NEWARK, NJ — Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose is requesting the public’s assistance in locating the pictured male, Bennie Williams, 66, of Newark. Williams weighs approximately 195 pounds, is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and has black hair. He was last seen at approximately 12:15 p.m. Jan. 10 in the area of Schley […]
NEWARK, NJ — Raheem Henry, 38, of Newark, was arrested and charged with the murder of Anthony Polite, 28, of Sunrise Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Polite was fatally shot on Friday, Dec. 30, in the 300 block of South 11th Street in Newark. On Tuesday, Jan. 10, Henry was charged with one count of […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose is requesting the public’s assistance in locating the pictured male, Porfirio Santos, 85, of Newark. Santos weighs approximately 130 lbs., is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and has short gray hair. He was last seen Wednesday, Dec. 14, at St. Michael’s Hospital. He was wearing […]
NEWARK, NJ — Kevin Little, 35, of Irvington, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 8, for assaulting a woman and locking her into the trunk of a parked vehicle on Wednesday, Dec. 7. At approximately 8:17 p.m., police responded to a call involving a male striking a female on the street at South 20th Street and […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Orange Police Director Todd Warren announced that Stevenson Valentin, 28, of Maplewood has been charged and arrested in connection with the murders of Marcus Milien, 1, and Morlens Milice, 21; and the shooting of two others which occurred Nov. 3 on Cleveland Avenue in […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Police Department’s Fugitive Apprehension Team has arrested two suspects, one wanted for a carjacking and the second for a robbery in two separate incidents. Newark residents Al-Fuquan Wright and Sandra Fernandes, who were wanted by Criminal Investigation detectives, were both arrested on the morning of Monday, Nov. 28, by members […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced Nov. 17 that Davon Gordon, 35, of Newark was convicted by an Essex County jury of impersonating a police officer following a two-day trial before Superior Court Judge Alfonse Cifelli. According to Assistant Prosecutor Alaina Caliendo, who tried the case, on or about Feb. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Members of the mounted police arrested three men for a shooting incident that occurred on Monday, Nov. 14. At approximately 2:15 p.m., mounted officers were patrolling the area of Lyons Avenue and Clinton Place, when they observed Alex Cora, 39, of Newark, shooting a firearm at William A. Jones, 20, and Quamarly […]
NEWARK, NJ — Ryeshon Peteet, 21, of Newark, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 13, for two separate incidences of aggravated assault. At approximately 2:55 p.m., police responded to the area of Victoria Street near Frelinghuysen Avenue on a call of shots fired. While no one was injured, officers located a 2005 Ford F-150 that had […]
NEWARK, NJ — Six suspects were arrested and an after-hours establishment was closed on Sunday, Nov. 6, in the Newark’s North Ward. In response to citizen complaints, Newark police initiated an investigation into allegations that an after-hours establishment was operating from 283 Mount Pleasant Ave. Earlier on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 6, detectives from […]