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 James Westbrook-Daye, 25, of Newark, according to an April 1 press release from the ECPO. On Thursday, March 31, police responded to the 200 block of Lehigh Avenue in […]
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 incident that resulted in the death of two people and injuries to three others, according to an April 1 press release from the ECPO. On Thursday, March 31, at […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County jury has convicted Najeeh Green, 30, of Newark, of vehicular homicide and other charges in connection with the death of Priscilla Godoy, a 29-year-old Newark mother, according to a March 31 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. On May 5, 2018, Green was involved in a crime […]
NEWARK, NJ — Jared Walker, 24, of Newark, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a carjacking in which a firearm was brandished, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced March 23. Walker previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to a three-count indictment charging him […]
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 stabbing of James Dunlap, of Newark, according to a March 14 press release from the ECPO. On Saturday March 12, Dunlap was fatally stabbed in the 40 block of Miller Street […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced March 15 that a 15-year-old male was shot in a police officer–involved shooting. His name is not being released at this time. The preliminary investigation indicates that on Tuesday, March 15, at approximately 7:31 a.m., Newark police officers were dispatched to the 100 […]
NEWARK, NJ — Nine people were arraigned March 15 on illegal drug and firearms charges contained in a 17-count indictment, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Gilbert Bermudez, aka “Troub,” 29; Brian Elijah Mitchell, aka “Slash,” 32; Jaahan Mitchell, 32; Keith Rogers, aka “Dog” and “Z,” 45; Isaiah Bullock, 26; Jennifer Rivera, 41; and Shamika […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department announced March 10 that they are investigating a fatal pedestrian incident that occurred on Route 1 and 9 in Newark on March 10. The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 4:45 a.m. on March 10, Garry Robinson, 60, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Columbia Bank celebrated Black History Month by hosting a read-aloud event for Newark students. The bank’s volunteer program, Team Columbia, and its Black Employee Resource Group partnered with Newark Bronze Shields, the African American police officers association within the Newark Police Department. At the Feb. 24 event at Speedway Avenue School, bank […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara announced March 10 that Deandre Smith, 36, of Newark, has been arrested and charged with the murder of Newark resident Frankie Fields, 30, who was fatally shot in Newark on March 7. Smith is charged with […]