EAST ORANGE — Two East Orange police captains made history by scoring first and second on the state deputy chief exam and by becoming the first Hispanic deputy chief in the city and the youngest to hold that rank. Capt. Raymond Garcia, a 21-year veteran, and Capt. Kasim Gilyard, a 19-year veteran, were promoted to […]
The Opt for Help and Hope initiative will be implemented in East Orange Municipal Court, according to a press release from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. Opt for Help and Hope is a prosecutor-led diversion program that offers people who commit low-level, non-violent crimes the opportunity to overcome substance use disorder. The Opt for Help […]
Heroin, marijuana, ecstasy and pill making equipment were seized and two people arrested when police executed three search warrants in Irvington and Newark. Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura announced that the department’s Bureau of Narcotics conducted the raids, making arrests and seizing weapons, ammunition, narcotics, drug paraphernalia and cash. Sheriff’s detectives seized seven weapons […]
An Irvington resident is facing criminal charges after he allegedly dragged a police officer behind his car while fleeing a traffic stop, police said. On Oct. 3, at 1 p.m., Mountainside Police Officer Nicholas Hussey saw a Hyundai Sonata being operated without a front New Jersey license plate and an inoperative rear brake light. Hussey […]
MAPLEWOOD — Maplewood police officers responded to Evelyn Court on Monday after getting a report of a gunshot victim lying in the street at 2:11 p.m. Officers arrived on scene, found the individual and began rendering aid until South Essex Fire Department/ Emergency Medical Services and Robert Wood Johnson paramedics arrived on scene and transported […]
MAPLEWOOD — A woman has been charged with assault for allegedly pepper spraying a Brown Street resident while claiming she was from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency. On Sept. 30, police responded to a Brown Street residence on a report of an aggravated assault. Officers spoke with the resident who reported that […]
A “See Something, Say Something” public safety campaign is underway along the state’s major interstates to remind people to remain vigilant and report potential threats and suspicious activity related to terrorism or other criminal activity. The campaign was launched by the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, in partnership with the New Jersey […]
Two Essex County jail inmates have been convicted of beating another inmate nearly to death with a microwave oven, a beverage dispenser and a broom. Byad Lockett and Darryl Watson were convicted of attempted murder for brutally beating Jayshawn Boyd, 22, with a microwave oven and other items, according to a press release from Acting […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Crime Scene Investigations Bureau is investigating a vehicle-pedestrian collision that resulted in the death of a 5-year-old girl, according to a Feb. 1 press release from the ECPO. On Jan. 31 at 6:44 p.m., Newark police notified CSIB of a vehicle-pedestrian collision at the intersection of 6th […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Al-Supreme Davis, age 30, according to a Jan. 27 press release from the ECPO. On Jan. 26 at 7:28 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting on the 1000 block of Broad Street in Newark. […]