
Criminal Charges in Verona Municipal Court
If you are facing a disorderly persons offense, municipal ordinance violation or traffic offense, your case will be heard in the Township of Verona Municipal Court. Our attorneys are experienced in defending against all Verona charges, and our criminal defense practice covers such unlawful offenses as drug possession and distribution (e.g. marijuana, heroin, etc.), shoplifting and other theft, disorderly conduct, simple assault, and domestic violence related cases. Verona enjoys a pretty low crime rate, and is rated safer than most of its surrounding cities although it has its fair amount of municipal and traffic offenses. Neighborhood Scout rates the neighborhood around Bloomfield Avenue and Mount Prospect Avenue as the least safe in town. Property crime rates are much higher than violent crime rates, as work be expected in a relative safe community like this. The net effect is that most charges arising out of the Verona Police Department end up being handled in its municipal court as opposed to at the county level at the Superior Court in Newark. That is where indictable felony crimes of the first, second, third and fourth degree are heard, and as we have noted, Verona has a limited amount of serious crime that would fall under these grades. Therefore, most Verona cases are handled exclusively in municipal court.