A former cop turned bounty hunter was awarded $758,000 after getting arrested by two East Orange police officers on a false gun charge. 64-year-old Keith Hinton filed a lawsuit, claiming the arrest hurt his business and reputation.

A former New Jersey State Trooper was sentenced to seven years in prison for trying to meet with a teen girl for sexual purposes in Freehold. 33-year-old Shane Dempsey has to serve two years to become eligible for parole and must to register as a sex offender.

Morris County Administrator Deena Leary presented Joseph Ciminelli with a Resolution of Honor. Ciminelli is retiring after serving with the county’s Office of Information Technology for 44 years.

Actor Peter Greene, best known for his sinister roles in Pulp Fiction, The Mask and Training Day, was found dead at his apartment on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The Montclair native was 60 years old.