IRVINGTON, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Irvington, according to an Aug. 20 press release from the ECPO. On Friday, Aug. 19, at 10:10 p.m., police discovered the juvenile, whose name is not being released, on the 100 block of Maple […]
NEWARK, NJ — Armando Conceicao, 57, of Newark, was indicted for his alleged role in a murder-for-hire scheme to kill a minor girl, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Aug. 16. Conceicao is charged in a two-count indictment with conspiracy to commit murder for hire, and causing another to travel interstate or using interstate facilities […]
NEWARK, NJ — Robert Alexander, 45, of Newark, was sentenced to one year in prison for obstructing justice while on pretrial release, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Aug. 17. Alexander previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti to a superseding indictment charging him with obstructing justice while on pretrial release. […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of Thomas J. Pickett, 23, of Newark, according to an Aug. 14 press release from the ECPO. On Saturday, Aug. 13, at 9:44 p.m., Newark police discovered the victim, who […]
FAIRFIELD, NJ — An older married couple, Frank Forte, 84, and Catherine Forte, 83, were found dead in their Fairfield apartment on Greenbrook Road on Aug. 12 at 7:05 a.m., according to an Aug. 12 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. A pending autopsy will determine the cause and manner of their deaths, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Joseph Dowdell, 33, of Newark, has been arrested for the murder of Tameel Grimes, 31, of Newark, according to an Aug. 12 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Dowdell is being charged with first-degree murder, second-degree assault and two weapons offenses. Additionally, a second individual, Shanade McDaniel, 31, of Newark, […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Bronx, N.Y., man admitted to possessing and distributing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Aug. 12. Perth De, aka “Parthasarthie Kapoor,” 48, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of distribution of […]
MILLBURN, NJ — A Brooklyn man was arrested Aug. 10 for allegedly entering a laboratory business on false pretenses and destroying and stealing that business’ equipment, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Eric Leykin, 31, of Brooklyn, N.Y., is charged by complaint with one count of wire fraud and one count of accessing a protected […]
NEWARK, NJ — Four New Jersey men were charged for their alleged roles in drug-trafficking and money-laundering conspiracies, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Aug. 11. William Panzera, 49, of North Haledon; Thomas Padovano, 48, and Bartholomew Padovano, 71, both of Newark; and Sean Tighe, 46, of Kearny, are each charged in a second superseding […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Aug. 5, acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced prison sentences for the last three defendants convicted in a Newark-based stolen auto trafficking ring that fenced stolen luxury vehicles worth more than $1 million. The trio, who all pleaded guilty to second-degree receiving stolen property in connection with the high-end auto […]