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 […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced July 21 that Newark Police Lt. Luis Santiago and his son, Officer Louis Santiago, have both been indicted in connection with the death of Damian Z. Dymka, a nurse who was struck and killed by Louis Santiago. On Nov. 1, 2021, Dymka, 29, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the East Orange Police Department are investigating the fatal shooting of Antwan McAdoo, 42, of Burlington, N.C., according to a July 18 press release from the ECPO. On Friday, June 15, East Orange police were dispatched to Elmwood Park on a […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office’s Homicide Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of Rasheed Mells, 24, of Irvington, according to a July 18 press release from the ECPO. On Saturday, July 16, officers from the Essex County Sheriff’s Office alerted the […]
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 Rabel Ramos-Gomez, 46, of Belleville, according to a July 18 press release from the ECPO. On Sunday, July 17, Ramos-Gomez was shot while working in his corner grocery […]
NEWARK, NJ — Two men have made their initial appearances on charges of shooting a taxi driver during a late-night robbery in Elizabeth, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced July 12. Naeem Jackson, 22, of East Orange, and Walter Williams-Lang, 20, of Elizabeth, are each charged in a four-count complaint with Hobbs Act violence in […]
NEWARK, NJ — Jose Rivera, 58, of Belleville, was convicted by an Essex County jury of second-degree robbery following a trial before the Honorable Patrick J. Arre, according to a July 12 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. “The verdict serves as justice for the victim in this case as well as all […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Austin, Texas, woman was charged for using a passport belonging to another individual when she flew out of Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced July 7. Kaitlin Armstrong, 34, is charged by complaint with one count of misuse of a passport. According to the complaint, the city […]
NEWARK, NJ — Six Essex County residents were arrested on July 7 for scheming to fraudulently obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Nyan Terry, aka “Racks,” 23, of Irvington; Samir Jefferson, aka “Tank Jeffe,” 23, of Newark; and Nasir Williams, aka “Harlem Pete,” 29, Hymeen Reynolds, aka “Meen,” 21, Brian […]