted Manzo’s cooperation [...]

Each week, eSecaucus will feature a new poll on our main page allowing readers to give their take on a current issue. Since someone has been arrested in one of the Secaucus carjackings from earlier this year, are you confident that the threat of similar crimes in town is over? Head to the poll on our main [...]

While a recent string of carjackings in Secaucus garnered a lot of attention, the potential resolution of the crimes may have flown under the radar. Omar Narvaez-Mata of Bayonne appeared in Central Judicial Processing court on Friday to face charges stemming from a March 14 carjacking in Secaucus. The 21-year-old Narvaez-Mata allegedly pistol-whipped the driver of a [...]

A 20-year-old Secaucus man was one of 15 people arrested in multiple countries on Monday for operating an international online drug ring. George Matzek was arrested at his home, according to the Department of Justice report, and will face federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges for his part in an online narcotics market known as “The Farmer’s [...]

A defiant but apologetic former Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell was sentenced in federal district court today to 30 months in prison, following his July 2011 conviction on one count of corruption. U.S. District Judge Jose Linares, who oversaw Elwell’s trial, imposed the sentence this afternoon in Newark which was below recommended guidelines as the judge [...]

A 65-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses after police said he slashed a random woman at Secaucus Junction Tuesday afternoon with a box cutter on her arm and back. The Jersey Journal said the man, Duke Gamble, approached the victim, an Essex County woman whom he did not know, [...]

Each week, eSecaucus will feature a new poll on our main page allowing readers to give their take on a current issue. Are you shocked at the discovery that five acres of Secaucus wetlands were being used for the disposal of illegal waste? Head to the poll on our main page and let us know what you think [...]