A Tenafly Police officer was monitoring traffic for speeders on Route 9W Wednesday at approximately 1:30 am when he noticed a Toyota sedan travelling slowly with no headlights. When the officer pulled out, the car sped up and attempted to evade the officer. Officers from Cresskill, Alpine, and other departments took part in the pursuit […]

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Rutherford DWI Dismissed

November 19, 2014

Do you need a DWI lawyer in Rutherford NJ? We can help. Travis J. Tormey of the Tormey Law Firm recently represented a client who was charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50. Unfortunately, the client had one prior DWI offense which occurred almost exactly 10 years before. However, because the offense […]

In a great victory for the Tormey Law Firm, a client charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia recently had his charges dismissed. The client was charged after police observed him sleeping in his vehicle. They woke him up and began asking him questions, finally getting consent search his vehicle. During the search, police discovered […]

Sexual assault charges were filed against Luke Petitgout Tuesday in the Pascack Joint Municipal Court. Petitgout was being held in the Bergen County Jail on $50,000 bail. His attorney, Patrick J. Jennings, said he expected Petitgout to be released soon, adding that the allegations against him are baseless and he intends to vigorously defend his […]

The Tormey Law Firm successfully argued to have a client’s DWI charge dismissed on Monday on the basis that the State’s evidence was insufficient to proceed. In a somewhat rare case, our client was charged under New Jersey’s DWI statute after her friend was pulled over while driving our client’s vehicle. Our client was asleep in the passenger seat […]

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