NEWARK, NJ — A corrections officer has been charged with smuggling contraband at the Essex County Correctional Facility, located on Doremus Avenue in Newark, according to a March 19 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Alray Blackmon Jr., 31, of Newark, has been charged with second-degree attempting to provide an electronic communication device […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced that a suspended senior correctional police officer at Northern State Prison was indicted March 17 on charges, including official misconduct for falsifying a New Jersey Department of Corrections record to conceal his membership in an outlaw motorcycle gang. The Office of Public Integrity and Accountability obtained a […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man was arrested by sheriff’s officers Monday morning, March 15, after he allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store in Newark, according to a press release from the Essex County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from his department’s Patrol Division were traveling south on Elizabeth Avenue near East […]
NEWARK, NJ — Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a Newark resident on Thursday night, March 11, according to a March 12 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. At approximately 8 p.m., Newark police officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 200 block of Lehigh Avenue. Arriving units located the […]
NEWARK, NJ — Three men — Tyshon Armor, 19, of Newark; Reynold Henderson, 18, of Irvington; and Isaad S. Jackson, 20, of Newark — have been arrested in connection with the March 9 shooting death of Dedric Bracey, 22 of Newark, according to a March 11 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Shortly […]
UNION, NJ — A man charged with fatally shooting his girlfriend at his Union Township home is in custody, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo announced March 9. Jamar I. Webber, 20, is charged with first-degree murder and two related weapons offenses in connection with the death of 19-year-old Malikah Taylor, of Newark, having turned […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Sunday, Feb. 7, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Bloomfield police units responded to the 500 block of Bloomfield Avenue on report of a shooting. Upon police arrival, it was determined that a male victim had sustained a gunshot wound to the right hand. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment […]
NEWARK, NJ — Two Newark men made their initial court appearances on March 9 on charges stemming from a Feb. 22 attempted carjacking in Newark during which a firearm was discharged, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on March 9. Antwan Malone, 34, and Dawan Walker, 24, both of Newark, are charged by complaint […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A former pharmacy technician was arrested for stealing prescription HIV medications from the pharmacy of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in East Orange, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on March 10. Lisa M. Hoffman, 48, of Orange, is charged by complaint with theft of medical products, specifically HIV medication. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — A gunman was arrested by sheriff’s officers after a brief chase, following a drive-by shooting near the entrance to Irvington Park on the evening of March 9, according to a March 10 press release from the Essex County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated in the press release that officers from his […]