NUTLEY, NJ — Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and the conviction of the hit-and-run driver who fatally struck Roseann Ratz, 75, of Lyndhurst, according to a June 3 press release. On Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, Ratz and a […]
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 Tyzier White, 23, of Irvington, according to a June 1 press release from the ECPO. On Monday, June 1, White was shot in the area of Campbell Street and […]
NEWARK, NJ — Three Essex County men have been charged with illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition in connection with a May 14 shooting, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced June 1. Gilbert Bermudez, aka “Troub,” 28; Brian Elijah Mitchell, aka “Slash,” 31; and Jaahan Mitchell, 32, all of Newark, are each charged by […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Saturday, May 22, at 4:22 a.m., Bloomfield police officers responded to Italia Pizzeria on Washington Street on report of a commercial burglary. Upon the officers’ arrival, they observed a broken front door and that the cash register drawer was forced open. Police searched the pizzeria for any suspects, but no one […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County correctional officer admitted signing a false report following another officer’s assault of a federal pretrial detainee, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on June 2. Angel Chaparro, 38, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an information charging him with filing a false […]
NEWARK, NJ — A suspect was arraigned June 3 on drug charges following his arrest by Essex County sheriff’s officers as part of a series of ongoing investigations into drug trafficking in Newark’s South Ward, according to a June 3 press release from the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Armando Fontoura said detectives from his department’s Bureau […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced June 3 that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in connection with the death of Michael Williams, 35, of Irvington. On May 15, Williams was found unresponsive at Springfield […]
NEWARK, NJ — John A. Fuller, 31, of Newark, was charged in connection with possessing a firearm, several rounds of ammunition, as well as controlled substances with the intent to distribute, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 24. Fuller is charged by complaint with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition […]
NEWARK, NJ — Eight members of an interstate burglary crew were charged for their roles in a conspiracy that targeted homeowners of Asian descent for residential burglaries, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 25. Rabine Armour, of Easton, Pa.; Kevin Burton, of Newark; Kevin Jackson, of Rahway; Thomas Rodgers, of Newark; James Hurt, […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, has identified the man stabbed on Friday, May 21, in the predawn hours, as Jorge Martinez, 55, according to a May 25 press release. Martinez was stabbed in his apartment on Parker Street. A 14-year-old […]