An Essex County man was convicted last week for ordering and committing three murders and for his role in a large-scale narcotics enterprise. Michael Healy, 43, of Montclair, was convicted by a federal jury of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiring to murder a federal witness, three counts of murder in aid of racketeering, […]
A South Orange man was arrested Friday, March 29, in connection with a shooting inside a Linden warehouse. Daniel Corprew, 53, is charged with first-degree attempted murder, second-degree aggravated assault and associated weapons related crimes. Corprew is also charged as a certain persons prohibited from possessing a weapon, a crime of the second-degree. At approximately […]
An Orange man was sentenced earlier this month to 13 years in state prison for striking a man with his car after a verbal altercation in a restaurant. Kareem Allen, 29, was sentenced after pleading guilty on Jan. 23 to a first degree aggravated manslaughter charge for the fatal assault on Malcom Webb, 30, of […]
An East Orange-based school bus company and one of its owners have pleaded guilty after hiring unqualified drivers, failing to perform drug tests and background checks, operating unsafe buses and attempting to conceal their misconduct. In addition to being unqualified to drive school buses because of licensing requirements, several bus drivers for East Orange-based F&A […]
A former East Orange police officer has been convicted of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child for physically abusing his then nine-year-old son. On Feb. 15, 2018, Devin L. Higgs, 53, of West Orange, brought his son to the hospital for injuries that he said stemmed from a fall. Higgs was employed […]
An Orange resident was one of four people charged for their roles in a conspiracy to receive, retitle, and “re-VIN” stolen vehicles, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced last week. Johnathan Tanksley, 30, was charged with one count of conspiracy to receive stolen vehicles along with Nathaniel Bell, aka “David Jones,” 26, of Linden; L’Hubermane […]
New Jersey now requires all police officers to have a license from the Police Training Commission in order to serve as law enforcement officers. A new state law went into effect last month requiring New Jersey’s approximately 40,500 police officers to hold valid, active licenses issued by the Police Training Commission (PTC). Any individual seeking […]
A Bloomfield resident has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting an Irvington man, whose child was born just hours after his death. Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin sentenced Lamar Sommers, 36, to 35 years in prison for the murder of Jahque Benbow, 23, of Irvington, according to a statement from acting […]
A former Belleville resident is facing life in prison when he is sentenced in April for fatally stabbing his wheelchair using roommate. An Essex County jury convicted Edwin Andujar, 59, of murder for fatally stabbing Thomas Parent, 59, of Belleville, in the apartment the men shared, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens […]
An Irvington resident was fatally shot on the street in Newark. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Ty’Shad Campbell, 27, of Irvington, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé. On Jan. 14, at 4:25 a.m., police […]