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Essex County Prosecutor's Office
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
1 Killed In 3-Car Crash In Newark: Authorities
One person was killed in a three-car crash in Newark Monday, Sept. 15, authorities said. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Foster Street, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The collision remains under investigation, authorities said. The identity of the victim has not been released. This is a developing story. Check back later for any additional updates.
East Orange, NJ
News
Sheriff’s Officers Stole Designer Belt, Sneakers During East Orange Drug Raid: Prosecutor
Three Essex County Sheriff’s officers have been charged with theft after allegedly taking high-end sneakers and a designer belt during a narcotics search in East Orange, authorities said. The incident happened on Jan. 10, 2023, at the apartment of Kirk Mansook, 470 Park Ave., Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said in a Friday, Aug. 29 announcement. At the time, Officers Jimmy Rodriguez, 39, of Kearny; Fabian Caicedo, 45, of East Rutherford; and Erik Udvarhely, 44, of Belleville were assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Narcotics, Stephens said. Mansook was arrested on m…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Woman Struck Dead By Vehicle While Walking Dog: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old Newark woman was fatally struck by a vehicle that witnesses say was speeding and driving in the wrong direction while she was walking her dog on Friday, Aug. 22, authorities said. At 10 p.m., Stefanie Munoz was walking her dog when she was struck by a 2023 gray Ford Explorer in front of 347 Clifton Ave, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Munoz was crossing the street, mid-block, when she was struck by the vehicle, authorities said. Her dog was unharmed, authorities said. Munoz was taken to University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. The strik…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Hacker Sends Hate-Filled Midnight Emails To 400+ Fort Lee Condo Residents, Prosecutor Says
A Montclair man was charged after allegedly hacking into a Fort Lee condominium’s communication system and sending hundreds of residents threatening, bias-filled emails, authorities said. Nicholas M. Scarano, 23, of Montclair, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 15, one day after the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit was notified of a mass email containing bias and threatening language, Prosecutor Mark Musella said Saturday. The email had been sent to 411 residents at the Atrium Palace condominium complex during the overnight hours, Musella said. Detectives found that two me…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
US Marshals Arrest Suspended Driver In Deadly Newark Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Aug. 5 in connection with an April hit-and-run crash that left a 53-year-old woman dead, authorities said. Members of the US Marshals Task Force arrested Lavon Cooley, who struck Margie Reyes on April 26 at 4:30 p.m. on Frelinghuysen Avenue in Newark, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. Cooley is charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash, causing death while driving with a suspended license, endangering an injured victim, and possession of a …
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Man Killed In Newark Double Shooting: Police
A 33-year-old Elizabeth man was fatally shot in Newark double shooting late Saturday evening, Aug. 2, authorities said. At 11:55 p.m., Newark police responded to 312-316 Bloomfield Ave. and found two people struck by gunfire, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. Alvis Jottanael Perez-Liriano was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead the next morning, authorities said. The other victim is in stable condition, authorities said. Visitation for Perez-Liriano will be held Saturday, Aug. 9 at 4 p.m. at …
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Elderly Man Dies, Struck By Truck In Newark: Prosecutor
An elderly man was fatally struck by a pickup truck Monday evening, Aug. 4 in Newark, authorities said. At 7:53 p.m., the man, who has not been identified was hit by the car at the intersection of Franklin Street and North 6th Street in Newark, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Surveillance footage showed the man was standing at the driveway apron to the Shell gas station when he attempted to cross Franklin Street between a pickup truck and its trailer, authorities said. When the traffic signal turned green the driver began to travel eastbound and the man was knocked to the g…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Found With Drugs In Uber, Shoplifter Used Makeup To Cover Tattoos In Lyndhurst: Cops
Two people were arrested in separate incidents in Lyndhurst on Saturday, July 26, according to Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri of the Lyndhurst Police Department. Woman Found Passed Out In Uber With Drugs, Police Say Officers responded to the 100 block of Ridge Road at 12:19 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive passenger in an Uber, police said. The Uber driver called 9-1-1 after picking up a woman in Newark who had reportedly fallen asleep in the back seat and would not wake up. Officers Brian Kapp and Thomas Golda found Danielle Krauss, 29, of Newark, unresponsive. After several verbal an…
Maplewood, NJ
Police & Fire
92-Year-Old Maplewood Woman Using Walker Killed By Vehicle At Rehab Center: Prosecutor
A 92-year-old Maplewood woman was fatally struck by a vehicle on Friday, Aug. 1, authorities said. At 5 p.m., the driver of a 2011 white Toyota Corolla was attempting to park their vehicle at the Winchester Gardens Rehabilitation Center in Maplewood when they drove their car through the bushes dividing the parking lot from the roadway and hit Juli Towell, who was walking with a walker, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Towell was transported to Newark Beth Israel Hospital where she was soon pronounced dead, authorities said. The driver was not injured, authorities said. The incide…
Newark, NJ
News
Newark Police Employee Arrested After Burglary, Car Theft Ring Busted: Morris County Prosecutor
Update: The story previously included an incorrect mugshot for one of the suspects. The photo has been removed. Daily Voice regrets the error. Several people, including a Newark Police Department civilian employee, were arrested after a burglary and car theft ring that operated in North Jersey was uncovered, authorities announced Friday, July 25. Between September and December 2024, Tyshawn Hoover, Samad Foster, Deeend Coleman-McRae, Zayanna Overby, a juvenile and others broke into homes and stole cars in numerous municipalities, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Union County Prose…
Newark, NJ
News
DUI Essex County Assistant Prosecutor Found Passed Out Outside Car, Bodycam Shows
An Essex County assistant prosecutor celebrating her 30th birthday was arrested for DWI after Edgewater police found her passed out outside her car in a parking lot in March, according to authorities and newly-released bodycam footage. The footage shared by Transparency Bodycam shows the March 8 arrest of Bryashia "Bry" Atchison-Henderson. According to online records and Daily Voice sources, Atchison-Henderson is an assistant prosecutor with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Arresting documents also state her occupation as assistant prosecutor. Daily Voice reached out to the…
East Orange, NJ
Police & Fire
East Orange Motorcyclist Killed In Crash, Had License Suspended: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old East Orange motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Wednesday, July 23, authorities said. At 5:15 p.n., East Orange police responded to a collision near Halstead Street and Edgar Street after Kawuan Nickels was riding an unregistered motorcycle and sideswiped a vehicle as it turned into the northbound lane of travel, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Nickels lost control if his 2009 Kawasaki ZX600 and crashed it into the rear of a parked and unoccupied SUV, authorities said. He was transported to University Hospital where he died of his injuries, authoritie…
Bayonne, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Hudson County Corrections Officer Who Killed GF, Best Friend Sentenced: Report
A former Hudson County corrections officer who killed his girlfriend and her friend in 2021 has learned his fate. John P. Menendez has been sentenced to 50 years in state prison for the killings of Anna Shpilberg and Luiza Shinkarevskaya, both 40, with his service weapon in Newark in February 2021, NJ Advance Media reports. Police found Shpilberg, of Randolph, suffering a gunshot wound at Edison Place and Bruen Street around 9 p.m., on Feb. 16, 2021, then-Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said at the time. Shi…
Piscataway, NJ
Police & Fire
Piscataway Man Fatally Shot In Irvington: Prosecutor
A 42-year-old Piscataway man was fatally shot in Irvington on Monday, July 21, authorities said. At 10 p.m., Irvington police responded to 100 Union Ave. and found Anwar Jackson in the street with multiple gunshot wounds, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Irvington Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers said. Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old Newark man was killed in a shooting on Tuesday, July 22, authorities said. Around midnight, Newark police responded to 376 Avon Ave. and found a man, later identified as Michael Howard, inside a white Chrysler 300 with multiple gunshot wounds, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. Howard was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Damn waking up and hearing that ur childhood friend is gone, Michael Howard u fucked the city up with this one 😢😢😢😈 Posted by Porscha Colli…
Roseland-Essex Fells, NJ
Police & Fire
Video
: Hit By Speeding Bus, Roseland Cop Leaves Hospital On Stretcher In Emotional Sendoff
The Roseland police officer who was struck by a bus last month has been discharged from the hospital (scroll for video). Mark Miller, a 29-year-old Bloomfield resident, left University Hospital in Newark on Friday, July 11, and is being moved to Kessler Rehabilitation Center, his father, Rob announced on Facebook. As he was loaded into a transport van, Miller was cheered on by his fellow officers. "Mark, myself and my family are so touched by this display of affection and support," Rob wrote. "All your thoughts and prayers have helped Mark fight through ALL of his injuries. "I c…
Roseland-Essex Fells, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Transit Bus Driver Ran Red Light In Crash That Left Roseland Cop Critical: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old Orange NJ Transit bus driver has been charged after crashing into a police car in Roseland, authorities announced Monday, July 14. On Friday, June 20, at 4:12 p.m., a bus driven by Djimmy Evra was speeding and ran through a red light, slamming into a police car at Livingston Avenue and Prudential Drive, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Roseland Police Chief Director Livio Cioffi said. The officer, Mark Miller, a 29-year-old Bloomfield resident, sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Evra and three other pas…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor
A 62-year-old Newark woman was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing the street late Friday, July 11, authorities said. At 11:46 p.m., Jessica Perez was struck by a black Toyota Camry at 978 Frelinghuysen Ave, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Perez was wearing dark clothing while crossing the street, authoritires said. The driver remained on the scene, authorities said. The crash remains under the investigation, authorities said.
Maplewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Homicides In Maplewood: Report
The deaths of two adults in Maplewood on Friday, July 11, are under investigation, officials tell Daily Voice The homicides reportedly occurred on South 4th Street. TAPinto SOMA reported the presence of police and Essex County Prosecutor’s Office investigators at the scene. A spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said only that the cause and manner of death are pending autopsy and toxicology reports. “This is an active and ongoing investigation,” the spokesperson said. “There are no additional details available at this time.”
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
'Young Man Full Of Promise': Paterson Teen Killed In Newark Shooting Mourned
Brandyn "Stunna" Waters had his whole life ahead of him. But the 18-year-old Paterson resident's life was cut short when he was fatally shot in Newark on Monday, June 23. At 11:40 p.m., Newark police responded to 367 6th Ave. and found five individuals struck by gunfire, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Waters sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Four men, 26, 24, and two 19-year-olds were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, authorities said. "Brandyn was s…
Irvington, NJ
Police & Fire
Irvington Football Player Killed In Newark Shooting
Ziyad Cook, a 16-year-old Irvington resident who played football for Irvington High School, was fatally shot in Newark on Thursday, June 26, according to reports. At 6 p.m., Newark police responded to 227 Brookdale Avenue after Ziyad Cook and a 17-year-old were shot, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Cook was pronounced dead hours later at University Hospital, authorities said. The condition of the 17-year-old is unknown. Prosecutors declined to release the names of those involved, though Cook's death was confirmed by ABC 7 and the Irvington High School football team. "Ziyad was …
East Orange, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Man Arrested Fleeing To Delaware After Fatally Shooting Girlfriend: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Orange man was arrested in Delaware after he fatally shot his girlfriend in East Orange Sunday, June 29, authorities said. At 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at 15 N 16th St. and found Shalamar Brown critically injured, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Brown sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his upper chest, abdomen and thigh, authorities said. She was taken to University Hospital where she died in surgery, police said. Darian Ficklin, her boyfriend, fled to Delaware and was pursued by Delaware State Police for over an hour, authorities said. He was ap…
Newark, NJ
News
Newark Mom Killed In Scooter Crash ID'd; Pennsylvania Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide
A Newark woman was killed while riding an electric scooter in a crash that led to criminal charges against a Pennsylvania man, authorities said. Marilyn Belkis Reyes Borja, 35, of Newark, was struck and killed around 1:11 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, while crossing Ferry Street and Raymond Boulevard at Blanchard Street, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Carmen Martin. Surveillance footage shows Reyes Borja began crossing northbound in the crosswalk on an electric scooter as eastbound and westbound traffic had stopped at red lights, prosecutors said. That’s when a …
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Mass Shooting: Paterson Man Dead, 4 Wounded In Newark, Prosecutor Says (
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A Paterson man was killed and four others were injured in a mass shooting in Newark late Monday, June 23, authorities said. At 11:40 p.m., Newark police responded to 367 6th Ave. and found five individuals struck by gunfire, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Brandyn Waters, 18, sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Four men, 26, 24, and two 19-year-olds were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, authorities said. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Task Forc…
Little Falls-Woodland Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Woodland Park Man Sold Fake Apple Products: Prosecutor
A 63-year-old Woodland Park man was arrested and charged with selling counterfeit Apple products from his electronics store in Orange, authorities announced Monday, June 23. Mahmoud Salim was selling more than 100 phony Apple products, including AirPods phones and accessories from his store, Super Star at 309 Main St., Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Salim is charged with counterfeiting, Stephens said.
Roseland-Essex Fells, NJ
Police & Fire
Roseland Officer Seriously Hurt In Crash Involving Commuter Bus: Source
A New Jersey police officer was seriously hurt in a crash on Friday, June 20, Daily Voice has learned. The Roseland crash happened around 4 p.m. near the intersection of Livingston Avenue and Becker Farm Road, according to Mayor James Spango. Photos from the scene show a seriously wrecked police car and NJ Transit bus. The officer was taken to UMDNJ for treatment, Spango said in a public statement. The Roseland officer's vehicle was heavily wrecked in the Friday afternoon crash. Special to Daily Voice “Surgery was successfully performed on the involved officer Friday night,” S…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Sex For Protection From Gangs: Newark Man Convicted Of Sexual Assault, Prosecutor Says
A 39-year-old Newark man was convicted of sexual assault on Friday, June 13, after he coerced women into having sex with him, claiming it would protect them from gangs, authorities said. Salaam Leeks sexually assaulted three women in 2015 and 2016 in Newark by falsely claiming that the victims and their families were in danger from a street gang, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. He told each woman that engaging in sex with him would protect them from harm, Stephens said. The women had sex with Leeks under coercion and without their freely given consent, Stephens said.…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Newark Double Shooting: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old man was killed in a double shooting in Newark on Wednesday afternoon, June 11, authorities said. At 4 p.m., Karon Gray sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen at 858 South 17th St. in Newark, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Gray was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:30 p.m., authorities said. Another man sustained a gunshot wound to his arm, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
Matawan-Aberdeen, NJ
Police & Fire
Cliffwood Machete Murderer Learns Fate: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old Cliffwood man was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Tuesday, June 10, after being convicted of murdering a Newark man with a machete last year, authorities said. Terrance Bailey was convicted of murder in the first degree and a weapons charge on Friday, March 21, following a two-week trial, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, Bailey and an accomplice chased Daniel Haas Jr. while brandishing a firearm on Cathedral Court in Newark, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Bailey and the accomplice caught up with Haas and killed…
Montclair, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Teens Robbed Montclair Woman Walking Dog At Gunpoint: Police
Two Jersey City teens were arrested and charged on Monday, June 9 with robbing a woman at gunpoint while she was walking her dog in Montclair, authorities said. On Sunday, June 1 at 12:45 p.m., a woman was walking her dog on Willow Street when she was stopped by Wesley Garcia, 18, and Kirvin De La Rosa, 19, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Montclair Police Chief Todd M. Conforti said. Garcia, De La Rosa and a third suspect were wearing ski masks and demanded the woman's jewelry at gunpoint, authorities said. The suspects were driving a stolen Acura TLX that was later recover…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Man Wanted For Essex County Manslaughter Busted At Niagara Falls Border Crossing
A 22-year-old New Jersey resident wanted for manslaughter was arrested on Monday, May 26 at a U.S. border crossing, authorities said. Malakai McRay was entering the United States on a commercial bus at the Port of Buffalo Rainbow Bridge crossing between Niagara Falls, New York and Niagara Falls, Ontario, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. While examining McRay, CBP officers discovered an active warrant for his arrest, authorities said. CBP officers verified his identification and confirmed he had an arrest warrant from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office for negligent manslaughter wi…
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