Over the past number of months, dozens of towns in New Jersey have been riddled with Car Thefts and Home Burglaries.  Going to bed every night wondering if your house will be broken into that night or your car stolen from your garage/driveway is a helpless and scary feeling. These crimes have a long lasting and severe impact on victims, their families, neighbors, and town residents. 

The only way to make New Jersey the safe state we love is to strengthen our laws to give the police and prosecutors the power they need to stop this brazenness.

Select local Police Department's need more funding to have more Police officers patrolling our neighborhoods that have been hardest hit by these crimes.

Bills that we need our politicians and Gov. Phil Murphy to support in pursuit of bringing New Jersey back to the safe state it once was:

 

A4139

Creates offense of tracking for unlawful purpose; imposes enhanced penalties.

A4241

Establishes mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment for second offense involving use of juvenile in automobile theft.

A4582

Increases penalty for motor vehicle theft if, during course of theft, vehicle is operated in manner creating risk of injury or property damage.

A4595

Increases penalties for repeat convictions of certain motor vehicle related crimes; increases penalties for leader of auto theft trafficking network in certain circumstances.

A4883

Increases penalties for motor vehicle theft; authorizes home detention for minors.

A4884

Increases penalties for certain motor vehicle theft and carjacking offenses; establishes presumption of pretrial detention in enumerated circumstances.

A4885

Increases penalty and establishes presumption of pretrial detention for persons who commit carjacking and theft by deception in certain circumstances.

S3006

Increases penalties for repeat convictions of certain motor vehicle related crimes; increases penalties for leader of auto theft trafficking network in certain circumstances.

S3455

Increases penalties for motor vehicle theft; authorizes home detention for minors.

A5006

Establishes presumption of pretrial detention for persons who commit carjacking, theft of motor vehicle, or burglary.

A4529

Increases penalties imposed on juveniles and adults convicted of motor vehicle theft and related crimes.

A3971

Increases degree of crime for unlawful taking of motor vehicle.

A4810

Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of residence to second degree crime under certain circumstances.

A5035

Upgrades burglary of a residence to crime of the second degree.

S55

Upgrades burglary of a residence to a crime of the second degree; requires mandatory period of parole ineligibility if residence was occupied at time of offense.

 

PLEASE HELP BY DOING THE FOLLOWING:

Contact Governor Murphy and tell him to back bills that will help end this and to give emergency funding to select local police departments.

Call: 609-292-6000.

Email: constituent.relations@nj.gov

 

Call Senate President Nicholas Scutari: (732)827-7480

 

Call Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin: (732)855-7441

 

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