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 Nyasia Peppers, 17, of Newark, according to a June 9 press release from the ECPO. On Wednesday, June 8, at approximately 11:15 p.m., police were dispatched to the 100 […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi announced June 9 that Darienne Murray, 35, of Orange, has been arrested for the murder of Melja T. Oliver, 37, of East Orange. On Friday, June 3, at 12:51 a.m., East Orange police were dispatched to […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the East Orange Police Department are investigating the fatal shooting of Melja T. Oliver, 37, of East Orange, according to a June 3 press release from the ECPO. On Friday, June 3, at 12:51 a.m., East Orange police were dispatched to […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — On Sunday, May 29, Lamar Turner, 24, of West Orange, was shot to death in Elizabeth, according to a May 31 press release from the Union County Prosecutor’s Office. Elizabeth Police Department patrol units responded to the 200 block of North Broad Street at approximately 3 a.m. on May 29 in response […]
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 — 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 […]
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 […]
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 Christopher G. Griffin, 36, of Newark, according to a May 6 press release from the ECPO. On Thursday May 5, at approximately 6:54 p.m., Newark police officers responded to […]