NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man admitted to narcotics distribution and firearm offenses in connection with a drug-trafficking organization, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 26. Ibraaheem Islam, aka “Ish,” 33, of Newark, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court to a four-count information charging him with: […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier from Hudson County admitted he discarded mail, including 99 general election ballots sent from the Essex County Board of Elections to West Orange residents, from his assigned routes in Orange and West Orange, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 27. Nicholas Beauchene, 26, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Raheem Johnson, 37, of Newark, was arrested and had his initial appearance in federal court on charges stemming from his arrest for narcotics trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 28. Johnson, aka “Smoke,” is charged by complaint with two counts of possession with intent […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — On May 20, an employee of the Irvington Building and Construction Department admitted soliciting corrupt payments from a man posing as a land developer in New York and New Jersey in exchange for securing the necessary documentation and approvals required to obtain building permits for a property in Irvington, acting U.S. Attorney […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced May 17 that a suspended detective in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office was indicted that same day for installing a GPS tracking device on a civilian’s vehicle without obtaining the required warrant from a judge or departmental authorization. Timothy Kealy, 27, of Bloomfield, was indicted […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Warris Adenuga, 25, of Newark, has been arrested and charged with using fraudulent documents to obtain $135,000 in the form of two large cashier’s checks and cash from a Summit bank, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Summit Police Chief Andrew Bartolotti announced May 18. Adenuga is charged with one […]
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 Shaquan Breedlove, 31, of Newark, according to a May 20 press release from the ECPO. At approximately 11:49 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, Breedlove was fatally shot on 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 Akram Brown, 42, of Newark, according to a May 20 press release from the ECPO. On Wednesday, May 19, Brown was shot on Mt. Vernon Place in Newark. He […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mark Washington, 57, of Irvington, and two men from South Carolina have been charged with conspiring to illegally sell firearms, including five pistols and one rifle, in and around Essex County, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 19. Torell Brown, 45, and Carter Wilkerson, 21, both of Orangeburg, S.C., and […]
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 Halee A. Wing, 42, of Millstone, according to a May 19 press release from the ECPO. On Tuesday, May 18, Wing was shot on the 100 block of Pacific […]