A Jackson man faces charges in Monmouth County for allegedly attacking his former girlfriend and two police officers during a domestic dispute in Englishtown.
A bill that would allow a four-year pilot program in Ocean County to electronically monitor defendants charged with or convicted of physically abusive domestic violence has passed the General Assembly.
The New Jersey Assembly has approved a measure that provides new protections for some domestic violence victims and is named for a Toms River woman killed by her former fiance.
The "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" or the "NJ SAFE Act," would provide 20 days of unpaid leave time to an employee who is the victim of domestic violence or sexual assault or whose family or household member was the victim.
Here are some shocking statistics from State Senator Barbara Buono; one in four women and one in seven men will become the victim of domestic violence at some time during their lifetime.
If you think there's nothing you can do to help abused spouses and troubled teens, take a walk.
But take that walk Saturday, May 12 at Middletown High School North. Members of the Atlantic Highlands Leo Club have organized their first annual Hold On, Pain Ends (HOPE) Walk, with proceeds to benefit 180-Turning Lives Around...