Woman charged with shooting her wife in face tops Week in Crime - NJ.com

A Burlington County woman was charged with murder after allegedly shooting her wife in the face.

A 39-year-old mother abandoned her 10-year-old special needs son in the woods, authorities said.

Those two are among a group of people either charged with, indicted for, convicted of or sentenced in a wide array of crimes that made news across New Jersey in the past week.

Scroll through the gallery above to catch up on any law and order news you might have missed. Here's some of what's there:

The 28-year-old Mount Holly woman accused of killing her wife faces charges of murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and tampering with evidence. She shot her wife in the face, authorities said.
A Millville woman was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after her son was found wandering in a wooded area near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The boy told State Police his mother walked him into the woods with luggage and left.
A supervisor in a state pension office has been suspended without pay after surveillance video showed her stealing money and other items from a co-worker, police said. The 57-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested on a third-degree theft by unlawful taking charge.
A retired Cape May police officer who used a union bank account to buy timeshares in Mexico and the Caribbean pleaded guilty to theft charges. The 48-year-old, who stole about $105,000, is expected to receive a year in prison.
A grand jury has indicted a 23-year-old Williamstown motorist on assault and drug charges in connection with an accident that sent a child to the hospital.
Police seized $10,000 worth of psychedelic mushrooms, cocaine and an imitation handgun when they arrested a Woodbury man. The 24-year-old had 70 jars filled with growing mushrooms in an inoculation chamber, authorities said.
A 23-year-old Plainfield man indicted last month on sex assault charges has now been indicted in Gloucester County in a separate case involving allegations of luring and child porn possession.
A 26-year-old parolee admitted he stabbed a fellow halfway house resident to death in Point Pleasant Beach after the two got into an argument over a football game. The 41-year-old victim was stabbed 90 times, officials said.