LIVINGSTON, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced April 13 that John Coulouris, 19, of Hackensack, was sentenced to seven years in New Jersey State Prison by Superior Court Judge Mark J. Nelson after Coulouris pleaded guilty to making social media threats against Livingston High School and others in 2016. Coulouris admitted […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The investigation into the shooting death of Altariq A. Brown, 30, of Livingston is currently ongoing. Brown was shot at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at Bradfords Barr, a restaurant on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood; he was pronounced dead at the scene just 15 minutes later. According to Essex County […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney Gen. Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a Maplewood man was indicted April 4 on charges that he stole the identity of a bank account holder and fraudulently obtained a debit card in the account holder’s name that he used to make more than $69,000 in purchases and withdrawals. The Division of […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and acting Maplewood Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul announced March 25 that the Maplewood Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a fatal shooting at a restaurant on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood. Altariq A. Brown, 30, of Livingston was […]
NEWARK, NJ — Five individuals were arrested March 20 and charged with using phony money orders, cashier’s checks, receipts and other fabricated documents to fraudulently discharge mortgages, student loans and other financial obligations, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Melissa Reynolds, 42, of Elizabeth, is charged by complaint with three counts of conspiracy to commit bank […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — An armed robbery occurred in the area of 51 Orchard Road in Maplewood at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, March 16, according to a press release from the Maplewood Police Department. A female victim was walking alone when she was grabbed from behind by a male, who had exited a silver vehicle. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino announced March 6 that Ali Muhammad Brown pleaded guilty to the 2014 murder of Livingston teenager Brendan Tevlin. Brown, now age 34, fatally shot Tevlin, 19, while he was waiting at a stop light in West Orange on his way home to Livingston. In his court […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced Feb. 27 that John Coulouris, 19, of Hackensack entered a guilty plea on Feb. 26 before Judge Mark J. Nelson to eight counts related to threats made against Livingston High School that were posted on social media in 2016. Specifically, Coulouris admitted to making […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A Verona man is facing charges after attempting to rob a West Orange bank. Christopher Morales, 38, was charged with second-degree robbery and resisting arrest after allegedly passing a series of Post-It notes to a bank employee at Wells Fargo on Pleasant Valley Way on the morning of Feb. 27. Morales […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced Feb. 16 that a pilot program with a single judge handling all detention hearings in domestic violence cases started Feb. 15 in Essex County. Superior Court Judge Ramona Santiago is hearing the cases. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Public Defender’s Office have […]