MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange–Maplewood Superintendent of Schools Ronald G. Taylor announced July 7 that — after many conversations and assessments of the current security infrastructure at the Underhill facility with our Maplewood Township officials, Maplewood Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul, Board of Education President Thair Joshua and Columbia High School Principal Frank Sanchez — the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On July 9 at approximately 8:53 p.m., Maplewood police officers were dispatched to the area of Hughes Street after receiving multiple calls of an individual shot, according to a July 10 press release from the Maplewood Police Department. When officers arrived, they located two Maplewood men, ages 21 and 23, who had […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — More than a month after Columbia High School student Moussa Fofana was shot and killed at Underhill Field, no one has been arrested. Maplewood residents gathered with his family and friends at Ritzer Field on June 30 for a rally, asking anyone with information related to the crime to come forward. A […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced June 17 that Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Moussa Fofana, 18, of Maplewood. At approximately 9:38 p.m. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A Columbia High School student died following a shooting on June 6 at Underhill Field and another was injured, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office on June 7. Moussa Fofana, 18, a CHS junior and star soccer player, was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:24 p.m., after Maplewood Police Department […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Police responded to Clinton Elementary School in Maplewood on Thursday, May 20, at 8:51 a.m., after school staff called 9-1-1, saying that a woman was trespassing on school property and making threats. According to the Maplewood Police Department, Stephanie Robinson, 27, of Newark, was arrested along with Amir White, 39, of Newark. […]
TRENTON, NJ — As New Jersey begins to reopen ahead of the busy summer travel season, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety announced the upcoming launch of a statewide seat belt enforcement campaign aimed at promoting safe travels on New Jersey roadways. Starting Monday, May 24, and running through […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., the Essex County Board of County Commissioners, the Essex County Division of Community Health, and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team are encouraging residents to dispose of their old or unwanted prescription medications during the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s annual Drug Take Back […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Nov. 15, a team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police will examine all aspects of Maplewood Police Department policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services, Chief Jim DeVaul announced. “Verification by the team that the Maplewood Township Police Department meets the Commission’s ‘best practice’ […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Police and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run incident that resulted in the death of Johanne L. Barthelemy, 29, of Irvington, according to a Sept. 28 press release from the prosecutor’s office. In the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 28, […]