NEWARK, NJ — Members of the Fugitive Apprehension Team have arrested Jerrez Wagner, 27, of Newark, who was wanted for a robbery that occurred on Friday, Nov. 3. At approximately 7:30 p.m., a man was robbed by two black males at gunpoint at 86 Sussex Ave. The suspects fled on foot, heading southbound on Nesbit […]
NEWARK, NJ — Members of the Special Enforcement Bureau arrested Roberto Laslano, 31, for weapon possession, along with Patricia Ortiz, 40, and Denzell Arrington, 27, who were operating an illegal alcohol establishment on Sunday, Nov. 19. Acting on information brought to the attention of 3rd Precinct Commander Captain Perez during a recent community meeting, at […]
NEWARK, NJ — DWI enforcement will be deployed throughout the city during the holiday season and police have made more than 100 DWI arrests and issued 4,516 summonses through a citywide safety check operation conducted since January 2017. As part of the Department of Public Safety’s DWI Enforcement, underwritten by a $34,899.85 grant received through […]
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 […]