IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Police Division has gained three new members, formerly of the East Orange Police Department, who transferred to the IPD prior to former East Orange Public Safety Director Sheilah Coley’s resignation, effective Friday, June 8. One of those officers, Keishon Jonas, participated in the third annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Monday, April 16, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Division of Community Health joined with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team, the Essex County Police Chiefs Association and the Essex County Crime Prevention Officers Association to announce plans for Drug […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — An armed robbery occurred in the area of 51 Orchard Road in Maplewood at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, March 16, according to a press release from the Maplewood Police Department. A female victim was walking alone when she was grabbed from behind by a male, who had exited a silver vehicle. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — According to East Orange Police Division Officer Craig Epps, who is also the president of the Fraternal Order of Police Local 111 union that represents the rank-and-file members of his department, a couple of his fellow officers recently transferred to the Irvington Police Division in search of better pay, health benefits and […]
NEWARK, NJ — Rick King, 34, of Newark, was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for killing Amit Patel, a Newark store clerk. Superior Court Judge Mark Ali sentenced King to life for the first-degree murder. He was also sentenced to a consecutive 40-year sentence for the robbery. In December 2017, an […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Police Department received calls of a female being assault by a male in front of a day care center at 495 Valley St. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, at approximately 8:45 a.m. Upon officers’ arrival, the female victim was located and reported to police that the father of her two children, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Sheriff’s Office will join with the county’s 22 municipal police departments and participate in a statewide crackdown on drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs as part of the annual end of year “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. From now through Jan. 1, law enforcement officials will […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A 26-year-old Maplewood resident was walking home on Midland Boulevard from Orchard Road on Monday, Dec. 4, at approximately 7:45 p.m. when he was approached by four black males with an estimated age range of 18 to 20 years, according to a press release from the Maplewood Police Department. One of the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Although Maurice Gattison is now a sergeant in the Irvington Police Division and president of Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 29 union, he was once signed to a major hip-hop record label as rapper “Gat the Great.” It was Gattison’s rapping skills that were put on display by Mayor Tony Vauss when he […]
IRVINGTON, N J — The recent retirement of deputy chiefs Michael Tomich, Steve Yannotti and Dwayne Mitchell, and Capt. Kim Williams from the Irvington Police Division have raised questions about their retirement pay packages. All agreed to defer the accompanying salary increases for as long as 18 months when they were promoted. However, the township […]