UNION, NJ — A man charged with fatally shooting his girlfriend at his Union Township home is in custody, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo announced March 9. Jamar I. Webber, 20, is charged with first-degree murder and two related weapons offenses in connection with the death of 19-year-old Malikah Taylor, of Newark, having turned […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Feb. 24, Essex County prosecutors held their 10th annual Black History Month Program via Zoom. As in past years, the 2021 program was co-sponsored by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Officers. Anthony Johnson, a veteran journalist from WABC–TV in New York, served as keynote speaker. Joining Johnson and […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Hudson County corrections officer has been charged in a Newark double homicide as part of an investigation conducted by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, according to a Feb. 17 press release from the ECPO. John Menendez, a 24-year-old Hudson […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras Baraka announced Department of Public Safety leadership changes created to continue building on the city’s successful crime reduction strategies in a Feb. 16 press release. Brian O’Hara, who most recently served as deputy chief of police, has been appointed as the acting public safety director; the Rev. Ronald L. Slaughter […]
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 an 18-year-old from Pennsylvania, according to an Oct. 9 press release from the ECPO. On Thursday, Oct. 8, Lester Ingram, 18, of Kingston, Pa., was fatally shot in the […]
NEWARK, NJ — William Manley, 48, of Newark, has been charged with the murder of Terrell Malone, 28, of Toms River, according to an Oct. 2 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Malone was shot at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 16, 2018, in the vicinity of 56 Parkhurst St. in Newark. He […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal car crash that left two young men dead, according to an Oct. 1 press release from the prosecutor’s office. At approximately 2:25 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, in the area of […]
NEWARK, NJ — Al-Muqtadir Padgett, 32, of Newark, has been arrested and charged with the murder of 22-year-old Tyree R. Quinones, also of Newark, who was fatally shot in the area of 115 Sunset Ave. in Newark on July 13, according to an Oct. 1 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Padgett has […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man was sentenced Sept. 30 to 10 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and crack cocaine, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Cory Canzater, aka “Big C,” 47, was previously found guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute […]
NEWARK, NJ — Francisco Salazar, 35, of Elizabeth, was arrested and charged with second-degree leaving the scene of the accident that resulted in the death of Devere L. Rogers, 42, of Newark, according to a Sept. 25 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. On Aug. 15 at approximately 11:43 p.m., Newark police responded […]