Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Missing Newark Boy, 11, Found Safe Missing Newark Boy, 11, Found Safe
Missing Newark Boy, 11, Found Safe UPDATE: An 11-year-old Newark boy reported missing Thursday was found safe. Jahzir Whitmire was unharmed when police located him, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara.

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by Nicole Acosta
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
Woman Wanted In NJ Parking Lot Murder Captured In PA, Authorities Say Woman Wanted In NJ Parking Lot Murder Captured In PA, Authorities Say
Woman Wanted In NJ Parking Lot Murder Captured In PA, Authorities Say A 39-year-old woman has been charged with killing a 34-year-old man whose body was found in a Newark parking lot late last month, authorities said. Stephanie Martinez was captured on video and identified as a suspect in the 8:58 a.m. killing of Raul Rios on Sept. 28, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Rios' body was found in a parking lot on the 400 block of Springfield Avenue in Newark. He was pronounced dead approximately 30 minutes later, authorities said. Martinez was arrested in Pennsylvania by Pennsylv…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Who Shot At Newark Police From Balcony Charged With Aggravated Assault (VIDEO) Man Who Shot At Newark Police From Balcony Charged With Aggravated Assault (VIDEO)
Man Who Shot At Newark Police From Balcony Charged With Aggravated Assault (Video) A man caught on video firing a gun at Newark police officers from a balcony was charged with aggravated assault, authorities said. Carlos Green, 64, was on the second-floor balcony of a home on the 300 block of South 18th Street when he fired the weapon at officers responding to a shooting report around 11:45 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Residents from the first and third floors of the building were evacuated with help from the Newark Police Division’s Emergency Response Team. Robots and pole cameras were used to ensure that all residents had escaped safely, O’…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Gunman, Accomplice In Custody After Aggravated Assault Incident: Police Newark Gunman, Accomplice In Custody After Aggravated Assault Incident: Police
Newark Gunman, Accomplice In Custody After Aggravated Assault Incident: Police A Newark man pointed a gun at a woman before fleeing with an accomplice to a home where he was later arrested Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Newark officers responded to a report of a man pointing a gun at a woman during an argument near Market Street and Littleton Avenue around 1:15 p.m., Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The man then fled the scene in a white Nissan Altima driven by a woman who had been involved in the argument with the victim, authorities said. Mahdee Carter, 30, and Aljamir Parrish-Williams, 20, allegedly ignored officers’ requests and fled into a ne…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
How Newark Police Arrested 3 Suspects Using Control Tactics How Newark Police Arrested 3 Suspects Using Control Tactics
How Newark Police Arrested 3 Suspects Using Control Tactics Police in Newark used arrest and control tactics to safely apprehend three armed suspects in two recent incidents, authorities said. Newark residents Kaseem Callender, 25, and Keon Orr, 22, were arrested in connection with an armed robbery near the North Munn Avenue entrance of the Bradley Court apartment complex just after 8 a.m. on Sept. 7, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The victim told police that he and a second victim had been robbed at gunpoint while inside a vehicle. Callender was found during a search of the area and taken into custody after resisting arrest an…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Man Struck, Killed By Car Newark Man Struck, Killed By Car
Newark Man Struck, Killed By Car A Newark man was struck and killed by a car on Sunday, authorities announced. Rajon Collins, 42, of Newark was struck near Springfield Avenue and South 18th Street around 9:15 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. He was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:50 p.m. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432. All calls will be kept confidential.

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Wheelchair Bound Newark Boy, 8, Shot Himself Dead With Uncle's Gun Prosecutor: Wheelchair Bound Newark Boy, 8, Shot Himself Dead With Uncle's Gun
Prosecutor: Wheelchair Bound Newark Boy, 8, Shot Himself Dead With Uncle's Gun Two people were in custody and one at large after an 8-year-old Newark boy who was disabled and wheelchair bound shot and killed himself with a relative's gun he found in the house over the weekend, authorities announced Tuesday. Officers responded to the 100 block of Schuyler Avenue Sunday night on a report of an 8-year-old boy suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. Jahmeer Allen, who was disabled and in a wheelchair, succumbed …

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by Nicole Acosta
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Man Killed In Newark Shooting Authorities ID Man Killed In Newark Shooting
Authorities ID Man Killed In Newark Shooting Police have identified a man killed in a shooting in Newark Monday night, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of shots fired in the area of Spruce Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard just before 9 p.m. found Michael Rutledge, 34, laying on the sidewalk, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:27 pm. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or …

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by Nicole Acosta
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Seek Man In Assault Of NJ Transit Bus Driver Over Used Ticket Police Seek Man In Assault Of NJ Transit Bus Driver Over Used Ticket
Police Seek Man In Assault Of NJ Transit Bus Driver Over Used Ticket A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who authorities say assaulted an NJ Transit bus driver who wouldn't accept a used ticket. Sulaiman Boyer, 34, and another man got on the bus that stopped at Lenox Street and Sanford Avenue July 21 around 7:15 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The driver told arriving officers that one of the two men gave him a ticket that had already been used. Boyer and the other man spit on the driver when he would not accept the ticket or drive the bus. Boyer then threw a bottle at the driver, striking him in the head an…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
News
'No Questions Asked': NJ Buys Back Nearly 1,000 Guns 'No Questions Asked': NJ Buys Back Nearly 1,000 Guns
'No Questions Asked': NJ Buys Back Nearly 1,000 Guns Authorities collected nearly 1,000 guns during no-questions-asked gun buybacks in Passaic, Essex and Atlantic counties, New Jersey’s top law enforcer said Thursday. They could soon be coming to a location near you. The firearms came in all sizes, calibers, makes, models and ages, from a pearl-handled derringer to a reported 27 assault weapons. The total also includes 487 handguns, 281 rifles and shotguns and 146 inoperable weapons and BB/pellet guns, New Jersey Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Bruck didn’t say how many of the 941 weapons surrendered during “Guns for Cash” eve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
KNOW HER? Newark Police Seek Woman Wanted In Armed iPhone Robbery, Man In Custody KNOW HER? Newark Police Seek Woman Wanted In Armed iPhone Robbery, Man In Custody
Know HER? Newark Police Seek Woman Wanted In Armed iPhone Robbery, Man In Custody A man who robbed a store employee of an iPhone 12 Pro Max at gunpoint for a female friend was in police custody while the woman remained at large, Newark police said Thursday. The man agreed to meet a woman at a store on the 100 block of Halsey Street while she bought the phone around 6:15 p.m. June 16, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. The woman called another man, who arrived and robbed the victim at gunpoint, taking his wallet and other personal belongings, authorities said.  The victim struggled with the male suspect before another suspect arrived at the scene, p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police
Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police Newark police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who they say broke a store security guard's nose during a shoplifting incident last week. The guard was working at the Gap Outlet in the 100 block of Market Street on July 27 when a woman walked into the store around 1:15 p.m. and grabbed a bag with items from the storage area, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara When the guard went after the woman, the Black male suspect walked into the store and shoved him to the ground, authorities said. The suspects left the store, but the guard confronted…

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by Nicole Acosta