MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The investigation into the shooting death of Altariq A. Brown, 30, of Livingston is currently ongoing. Brown was shot at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at Bradfords Barr, a restaurant on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood; he was pronounced dead at the scene just 15 minutes later. According to Essex County […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — A Veterans Access Seminar will be held Wednesday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Montclair Municipal Building, 215 Claremont Ave. This event is sponsored by the Superior Court of NJ Essex Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns. Advance registration is required; to register, call Andrew Kafel at 973-776-9300, ext. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and acting Maplewood Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul announced March 25 that the Maplewood Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a fatal shooting at a restaurant on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood. Altariq A. Brown, 30, of Livingston was […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino, South Orange Fire Chief Daniel Sullivan and South Orange Police Chief Kyle Kroll announced that authorities are investigating a fatal fire that occurred in South Orange on Sunday, March 18, according to a press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. At approximately 2:15 p.m., […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino announced March 6 that Ali Muhammad Brown pleaded guilty to the 2014 murder of Livingston teenager Brendan Tevlin. Brown, now age 34, fatally shot Tevlin, 19, while he was waiting at a stop light in West Orange on his way home to Livingston. In his court […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino addressed recent threats made to schools in Essex County on Feb. 27, in the wake of the high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. He also spoke about the spike in threats that come after an incident like the one in Florida. According […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced Feb. 27 that John Coulouris, 19, of Hackensack entered a guilty plea on Feb. 26 before Judge Mark J. Nelson to eight counts related to threats made against Livingston High School that were posted on social media in 2016. Specifically, Coulouris admitted to making […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino has named acting Capt. Mitchell G. McGuire III as chief of county investigators for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, succeeding acting Chief Quovella Spruill, who is retiring effective Feb. 28. McGuire will be formally sworn in on Feb. 26. He will officially assume the duties […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced Feb. 20 that authorities are investigating a motor vehicle crash involving an NJ Transit bus and a garbage truck in Maplewood. The incident occurred at approximately 12:35 p.m. in the area of 1450 Springfield Ave. The bus driver was the sole occupant of the […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced Feb. 16 that a pilot program with a single judge handling all detention hearings in domestic violence cases started Feb. 15 in Essex County. Superior Court Judge Ramona Santiago is hearing the cases. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Public Defender’s Office have […]