Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
'Outrageous': 12-Year-Old Boy Struck By Stray Bullet In Newark Home 'Outrageous': 12-Year-Old Boy Struck By Stray Bullet In Newark Home
'Outrageous': 12-Year-Old Boy Struck By Stray Bullet In Newark Home A stray bullet that flew through the window of a home struck and injured a 12-year-old boy Friday night in Newark's Central Ward, sparking outrage across the city. The boy was inside a home at 70-96 17th Ave., when the bullet entered from under a window where the victim was located around 9:55 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The boy was taken to University Hospital for treatment, and is "lucky to be alive," Ambrose said. “I’m outraged at the number of illegal handguns that are used to commit violence on our streets,” Ambrose added. “We have recov…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Police SUV Struck By Speeding Car At Crash Scene Injuring 7 Newark Police SUV Struck By Speeding Car At Crash Scene Injuring 7
Newark Police SUV Struck By Speeding Car At Crash Scene Injuring 7 Seven people including an off-duty Newark police officer were injured by a speeding vehicle that slammed a vehicle on Route 21, moments after a previous crash, authorities said. Police were assisting at the scene of an accident at Route 21 and Riverside Avenue around 10:10 p.m., when a gray Honda collided with two other vehicles on the roadway, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. One of the vehicles struck by the Honda crashed into the Newark police car on impact, Ambrose said. Seven individuals, including an off-duty Newark police officer, suffered non life-threate…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Hackensack Man Wanted For Aggravated Assault, Police Pursuit In Newark Hackensack Man Wanted For Aggravated Assault, Police Pursuit In Newark
Hackensack Man Wanted For Aggravated Assault, Police Pursuit In Newark A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 33-year-old Hackensack man in Newark, authorities said. Roy Wilson was charged with two counts of aggravated assault for an incident that occurred Nov. 26, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Police responded Schuyler Avenue near Nye Avenue on reports of a weapon fired following an argument around 9:15 p.m., Ambrose said. The Wilson fled in a black Nissan Pathfinder and ignored officers trying to initiate a motor vehicle stop, police said.  Wilson then struck another vehicle on Elizabeth Avenue, got out o the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Police Seek Help IDing Armed Robbery Suspects Newark Police Seek Help IDing Armed Robbery Suspects
Newark Police Seek Help IDing Armed Robbery Suspects Police in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying three armed robbery suspects. Just after 6:50 p.m. on Nov. 22, the three suspects entered a grocery store at 567 Broadway and robbed employees at gun-point, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. They fled the store and headed west on Delavan Avenue, where they drove away in a gray SUV. The first suspect is described as 20 to 25 years old with a heavy build, dark brown complexion, approximately 5'11" tall, 300 pounds wearing an afro. He was also wearing a light green pullover sweater with a pocket in front, dar…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
2 Men Wanted For Theft Of Newark Truck Batteries 2 Men Wanted For Theft Of Newark Truck Batteries
2 Men Wanted For Theft Of Newark Truck Batteries A warrant has been issued for the arrest of two Newark men wanted for stealing truck batteries, authorities said. Virgil Green 55, and Darryl Green, 52, are each facing a charge of burglary for the Nov. 17 incident,  Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Police responded to 699 Springfield Ave., the parking lot of the Salvation Army, where three semi-commercial truck batteries and a forklift battery were stolen from a rental truck parked overnight at the location, Ambrose said. Detectives investigating the incident identified Virgil Green and Darryl Green as…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
KNOW THEM? Police Seek Suspects Who Stole BMW Left Running In Newark KNOW THEM? Police Seek Suspects Who Stole BMW Left Running In Newark
Know Them? Police Seek Suspects Who Stole BMW Left Running In Newark Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects they say stole a BMW that was left running in Newark last week. The owner of a 2017 white BMW X6 reported that it had been stolen after it was left running in the 700 block of Springfield Ave. around 4:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The BMW was then seen near Springfield Ave. and South 20th Street and once again at the Lukoil Gas Station at 335 McCarter Highway, where a white or Hispanic man with long hair was driving with a second suspect who exited the rear passenger si…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Newark Man Who Threw Bottles At Victim Wanted For Aggravated Assault SEEN HIM? Newark Man Who Threw Bottles At Victim Wanted For Aggravated Assault
Seen HIM? Newark Man Who Threw Bottles At Victim Wanted For Aggravated Assault Authorities are seeking the public's help locating a man who they say assaulted someone in Newark last week. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Nauhun Delgado, 34, one of three men who threw bottles at a victim near Manor Drive and Irvington Ave. around 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The victim then fled to Dunkin Donuts on Irvington Ave., where he was taken to University Hospital for treatment. Delgado is 5 feet tall, weighs between 180 and 200 pounds and has short, dark hair and brown eyes, Ambrose said. Anyo…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
KNOW THEM? Police Seek ID For Suspects In Newark Shootings, Armed Robberies KNOW THEM? Police Seek ID For Suspects In Newark Shootings, Armed Robberies
Know Them? Police Seek ID For Suspects In Newark Shootings, Armed Robberies Authorities in Newark are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects involved in a series of shootings and armed robberies earlier this week. Police responding to a report of a robbery on Pacific Street located a victim who stated that he had been assaulted and held at gunpoint by two suspects who took his wallet and fled in a white Toyota 4 Runner around 4 p.m. Monday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Meanwhile, the same Toyota struck a vehicle near North 5th Street and Third Avenue about 40 minutes later and shot at the driver who had tried to follow them nea…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Man In Car That Rear-Ended Another In Newark Wanted For Robbing Driver At Gunpoint SEEN HIM? Man In Car That Rear-Ended Another In Newark Wanted For Robbing Driver At Gunpoint
Seen HIM? Man In Car That Rear-Ended Another In Newark Wanted For Robbing Driver At Gunpoint A couple that had gotten out of their car to assess damage from a minor accident were robbed at gunpoint by a 34-year-old man in the vehicle that struck them, and remained at large more than a week later, authorities said Sunday evening. The two were rear-ended around 7:35 p.m. on Nov. 6 near Route 21 and Murray Street, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. When the victim and his passenger exited his vehicle to inspect for damages, they were robbed at gunpoint by two men in the vehicle that hit their car, Ambrose said. The men removed a bag from the victim’s vehicle …

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Firefighters Capture Accused Arsonist On Roof Of Burning Home Newark Firefighters Capture Accused Arsonist On Roof Of Burning Home
Newark Firefighters Capture Accused Arsonist On Roof Of Burning Home Newark firefighters captured an arson suspect on the roof of the home he's accused of setting on fire Wednesday. Stephen M Jones, 24, was rescued from the roof then charged with arson, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Nearly 80 firefighters responded to an Abinger Place home around 3:30 p.m. The blaze had climbed to a second alarm around 3:45 p.m. The fire was under control just before 4:15 p.m.  Jones and a firefighter were each transported to University Hospital for treatment of burns. Jones suffered burns to his hands and the firefighter sustained burns …

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Newark Hit-Run That Killed Ohio Man, 43, Parking His Car Arrest Made In Newark Hit-Run That Killed Ohio Man, 43, Parking His Car
Arrest Made In Newark Hit-Run That Killed Ohio Man, 43, Parking His Car A 30-year-old Union man was arrested in Saturday evening's hit-and-run crash that killed a 43-year-old Ohio man. Jarell L. Patterson, 30, was charged with vehicular homicide in with the death of Ray D. Horace, 43, of Youngstown, Ohio, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said Sunday. Horace was struck by Patterson while getting out of his parked car near Lyons and Schuyler avenues around 7:15 p.m., authorities said. Patterson continued driving but was eventually pulled over by Hillside police, Ambrose said. In ad…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Newark Hit-Run That Killed Ohio Man, 43, Parking His Car Arrest Made In Newark Hit-Run That Killed Ohio Man, 43, Parking His Car
Arrest Made In Newark Hit-Run That Killed Ohio Man, 43, Parking His Car A 30-year-old Union man was arrested in Saturday evening's hit-and-run crash that killed a 43-year-old Ohio man. Jarell L. Patterson, 30, was charged with vehicular homicide in with the death of Ray D. Horace, 43, of Youngstown, Ohio, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said Sunday. Horace was struck by Patterson while getting out of his parked car near Lyons and Schuyler avenues around 7:15 p.m., authorities said. Patterson continued driving but was eventually pulled over by Hillside police, Ambrose said. In additio…

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by Cecilia Levine