NEWARK, NJ — Sharif Mitchell, 39, of Newark, was arrested on Friday, Nov. 11, for a shooting that occurred on Sunday, Nov. 6. At approximately 1 a.m., a 45-year-old male victim was closing a business located at 7th and Roseville avenues, when two males approached and attempted to snatch the keys to the establishment from […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Professional Standards Bureau is investigating an incident in which an off-duty Essex County corrections officer discharged his weapon in the 300 block of Myrtle Avenue in Irvington at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11. During this incident, one individual was struck, sustaining non-life threatening injuries. The […]
NEWARK, NJ — A retired New York City police detective discharged a weapon on Thursday, Nov. 10, at Commerce Street and McCarter Highway, after two robbery suspects accosted her. At approximately 9:33 p.m., the 43-year old female NYPD detective was getting into her vehicle when she was approached by two males who demanded her money using […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose reports that students and school personnel at Camden Middle School, located at 321 Bergen Street, were under lockdown for several hours on Thursday, Nov. 10, due to a report of a student with a handgun at the school. Earlier this week, a group of students […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a reward of as much as $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the murder of Eric “Uggie’’ Bowens, 44, of Newark. Bowens was found in the 200 block of Bergen Street in Newark on Monday, Nov. 7, suffering […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Police Special Enforcement Bureau arrested Sherome Hubbard, 20, of Newark, and Malcolm Jones-Carter, 21, of East Orange, for possession of a loaded .45-caliber handgun on Wednesday, Nov. 9. At approximately 10:15 p.m., detectives patrolling the 200-block of Fairmount Avenue observed a man crouching and hiding behind a brick wall on a […]
NEWARK, NJ — Latesha Bittle, 27, of Newark, was arrested in connection with a shooting on Sunday, Oct. 30. At approximately 5 p.m., Newark police responded to the area of Johnson Avenue and Stratford Place on a call of shots fired. A 28-year old female victim had been shot at. As part of their investigation, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 2016 annual Community Thanksgiving Luncheon, sponsored by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, UNICO, the Lions Club and the Rotary Club, will be Wednesday, Nov. 23, at noon at Mayfair Farms, 481 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. Tickets can be purchased at the mayor’s office, 66 Main St., or […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The 17th Our Lady of Sorrows (OLS) Annual Fall Classic Cross-Country meet was held recently. There was plenty to cheer for the home team as Ajamo Carraby-Jones from OLS blew the field wide-open with a victory in the Varsity Seventh and Eighth Grades Boys race. It was the first OLS victory […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A family night fundraiser for Columbia High School students studying abroad in Spain will be Friday, Nov. 18, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Maplewood Diner, 1473 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood; tell them you are supporting CHS students studying abroad and 15 percent of the proceeds will go to Education First […]