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Gail F. Shollar (1957–1992) was a 35-year-old Piscataway, NJ mother who was raped and murdered after being carjacked from the Middlesex Shopping Mall in South Plainfield, NJ. She was one of the first people in New Jersey to be a victim of carjacking.
The Plainfield riots was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during the "Long Hot Summer of 1967".This riot was a series of racially charged violent disturbances that occurred in Plainfield, New Jersey, which mirrored the 1967 Newark riots in nearby Newark.
Nunzio "Nunzi Pro" Provenzano (February 24, 1923 – May 8, 1997) was a Genovese crime family soldier in his older brother Anthony Provenzano's crew, which controlled Teamsters Union Local 560 in New Jersey. [1] Both Provenzanos served as officers in the union local, including president, secretary, and business agent.
The most common type of violent crime in New Jersey in 2023 was aggravated assault, which saw an estimated total of 14,005 offenses at a rate of 150.7 per 100,000 people.
The DeCavalcante crime family, also known as the North Jersey crime family or the North Jersey Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family that operates mainly in northern New Jersey, particularly in Elizabeth, [2] Newark, West New York [4] and the surrounding areas.
The future of the former Charlie Brown's restaurant property on Plainfield Road in Edison is likely headed back to court. ... for MyCentralJersey.com covering crime, courts and other mayhem ...
Angelo "Gyp" DeCarlo (September 2, 1902 – October 20, 1973) was a member of the New York City Genovese crime family who dominated loansharking operations in New Jersey during the 1960s. [ 1 ] The subject of a two-year federal undercover operation, DeCarlo's conviction revealed widespread corruption of New Jersey public officials and tied ...
Home of former Governor Jim McGreevey. Plainfield was settled in 1684 by Quakers, [27] and incorporated as a city in 1869. Formerly a bedroom suburb in the New York metropolitan area, it has become the urban center of 10 closely allied municipalities, with diversified industries, including printing and the manufacture of chemicals, clothing, electronic equipment, and vehicular parts.