NEWARK, NJ — Three of the men responsible for the carjacking and murder of Dustin Friedland, the 30-year-old Hoboken lawyer killed leaving The Mall at Short Hills, were sentenced to lengthy prison terms on Thursday, Jan. 18, by Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin. “These sentencings end the legal process. We hope this will allow […]
NEWARK, NJ — Luis Rodriguez-Cruz, 24, of Newark, was arrested by police because he was wanted for questioning regarding a two-alarm fire at 14 Garden St. on Saturday, Jan. 13. At approximately 10:10 a.m., some 60 Newark firefighters responded to the scene, involving a fire on the second and third floors of the three-story, vacant […]
NEWARK, NJ — Members of the Fugitive Apprehension Team arrested Joseph Hawkins, 44, of Newark, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, who was wanted for an aggravated assault that occurred on Monday, Jan. 15. At approximately 9:30 a.m., police responded to an East Ward residence on a call that a man had pointed a gun at a […]
NEWARK, NJ — Luis Santander, 35 of Irvington, and Marlon Santander, 33 of Newark, who are brothers, were arrested for an incident of illegal dumping on Monday, Jan. 15. At approximately 10 p.m., members of the Illegal Dumping Task Force were conducting surveillance in the area of McCarter Highway and Verona Street, when they observed […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a double shooting that resulted in one fatality. On Monday, Jan. 15, at approximately 7:47 p.m. Pedro Dillahunt, 31, of Newark was fatally shot in the 200 block of Hunterdon Street in Newark. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced Jan. 18 that three of the men responsible for the carjacking and murder of Dustin Friedland, the 30-year-old Hoboken lawyer killed leaving The Mall at Short Hills, were sentenced to lengthy prison terms by Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin. “These sentencings end the […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a double homicide in Orange. On Monday, Jan. 1, at approximately 7 p.m., police responded to a call of shot fired. Two men were discovered in the 100 block of Taylor Street in Orange suffering from […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the man and woman pictured. According to police in a Dec. 7 release, the couple entered South Orange Middle School on Nov. 15 through a rear entrance and remained inside the building for nearly two hours. The woman was in possession […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Police Department received calls of a female being assault by a male in front of a day care center at 495 Valley St. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, at approximately 8:45 a.m. Upon officers’ arrival, the female victim was located and reported to police that the father of her two children, […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Cedar Grove police apprehended a West Orange man on Friday night, Dec. 8, after a Rockledge Place resident reported a suspicious man on his property. According to police reports, the homeowner who was not home at the time, was alerted to the suspect by his home security camera, which detected motion […]