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HIM? Video Released Of Newark Imam Shooting Suspect: Prosecutor
After more than a year, the shooting of Imam Hassan Sharif outside a Newark mosque remains unsolved, authorities said. Sharif was killed outside the Masjid Muhammad-Newark mosque at South Orange Ave and Camden Street on the morning of Wednesday, January 3, 2024, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. Surveillance footage released shows a man in the area at the time of the shooting, Stephens and Miranda said. The man has a distinctive walk which investigators hope will aid with identification, Stephens and Miranda said. A Cr…
Orange, NJ
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Orange Councilman Threatened Tow Truck Driver With Firearm: Prosecutor
Kerry Coley, a councilman in the City of Orange Township was arrested and charged on Monday, March 10, after he displayed a gun at a tow truck driver last October, authorities said. On Wednesday, Oct. 9, Coley displayed the gun to a tow truck driver who was in the process of towing a vehicle owned by Coley's relative, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and City of Orange Township Police Director Todd Warren said. Coley was released from the Essex County Correctional Facility on Tuesday and is ordered to have no contact with the victim and not possess any firearms, authorities…
Newark, NJ
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Mother Charged After 6-Year-Old Dies In Newark: Prosecutor
A mother is facing charges after her 6-year-old daughter died in Newark on Monday, March 10, authorities said. At 10:30 a.m., detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office responded to 19 Stratford Pl. and found a 6-year-old girl dead, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. Zyhirah Hall, her mother, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said. The cause and manner of the death is pending an autopsy and the investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
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: Two Newark Police Officers Shot, Prosecutor Says
Two Newark police officers were shot in the city on Friday evening, March 7, authorities said. UPDATE: Teen In Custody After Killing Newark Officer Joseph Azcona, Wounding Colleague, Officials Say One of the officers was killed while the other was left critical, officials said. A spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office only confirmed that two officers were shot just after 6:35 p.m. near Broadway and Carteret, and that one was critical — declining to provide details on the other's condition. Both were rushed to University Hospital, where one remains in critical condition, off…
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Intoxicated Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Guilty In Another NJ Crash That Killed 2
A 39-year-old Newark man faces up to life in prison after he was convicted on Monday, Feb. 24, of vehicular homicide when he drove drunk and killed two people in a crash, authorities said. And this isn't his first fatality behind the wheel. On Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Shaquan Wiley was drunk, driving 84 mph down 15h Avenue when he lost control while crossing Bergen Street and crashed into a tree, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Two of his passengers, 17-year-old Tahtiyanah Green and 21-year-old Imani Exum were killed instantly in the crash, Stephens said. Two…
Newark, NJ
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Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle Near Newark Bridge: Prosecutor
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle on the evening of Friday, Feb. 21 near the Lincoln Highway Bridge. A 9 p.m., Newark police responded to Raymond Boulevard by ramp/entrance to the bridge, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The pedestrian was struck in the travel lanes of the roadway, despite a pedestrian sidewalk directly adjacent to the regular lanes of travel, authorities said. The driver was traveling eastbound on Raymond Boulevard and said as he approached the bridge, he checked for traffic to his left and advanced forward when the roadway was clear, au…
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Two Women Dead In Newark Boat Fire: Prosecutor
Two women were killed and one man was injured in a Newark boat fire Friday, Feb. 21, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the boat parked in an alleyway near Pinnsy Place, which was engulfed in flames, just before 9 p.m., officials said. Two women died and one man was in stable condition at St. Barnabas Hospital. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office conducts an active and ongoing investigation.
Newark, NJ
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Court Blocks Son's Lawsuit Over Deadly Newark Police Shooting, Citing Missed Deadline
A lawsuit filed by the son of a man killed in a police shooting against the City of Newark has been dismissed after courts ruled the claim was filed too late, records show. The case stems from the Jan. 28, 2019 shooting of Gregory Griffin, 45, who was fatally shot by Newark Police Officer Jovanny Crespo during a high-speed chase. Crespo fired into the moving vehicle multiple times, striking Griffin and his passenger, Andrew Dixon. Griffin died the next day. Crespo was later indicted on charges of aggravated manslaughter, assault, and official misconduct, but when Griffin’s family — namely h…
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Newark Restaurant Owner Drugged, Sexually Assaulted Woman: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old Elizabeth man who owns a restaurant in Newark was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a woman on Friday, Feb. 14, authorities said. Carlos Erazo-Caballero owns Stephanie's Barbecue IV at North 6th Street, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. Erazo-Caballero drugged and sexually assaulted an adult woman at the restaurant last October, authorities said.
Caldwell, NJ
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West Caldwell Home Invaders Tied Up, Held Victim At Gunpoint: Authorities
Three North Brunswick men were recently arrested and charged after they tied up a man and held him at gunpoint on Tuesday, Jan. 28 in West Caldwell, authorities said. 32-year-old Joel Llanes, 30-year-old Israel Ruiz and 25-year-old Louis Ramirez were charged with robbery, home invasion and kidnapping, in a case that involved Homeland Security, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. At 4:36 a.m., officers responded to Lougheed Avenue on a report of a home invasion, West Caldwell police said. The resident of the home was awakened by the sound of forced entry through a rear sliding glass …
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Mayor Has Special Message For Killer Who Shot 9-Year-Old Boy In Newark
Authorities are searching for the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old boy outside his home in Newark on Friday, Jan. 31. The boy was exiting a vehicle with his father and sister at approximately 5:27 p.m. when he was shot on Osborne Terrace, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. A 36-year-old man, who does not appear to be related to the child, was also shot during the incident. Details of his injuries were not immediately available. Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka expressed outrage over the tragedy, calling it “incomprehensible” and…
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ShopRite Murder: Arrest Made In Newark Supermarket Parking Lot Killing
A 56-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Jan. 29 with fatally stabbing a man in a ShopRite parking lot on Monday, Jan. 27 authorities said. Julius Gaines fatally stabbed Rodney Mayes, a 56-year-old East Orange resident at the ShopRite at 206 Springfield Ave. following a verbal dispute, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. Gaines is charged with murder in the first degree, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, authorities said.
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