NEWARK, NJ — Raquin Tanner, 25, of Newark, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for his role in a carjacking in which a firearm was brandished, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced July 26. Tanner previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to one count of […]
NEWARK, NJ — Nasheed Jackson, 24, of Newark, was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in conspiring to defraud two banks of $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced July 22. Jackson — along with Alexander Varice, 22, and Dashawn Duncan, 27, both of […]
NEWARK, NJ — Wesley Jean-Marie, 32, of Valley Stream, N.Y., has been arrested and charged with the murder of Leeana Cottle, 21, of Newark, who was fatally shot on July 20 in Newark, according to a July 22 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Cottle was shot on the 200 block of S. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Meshach Whagar, 31, of Newark, was sentenced to nine years and two months in prison for participating in a string of convenience store robberies that took place across New Jersey in November and December 2017, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on July 21. Whagar previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the fatal shooting of Altarik F. Rushing, 27, of Newark, according to a July 15 press release from the ECPO. On Tuesday, July 13, shortly before 11 p.m., Rushing was shot on Van Vechten Street in […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Kaizen Crossen, 39, of Irvington, who was fatally shot in August 2019 during a firefight with officers of the Irvington Police Department, according to a July 15 press release from […]
TRENTON, NJ — Former Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced on July 14 the arrests of 31 individuals — including a West Orange man — who are charged with sexually exploiting children online. The 31 men were arrested in “Operation 24/7,” a collaborative operation launched to address the continued spike in reports of potential threats […]
NEWARK, NJ — Nasier McCray, 23, has been arrested and charged with the murder of Jessica Hilton, 32, who was fatally stabbed on July 7 in a hotel on Clinton Avenue in Newark, where she was living; she is originally from Tennessee, according to a July 12 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Pennsylvania man who worked as a tax preparer in Newark was sentenced July 13 to a year and a half in prison for helping his clients file falsified tax returns that generated larger refunds, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Sylvain Dienhoue, 53, of Tobyhanna, Pa., previously pleaded guilty by […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Essex County Sheriff’s Office Crime Stoppers Program is now offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Moussa Fofana, an 18-year-old Maplewood soccer standout who was shot at the Underhill Sports Complex on June […]