NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred June 5 in Newark, according to a June 6 press release from the ECPO. At approximately 4:24 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, Newark police officers were dispatched to […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal stabbing in Newark, according to a June 6 press release from the ECPO. At approximately 2:35 a.m. on June 5, Newark police officers responded to reports of a stabbing on the […]
ROXBURY, NJ — Michael Mecca, 39, of West Orange, has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident that occurred on May 31 in Roxbury, according to a June 1 press release from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. It is alleged that on the night of May 31, Mecca argued with the victim, at which […]
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 […]