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Motor Vehicle Violations in Brick

Villani-Deluca — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:07:39 +0000

Motor Vehicle Violations Today, people in New Jersey rely on their cars for transportation more than ever before, leading to frequent moving violations. If you are a driver that uses transportation to maintain your livelihood, you know the importance of a clean driving record. If you were stopped for reasons other than a moving violation,...

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Simple Assault in Brick Township

Villani-Deluca — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:57:23 +0000

Assault (N.J.S. 2C: 12-1-a) Simple assault is a very serious offense with severe penalties that occurs when a person with unlawful justification applies force or physical contact to another person that results in bodily injury or offensive touching. Bodily injury is defined as physical pain, illness or any impairment of the physical condition. A charge of simple...

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Motor Vehicle Violations in Brick Township

Villani-Deluca — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:41:09 +0000

Motor Vehicle Violations (N.J. Title 39 Violations) Today, people in New Jersey rely on their cars for transportation more than ever before, leading to frequent moving violations. If you are a driver that uses transportation to maintain your livelihood, you know the importance of a clean driving record. If you were stopped for reasons other...

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DWI, DUI and Refusal in Brick Township

Villani-Deluca — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:39:29 +0000

Drunk Driving, DWI, DUI and Refusal (N.J.S. 39: 4-50 and N.J.S. 39: 4-50.2) In 2010, Brick Township saw 313 Drunk Driving, DWI, DUI, and refusal charges written by police officers. Drunk driving, DWI, DUI, and refusal charges, while not criminal, are very serious. Partner, Carmine R. Villani has been trained by manufacturer, Draeger Safety Diagnostics,...

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Resisting Arrest in Brick Township

Villani-Deluca — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:37:23 +0000

Resisting Arrest (N.J.S. 2C: 29-2) In Brick, Police Officers are generally allowed to use reasonable force to take a person into custody. For example, if a suspect’s only resistance was to slightly move ones wrists while the police officer was handcuffing them, the police officer would not be justified in beating the suspect senseless. It...

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Trespass in Brick Township

Villani-Deluca — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:35:47 +0000

Trespassing (N.J.S. 2C: 18-3) Trespass in Brick Township and all of New Jersey is broken into a few distinct sub categories. Perhaps the most common is defiant trespass. A person is a defiant trespasser if he or she had knowledge that entry to the land was prohibited. Notice or knowledge can be gained by actual...

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Shoplifting in Brick Township

Villani-Deluca — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:32:59 +0000

Shoplifting (N.J.S. 2C: 20-11) Shoplifting is a serious offense in Brick Township and can be charged as either a criminal offense or disorderly persons offense depending on the severity of the theft and value of merchandise stolen. If you have carried merchandise out of store and the item’s full retail value is less than $200.00,...

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Criminal Mischief in Brick Township

Villani-Deluca — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:31:16 +0000

Criminal Mischief (N.J.S. 2C: 17-3) Criminal mischief is a disorderly persons offense simply defined as destruction of property under $500.00. A person can be charged with criminal mischief when: He or she purposely or knowingly damages the tangible property of another person; Recklessly or negligently causes property damage in the employment of a fire; or...

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Possession of Drugs in Brick Township

Villani-Deluca — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:29:45 +0000

Possession of Drugs (N.J.S. 2C:35-10; and N.J.S. 2C:36-2) If you have been charged with possession of drugs in Brick it is important for you to understand that no drug case is the same and each comes with its own unique set of facts and circumstances that must be examined by a defense attorney. Factors such...

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Disorderly Conduct in Brick Township

Villani-Deluca — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:15:28 +0000

Disorderly Persons Offenses Given the large population it is no surprise that an estimated 636 disorderly persons offenses were written in Brick Township in 2010 alone. Disorderly persons offenses are a general category of offenses less serious than indictable offenses of varying degrees and are commonly written by Brick Township Police. If you are convicted...

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