NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding Khaiff T. Hunter-McDaniels. Hunter-McDaniels, 34, of Newark, is wanted for the murder of Del Roberts Jr., 27, of Irvington. Roberts was fatally shot on Springfield Avenue and South 20th Street in Newark on Saturday, Sept. 2. On that date, officers […]
NEWARK/EAST ORANGE, NJ — Cory Robinson, 26, of Newark pled guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 8, to aggravated manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of Edwin Gibson, 32, of East Orange. According to the terms of the plea agreement, Robinson must serve 18 years before he is eligible for parole. After parole, he must remain […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The FBI’s Philadelphia and Newark Divisions and the U.S. Marshals Service, District of New Jersey, are warning the public about a phone scam being perpetrated by callers impersonating law enforcement or court officials, according to a Nov. 8 FBI release. The scammers say they’re with the U.S. Marshals Service, county sheriff’s […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A 14-year-old male from West Orange sustained multiple stab wounds during an altercation in Montclair’s Nishuane Park on Thursday, Nov. 2, according to the Montclair Police Department. Officers were called to the park at 6:50 p.m. for an injured child, and found the victim with multiple stab wounds. The suspect, also […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced Oct. 27 that an Essex County jury has convicted Gery Destra, 21, of Maplewood, of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl. “It took a great deal of bravery and courage for the child to come to court, much less talk about something so traumatizing […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced Oct. 10 that the two remaining defendants in the Short Hill Mall carjacking murder from December 2013 entered guilty pleas. Karif Ford, 35, of Newark and Hanif Thompson, 32, of Irvington pleaded guilty to their respective roles in the crime, which resulted in the […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney Gen. Christopher S. Porrino announced that an Essex County man was sentenced to state prison Sept. 22 in connection with a major international carjacking and stolen car trafficking ring that stole high-end cars in New Jersey and New York and shipped them to West Africa. A total of 17 men have […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The former executive director of the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corp. was sentenced Sept. 21 to 102 months in prison for accepting nearly $1 million in kickback payments in exchange for her assistance in awarding work to various vendors and contractors of the agency, acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura announced Sept. 14 that the Essex County Sheriff’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Steven Damon, 47, of Newark. Damon is wanted for the murder of his wife, Tanya […]
NEWARK, NJ — A father and son team of alleged drug dealers along with a third man were arrested Wednesday, Aug. 30, by a law enforcement task force comprised of Essex County sheriff’s detectives and Bloomfield and Irvington police officers which resulted in multiple narcotics charges being filed against the trio. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated […]