Ted Sherman

An investigator for the N.J. Victims of Crime Compensation Office used his position to take advantage of women, lawsuit alleges.

The case never even got to the jury. In a surprise move that called into question a nearly decade-long pursuit by the state Attorney General's

Coleman was nominated to the high court in 1994, serving until reacting the mandatory retirement age in 2003.

The trial was thrown out before it ended. “The evidence presented in the state's case,” said Superior Court Judge Joseph Paone in New Brunswick, “is insufficient to warrant a conviction.”

By Ted Sherman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com He was the self-described son of a ‘southern dirt farmer' and grandson of an enslaved man, who grew up in the racial segregation era of Jim Crow.

| It was like failing to collect evidence at a crime scene.

The new guidelines follow two other high-profile shootings over the past year of barricaded individuals in crisis

State Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has issued major changes to how police officers should handle situations involving barricaded individuals after several instances in which people experiencing mental health crises have been shot.

| One nursing home failed to have the required minimum staffing needed to care for its residents on at least 35 days — including one dayshift

| They are easy to build, require no background checks and are virtually untraceable. Printing plans to build them are readily accessible online.