City of Orange Township Councilman Kerry Coley Jr. is accused of attempting to intimidate a tow truck driver by displaying a firearm. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and City of Orange Township Police Director Todd Warren announced Coley’s arrest on March 13. Coley, who represents the city’s East Ward, voluntarily surrendered at the […]
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a string of home invasion burglaries and sexual assaults in Irvington, according to a statement from Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Irvington Public Safety Director Tracey Bowers. On Feb, 19, Kedwens Auguste was arrested following a joint investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor’s […]
An Irvington resident is accused of shooting a Newark resident and getting in a gunfight with city police officers. A-Jahada Amirah Bostwick, 26, of Irvington, allegedly shot Tyron Whitley, 38, in Newark, according to a press release from Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emmanuel Miranda. The shooting happened […]
An Irvington man was among seven people caught up in a state-wide human trafficking investigation. Seven defendants were indicted in connection with two separate human trafficking enterprises in North and South Jersey, according to a statement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP). […]
SOUTH ORANGE — Mushrooms and more than four pounds of illegal marijuana were seized by police in a raid that involved the use of aerial drones and a drug sniffing dog at a residence not far from Columbia High School and Our Lady of Sorrows school. At 6 a.m. on Nov. 13, members of the […]
A 34-year-old township resident was peacefully taken into custody after a nearly day-long standoff with police on Nesbit Terrace. Karim M. Brunson, 34, of Irvington faces charges of harassment and weapons possession from the incident. He was being detained in the Essex County Correctional Facility pending an appearance in the Essex County Central Judicial Processing […]
Police in Irvington are credited with helping in the investigation that led to a guilty plea from a member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips gang. Kareem Green, 32, who is also known as “Try Me,” pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court to a superseding indictment that charged […]
Maplewood and South Orange were among the 15 Essex County police departments reporting no major disciplinary actions taken against their police officers during 2023. The state Attorney General’s Office recently released its annual report that details action taken against law enforcement officers who faced “major discipline” from their agencies during the previous calendar year. Major […]
The Orange Police Department reported suspending one officer during the 2023 calendar year, according to a report released last week by the state Attorney General’s Office. Officer Lamar Payne was suspended for six days for abuse of sick time, specifically for taking more than his allotted time, as well as showing a pattern of calling […]
Irvington was one of 15 Essex County police departments reporting no major disciplinary actions taken against its police officers during 2023. “I’m happy to report that our officers are following department and state policies and directives,” said Tracy Bowers, director of public safety for the Township of Irvington. “And by posting this information publicly gives […]