NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced May 22 that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has acquired a van to better serve the more than 9,000 crime victims who receive services each year from the ECPO. “Serving victims is the top priority of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and essential […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In December 2021, at a Community Police Collaborative meeting, a researcher associated with a Police Perception Study being conducted in partnership with several New Jersey universities made allegations that South Orange police officers were involved in racial profiling, according to a May 27 statement from South Orange Police Chief Ernesto Morillo. […]
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 homicide that occurred on Thursday, May 19, according to a May 24 press release from the ECPO. On May 19 at approximately 7:52 p.m., Newark police officers responded to the 400 […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced May 17 that Essex County Sheriff’s Office detectives assisted the Manhattan Warrant Squad and Essex County Prosecutor’s Office in apprehending Corrie “Lloyd” Corny, a suspect wanted for allegedly attacking and strong-arm robbing an 86-year-old male in East Harlem on July 21, 2021. According to detectives, at […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of Diogo Pranto, 30, of Newark, according to a May 18 press release from the ECPO. On Sunday, May 15, at approximately 4 a.m., Newark police officers responded to the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Curt Johnson, 36, of East Orange, according to a May 18 press release from the ECPO. On Sunday, May 15, at approximately 3:22 a.m., Irvington police responded to a call in the area of Prospect Street and […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a hit-and-run incident that resulted in the death of Felipe Chay, 46, of Orange, according to a May 23 press release from the ECPO. On Saturday, May 14, at approximately 11 p.m., Chay was struck on the 100 block of Scotland Road in Orange. The […]
NEWARK, NJ — An inmate at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark died May 14 after being transported to a hospital, according to a statement released by Essex County spokesperson Anthony Puglisi. “A 66-year-old inmate at the Essex County Correctional Facility was experiencing medical distress this morning and was taken to University Hospital, where […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Jahque Benbow, 23, of Irvington, according to a May 13 press release from the ECPO. On Wednesday, May 11, at approximately 10 p.m., Irvington police responded to a call of shots fired on the 500 block of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced May 11 that two men have been arrested and charged with the murder of Kelsey Steels, 31, of Bronx, N.Y., who was found dead from a gunshot wound at Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange. Michael […]