NEWARK, NJ — A Bloomfield man admitted to possessing quantities of heroin and cocaine that he intended to distribute, and to possessing several firearms, including an AM-15 rifle, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced July 28. Cedric Lewis, 31, of Bloomfield, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to a superseding […]
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 motor vehicle crash that resulted in the deaths of four people, according to a July 23 press release from the ECPO. At approximately 4:22 a.m. on July 23, a crash occurred […]
NEWARK, NJ — Quadree Richardson, 24, has been arrested for the murder of Rabel Ramos-Gomez, 46, of Belleville, according to a July 22 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. On July 17, Ramos-Gomez was fatally shot on the 200 block of South 10th Street while working at his corner store. Richardson, who was […]
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 Ronhazim Skipper, 48, of Newark, according to a July 22 press release from the ECPO. On Wednesday, July 20, Newark Police responded to the 300 block of Clinton Avenue […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced July 21 that Newark Police Lt. Luis Santiago and his son, Officer Louis Santiago, have both been indicted in connection with the death of Damian Z. Dymka, a nurse who was struck and killed by Louis Santiago. On Nov. 1, 2021, Dymka, 29, […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office’s Homicide Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of Rasheed Mells, 24, of Irvington, according to a July 18 press release from the ECPO. On Saturday, July 16, officers from the Essex County Sheriff’s Office alerted the […]
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 Rabel Ramos-Gomez, 46, of Belleville, according to a July 18 press release from the ECPO. On Sunday, July 17, Ramos-Gomez was shot while working in his corner grocery […]
NEWARK, NJ — Authorities are investigating two shooting homicides that occurred in Newark on Monday, July 4, according to a July 5 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. The first incident occurred at approximately 12:35 p.m. on the 100 block of Irvine Turner Boulevard. The Newark Police Department dispatched officers to that location […]
NEWARK, NJ — Ali Hill, 29, of East Orange, admitted conspiring to murder a federal witness to protect a drug-trafficking enterprise of which he was a member, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced June 29. Hill pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez to one count of a superseding indictment charging him with […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County man was sentenced on June 22 to five years in prison for his role in a fentanyl conspiracy, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jaqua Clayton, aka “Quay,” 23, of Newark, previously pleaded guilty via videoconference before U.S. District Judge Madeline […]