Overview

• A 17-year-old from Garwood is charged with two counts of murder in the Sept. 29 crash that killed Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, officials said.
• Current New Jersey law generally bars non-emancipated minors from obtaining restraining orders, a limitation petitioners aim to change.
• Cranford siblings Charlotte and Cooper Groll launched the petition calling for restraining orders to cover teens 15 and older.
• The governor’s office said it is open to expanding protections and plans to meet with the student organizers on Monday.
• Cranford’s police chief and mayor urged patience and discouraged speculation as the investigation proceeds under juvenile confidentiality rules.