30-year-old man dies from gunshot wound in Newark

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 James Hall, 30, of Newark, according to an Oct. 13 press release from the ECPO. On Friday, Oct. 8, Hall suffered a gunshot wound in an apartment building on […]

North Arlington man charged with luring, sexually assaulting a minor in Essex County

North Arlington man charged with luring, sexually assaulting a minor in Essex County

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Belleville Police Chief Mark Minichini announced Oct. 13 that a North Arlington man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and luring a minor. Bradley O’Dell, 57, was taken into custody on Friday, Oct. 8, […]

42-year-old Newark woman killed in hit-and-run incident

NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident that resulted in the death of Bessie R. Leake, 42, of Newark, according to an Oct. 8 press release from the ECPO. The preliminary investigation indicates that on […]

Law enforcement investigates shooting death of Newark man

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 Dawoo A. Goff, 31, of Newark, according to an Oct. 7 press release from the ECPO. On Wednesday, Oct. 6, Newark police responded to the 200 block of South […]

56-year-old Pennsylvania man dies after being hit by car in Newark

NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident which resulted in the death of Israel Olushola Adebayo, 56, of Easton, Pa., according to an Oct. 5 press release from the ECPO. The preliminary investigation indicates that […]

Serial killer from Orange sentenced to 160 years for killing three women

Serial killer from Orange sentenced to 160 years for killing three women

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced Oct. 6 that convicted serial killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, now 25, of Orange, was sentenced to 160 years in prison for killing three young women and attempting to kill a fourth between August and November 2016. In December 2019, an Essex County jury convicted […]

East Orange man shot to death in Newark

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 Jamil Williams, 31, of East Orange, according to an Oct. 7 press release from the ECPO. On Tuesday, Oct. 5, just after 8 p.m., Newark police officers responded to […]

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