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 Gregory Scott, 27, of Irvington, according to an Aug. 4 press release from the ECPO. On Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 11:17 p.m., Newark police discovered the victim on the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, along with the East Orange Police Department, is investigating a hit-and-run collision that occurred in East Orange on Sunday morning, July 31, and left a pedestrian seriously injured, according to an Aug. 1 press release from the ECPO. The collision occurred at 1:23 a.m. on the […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced July 29 that Eliasel Baez, 42, of Kearny, was arrested for causing the drug-induced death of Newark Fire Capt. Carlos Rivera. Baez is charged with strict liability drug-induced death for distributing a controlled dangerous substance that caused the death of Rivera. He is […]
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 Tameel Grimes, 31, of Newark, according to a July 25 press release from the ECPO. On Saturday, July 23, at approximately 12:22 a.m., Newark police discovered the victim on […]
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 stabbing of Ebony Johnson, 42, of Newark, according to a July 25 press release from the ECPO. On Saturday, July 23, at approximately 12:35 a.m. Newark police discovered the victim on […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced July 26 that Essex County Sheriff’s Office detectives have apprehended Ken Anderson, aka Ken Gunther, of East Orange. According to detectives, on July 25, 2022, the suspect was found to be in possession of a .380-caliber handgun and a 9 mm handgun, one of which was […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Bloomfield man admitted to possessing quantities of heroin and cocaine that he intended to distribute, and to possessing several firearms, including an AM-15 rifle, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced July 28. Cedric Lewis, 31, of Bloomfield, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to a superseding […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that resulted in the deaths of four people, according to a July 23 press release from the ECPO. At approximately 4:22 a.m. on July 23, a crash occurred […]
NEWARK, NJ — Quadree Richardson, 24, has been arrested for the murder of Rabel Ramos-Gomez, 46, of Belleville, according to a July 22 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. On July 17, Ramos-Gomez was fatally shot on the 200 block of South 10th Street while working at his corner store. Richardson, who was […]
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 Ronhazim Skipper, 48, of Newark, according to a July 22 press release from the ECPO. On Wednesday, July 20, Newark Police responded to the 300 block of Clinton Avenue […]