Under current NJ state law a juvenile age 14 and under cannot under any circumstances be waived up to be charged as adult.

NUTEY, NJ - The motor vehicle incident that claimed the life of a Nutley dog-walker on Thursday, March 27 was the second at the same intersection in recent years. In October 2023, Officers of the ...

The 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting Newark Police Sgt. Joseph Azcona was arraigned from his hospital bed last week, ...

The mother of Newark Detective Sgt. Joseph Azcona, who was gunned down earlier this month, is asking New Jersey lawmakers to ...

Newark Detective Joseph Azcona was fatally shot in the line of duty on March 7. A 14-year-old suspect is facing charges. Juveniles under the age of 15 cannot be charged as adults in New Jersey.

The mother of a Newark police detective who was shot and killed this month wants the 14-year-old boy charged in his murder to ...

Thousands are calling upon the New Jersey legislature to revise the state's law on charging minors as adults in the wake of the death of Newark Detective Joseph Azcona. As of Monday morning, more ...

The 14-year-old charged with shooting and killing a Newark police detective in the line of duty earlier this month should be tried as an adult despite his age, the officer’s mother says.

A 14-year-old has been charged with the murder of Newark Police Detective Joseph Azcona but cannot be tried as an adult under current New Jersey law. Azcona’s family launched a petition with ...

NEWARK, NJ – A new debate is raging in New Jersey surrounding the murder of a Newark police officer at the hands of a 14-year-old boy. On March 7, Newark, New Jersey, was rocked by tragedy when ...