MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Saturday, July 7, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Maplewood police responded to the area of 1600 Springfield Ave. on a report of a bicyclist who had been struck by a motor vehicle, according to the police department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. The vehicle had been traveling east on Springfield Avenue […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announced July 6 that authorities are investigating three unrelated fatal shootings in Newark that occurred on July 4 and 5. The first incident occurred shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4. Newark police officers were dispatched […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and West Orange Police Chief James Abbott announced July 5 that authorities are investigating an incident in which a 57-year-old male was fatally injured at a bar in West Orange on July 4. Shortly after 6 p.m. on July 4, West Orange police officers […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced June 27 that two Atlantic County men were sentenced to more than 100 years in New Jersey State Prison for murdering three people in Maplewood. On June 26, Superior Court Judge Richard T. Sules sentenced Jimmy Mays, 35, of Egg Harbor, to 153 years […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A Jefferson Elementary School paraprofessional, who worked at the school from February to September 2017, is currently facing criminal charges in Essex and Morris counties for alleged lewd acts. Kenneth Palmer, 21, of Randolph, is accused of masturbating in front of children and videotaping it, as well as taking inappropriate photos of […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced recently that Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program has increased the reward from up to $10,000 to up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Deborah Burton, a 62-year-old […]
ORANGE, NJ — According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, a homicide occurred in Orange on Mother’s Day, although an official press release about the incident was not issued to the media. The ECPO handles all homicides in Essex County, regardless of individual departmental jurisdiction, and normally works in conjunction with local law enforcement. Members […]
NEWARK, NJ — The leader of one of Newark’s most violent street gangs was sentenced June 12 to 540 months, or 45 years, in prison for his admitted role in five murders, an armed carjacking, an armed robbery of a drug dealer, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and drug conspiracy as part […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey annually awards scholarships to college, graduate and law students. Each scholarship is a one-year grant in the amount of $3,500 paid directly to the recipient. Scholarship recipients from previous years are ineligible; all applicants must be New Jersey residents and demonstrate financial need. To […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced June 4 that Sharon A. Doers, Essex County assistant register of deeds and mortgages, pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Siobhan Teare to practicing law without a license. Doers, 68, of Montclair, admitted to charging members of the public $295 to prepare legal documents […]