WEST ORANGE / MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of a still unidentified male, according to a March 5 press release from the ECPO. The victim was found by hikers on March 4 on a hiking trail at Eagle Rock Reservation on the West […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County jury has convicted James Pilotti, 43, of Union City, of kidnapping, aggravated assault, weapons charges and strangulation, according to a March 4 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Following a trial before Superior Court Judge Harold Fullilove Jr., the jury convicted Pilotti of kidnapping, aggravated assault, three […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Neighbors in a quiet West Orange residential neighborhood were awakened by a predawn fire Sunday morning, Feb. 20, according to a press release from West Orange public information officer Joseph Fagan. The West Orange Fire Department responded at 4:27 a.m. to a house fire on Valley Way. Fire department personnel were […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Wednesday, Feb. 16, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. hosted the county’s annual Black History Month celebration. During the ceremony, the county executive presented the Essex County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award to acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and the Essex County Coretta Scott King […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Feb. 15, the Maplewood Police Department released an update detailing the incident that occurred at Columbia High School on Jan. 31 at approximately noon, in which the school entered a “code yellow,” aka shelter in place, in response to a fight between students. The MPD Detective Bureau conducted an investigation related […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office held a virtual town hall event on Feb. 9 to address safety concerns in the Jewish faith-based community; acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and other ECPO employees discussed threat and risk assessments for Jewish houses of worship and took questions from audience members. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Gospel singer Albert J. Lewis Jr., 75, of Newark, has been charged with criminal sexual contact, unlicensed practice of medicine and luring of an adult, according to a Feb. 10 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. The defendant was taken into custody on Tuesday, Feb. 8, without incident at his […]
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 stabbing of Kevin T. Williams, 34, of Newark, according to a Feb. 7 press release from the ECPO. Late Saturday night, Feb. 5, Williams was stabbed in the 200 block of […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking high school juniors to participate in its annual summer youth internship program. This three-week program is designed to expose high school juniors to careers in law, law enforcement and government. During this internship program, interns will be exposed to a comprehensive curriculum that includes learning […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Belleville Police Chief Mark Minichini announced Dec. 17 that authorities have charged a suspect in connection with a stabbing incident that occurred on Saturday, Nov. 20, on Van Rensselaer Street in Belleville. Termaine Pines, 48, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, […]