What “Ban the Box” Means for New Jersey
In mid-August, Gov. Chris Christie signed into law the “Opportunity to Compete Act,” otherwise known as “Ban the Box.” This is good news for anyone who has ever been charged with or convicted of a crime in New Jersey. The new law prohibits employers, public and private, from asking about a potential employee’s criminal record […]
How Many Drinks is Too Many to Drive?
If you are pulled over in New Jersey and the police administer a Breathalyzer test, you may be at risk of being charged with a DUI/DWI. It is illegal to operate a vehicle if your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is over .08 percent. The fines and penalties for driving under the influence are severe. If […]
Modern-Day Atlantic City May Be More like “Boardwalk Empire” Than We Thought
Thanks to the rampant popularity of the HBO TV series “Boardwalk Empire,” which premiered in 2010, Atlantic City has been portrayed in pop culture as a city with a dark side, a seedy underbelly where illegal activity takes place and corruption flourishes. As it turns out, that imagined version of New Jersey’s gambling mecca isn’t […]
What You Should Know Before You Bring Your Gun to New Jersey
A Philadelphia mother of two young sons is facing three years in prison after a trip to Atlantic City went terribly wrong. Shaneen Allen, 27, had no criminal record when she was pulled over in Atlantic County last year for an unsafe lane change. What Allen thought would be a routine traffic stop ended with […]
Gun Violence, Robberies and Assaults Decrease in Atlantic City in 2014
Thanks in part to last year’s formation of the new Violent Crimes Unit, gun violence in Atlantic City in the first half of 2014 was down by more than 50 percent, according to a Press of Atlantic City report. The numbers come from the New Jersey State Police crime reports, the most recent of which […]
