NEWARK, NJ — Newark police arrested William E. Reese, 18, of Newark, on Monday, Aug. 29, in connection with two shootings at 22 Fabyan Place in Newark on Tuesday, Aug. 23. On Tuesday, Aug. 23, at approximately 2:25 a.m., Newark police responded to a shots-fired call at the location, where they encountered a 17-year-old male […]
NEWARK, NJ — A $250,000 warrant has been issued for Shyteisha McCargo, 23, in connection with a shooting on Saturday, Aug. 27. At approximately 12:56 a.m., Newark police responded to a call of a gunshot victim near the intersection of Central Avenue and 4th Street, outside of a Dominoes Pizza restaurant. The victim, a 32-year-old […]
NEWARK, NJ — A $200,000 warrant has been issued for Leshawne McGee, 19, in connection with a shooting on Friday, Aug. 26. At approximately 12:40 a.m., Newark police responded to the area of South Orange and Fairmount avenues on a report of shots fired. Officers were notified that a 20-year-old female victim had arrived at […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark police arrested Jahmeen E. Stallings, 36, of Elizabeth, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, for an aggravated assault shooting in the 800-block of South 18th Street in Newark. On Saturday, Aug. 20, at approximately midnight, a 30-year old male victim walked into the Newark Police Division’s 5th Precinct to report that he […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a double shooting that resulted in the death of Sirree Samod Scales, 26, of Raleigh, N.C. Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 23, Scales and a woman who is 9 months pregnant were shot in the […]
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NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating a fatal bus crash that resulted in the death of a NJ Transit bus driver and one passenger. On Friday, Aug. 19, shortly after 6 a.m., a NJ Transit bus – the 59 line to Westfield – collided with the […]
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NEWARK, NJ — Authorities are investigating an incident in which a Newark police officer was struck by a vehicle on Sunday, June 12, at approximately 3:40 a.m., at the intersection of Foundry and Roanoke streets, while attempting to issue a motor vehicle summons to that very vehicle, which then fled from the area. The officer, […]
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MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood police officers Munoz and Dolias observed two vehicles driving erratically on Boyden Avenue at approximately 1 a.m. on May 25. One vehicle was a dark-colored SUV and the other was a light-colored sedan. Officers were able to check the plate of the sedan and discovered that the vehicle, a 2015 Toyota […]
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BELLEVILLE, NJ — The 200 Club of Essex County, founded to assist the families of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty and the oldest such organization of its kind, will hold its 50th anniversary Valor Awards luncheon on Thursday, May 5, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Nanina’s In The Park, 540 […]
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NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County grand jury indicted Dino D’Elia and Anthony Buono – two former Newark police officers – on official misconduct, conspiracy and computer theft charges for stealing and then selling information from databases used by law enforcement to investigate insurance fraud on Monday, April 4. The two were originally charged in […]