NEWARK, NJ — Kyree Jones, 20, of Hillside, has been arrested and charged with the murder of Kareem Kason Jeffers, 32, of Newark, according to an Oct. 22 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. On Sept. 22, at 11:06 p.m., police responded to the 100 block of Miller Street in Newark on a […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Carl Brown, 36, of Irvington, according to an Oct. 22 press release from the ECPO. On Friday, Oct. 21, at 5:50 p.m., Brown, who was suffering from gunshot wounds, was found on the 400 block of […]
NEWARK, NJ — Tyquil Martin, 23, of Newark, has been arrested for the recent murder of Thomas Pickett, also age 23 and of Newark, according to an Oct. 20 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Martin is charged with murder, unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of a handgun for unlawful purpose. […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 10:51 p.m., officers from the Essex County Sheriff’s Office located an abandoned gold Mercedes Benz SUV with a Texas plate, carrying a 3-month-old baby in the backseat. At 8:09 p.m., Irvington police alerted several municipalities in Essex County and child abduction response patrol units to search for […]
UNION, NJ — At approximately 6:39 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, Union police officers responded to the 2000 block of Morris Avenue in Union after reports of gunshots in the area, according to an Oct. 17 press release from the Union County Prosecutor’s Office. Upon police officers’ arrival, they located a male victim, Emmanuelle Florestal, […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County man was arraigned for his alleged role in an armed carjacking in Montclair, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Oct. 19. Andy Cook, 23, of Newark, was charged by indictment on Oct. 4 with one count of carjacking, one count of conspiracy to use a firearm during a crime […]
ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced Oct. 13 that Khalil A. Wheeler-Weaver, 25, has been indicted for the murder of 15-year-old Mawa Doumbia, of Newark. Wheeler-Weaver, a former Orange resident, is currently serving a 160-year prison sentence for killing three young women and attempting to kill a fourth between […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Tuesday, Oct. 11, Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura issued a public service safety announcement regarding recent car break-ins. According to Fontoura, on Monday, Oct. 10, there was a series of car break-ins with thefts of belongings at McLoone’s Boathouse and South Mountain Reservation in West Orange. In all instances, […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Tuesday, Oct. 11, Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura issued a public safety service announcement regarding fraudulent calls. According to Fontoura, the Essex County Sheriff’s Office was recently made aware of a series of fraudulent calls going out to residents in which the caller introduced himself as a member of the […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Bloomfield man admitted conspiring with his brother to extort approximately $14,000 in cash from multiple general contractors, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Oct. 12. Alvaro Idrovo, 46, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden on Oct. 12 to an information charging him with one count of […]