NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County jury has convicted Rashad Zeigler, 35, of Newark, of robbing and murdering Rahman Branch, 39, of Irvington, following a trial before Judge Patrick J. Arre, according to an Oct. 26 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. After three days of deliberation, the jury found Zeigler guilty on […]
TRENTON, NJ — On Oct. 24, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced prison sentences for four men convicted in a narcotics trafficking ring that operated in a neighborhood near I-78 in Newark, where they sold drugs to motorists exiting the highway to make “drive-through” purchases of heroin. The illegal ring was dismantled as a result […]
NEWARK, NJ — Two East Orange men have been charged with the recent murder of Khalif Ligon, 29, of Newark, according to an Oct. 21 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Jamaal Mahorn, 37, and Buddy Randolph, 40, both of East Orange, are charged with murdering Ligon. On Sept. 7 at 1:49 a.m., […]
NEWARK, NJ — Kyree Jones, 20, of Hillside, has been arrested and charged with the murder of Kareem Kason Jeffers, 32, of Newark, according to an Oct. 22 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. On Sept. 22, at 11:06 p.m., police responded to the 100 block of Miller Street in Newark on a […]
NEWARK, NJ — Tyquil Martin, 23, of Newark, has been arrested for the recent murder of Thomas Pickett, also age 23 and of Newark, according to an Oct. 20 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Martin is charged with murder, unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of a handgun for unlawful purpose. […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 10:51 p.m., officers from the Essex County Sheriff’s Office located an abandoned gold Mercedes Benz SUV with a Texas plate, carrying a 3-month-old baby in the backseat. At 8:09 p.m., Irvington police alerted several municipalities in Essex County and child abduction response patrol units to search for […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes members of the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of Altariq Johnson 36, of Newark, according to an Oct. 8 press release from the ECPO. In the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 8, police responded to the 100 […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes members of the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of Jordan Rodriguez, 31, of Newark, according to an Oct. 8 press release from the ECPO. In the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 8, police responded to a report […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes Newark police detectives, is investigating the fatal shooting of Juan Sharonda Fonrose, 25, of East Orange, according to a Sept. 30 press release from the ECPO. On Sept. 28 at about 2:47 p.m., Fonrose was found, suffering from gunshot wounds, on […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé announced Sept. 27 that a 16-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with the recent fatal shooting of Kyle Eley, 50, of Irvington. On Sept. 14, Newark police discovered […]