Crime Wire

by Hillary Dixler Canavan@hillarydixler Apr 11, 2013, 4:50am EDT

Hillary Dixler Canavan is Eater's restaurant editor and the author of the publication's debut book, Eater: 100 Essential Restaurant Recipes From the Authority on Where to Eat and Why It Matters (Abrams, September 2023). Her work focuses on dining trends and the people changing the industry — and scouting the next hot restaurant you need to try on Eater's annual Best New Restaurant list.

The New York Post reports that the manager of the Tick Tock Diner in New Jersey hired a hit man to kill his uncle, the owner of the diner. The hired hit man was actually an undercover trooper, and the manager is now facing "charges of conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder and unlawful possession of a weapon." [NYP]

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