NEWARK, NJ — Two men have been arrested for the murder of Debra Derrick, a 63-year-old grandmother who was shot on her front porch as she celebrated her birthday, according to an April 25 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Jonathan Ritchie, 21, and his brother, Josiah Ritchie, 19, both of Newark, have […]
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 Gregory Evens, 46, of Irvington, according to an April 25 press release from the ECPO. On Sunday, April 24, at approximately 7:30 p.m., East Orange police were dispatched to Sunnyside […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi announced April 25 that Darneill Thomas, 22, of West Orange, has been arrested and charged with the murder of Joshua Dessin, 19, of Orange. On Tuesday, March 15, at approximately 10:31 p.m., East Orange police were […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Belleville Police Chief Mark Minichini announced April 22 that Johnny Rivera, 52, of Bronx, N.Y., has been arrested for the murder of his girlfriend, Candy Torres, 50, of Belleville. On March 12, family and friends were unable to reach the victim by phone. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — On Monday, April 11, at approximately 12:45 p.m., an employee was shot to death in an East Orange store located at the corner of Springdale Avenue and Lincoln Street. Essex County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Katherine Carter told the Record-Transcript that the victim was Gregorio Reyes, 60, of Newark. According to surveillance […]
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 52-year-old Clacius Tate, of Newark, according to an April 12 press release from the ECPO. On Monday, April 11, at approximately 7:11 p.m., Newark police officers responded to a […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced April 8 that Jeremy Arrington, 32, of Newark, was sentenced to 375 years in New Jersey State Prison for murdering three people and attempting to murder three more after becoming enraged over a Facebook comment. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Ronald D. Wigler, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Bloomfield Police Chief Samuel DeMaio announced in an April 11 press release that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Bloomfield Police Department are investigating a triple shooting that resulted in one death. On Sunday, April 10, Christian Lisaldes Perez, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On April 4, an East Orange man, charged with the death of his estranged girlfriend and the kidnapping of their son in an incident that resulted in a widely broadcasted Amber Alert last July, pleaded guilty and is facing a 30-year prison sentence, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced April […]
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 Westbrook-Daye, 25, of Newark, according to an April 1 press release from the ECPO. On Thursday, March 31, police responded to the 200 block of Lehigh Avenue in […]