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Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Construction Collapse Injures 3 In Newark
Three people were injured at a construction site in Newark when a frame they were erecting fell, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said on the morning of Thursday, April 20. The collapse occurred on the 400 block of 4th Avenue, Fragé said. The construction workers suffered minor injuries and received medical attention from EMS at the scene, Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation, Fragé said.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police
A body was recovered from the Passaic River in Newark on Wednesday, April 19, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. At 5 p.m., police responded to Bridge Street and McCarter Highway on a report of a body in the river, Fragé said. Firefighters, personnel from the Newark Police Emergency Services Unit and Kearney Police responded to the scene to assist with the recovery, Fragé said. The body had drifted northbound due to the river's current, Fragé said. The man was pronounced dead at 6:28 p.m, Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation and the victim h…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Police Officer Hit By Car, Suspect At-Large
A Newark police officer was struck by a vehicle on Tuesday, April 18. The accident happened at 12:31 p.m. at a gas station on the 200 block of South Orange Avenue. The driver reversed into the officer and subsequently fled the scene, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The officer was transported to University Hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Fragé said. Police are continuing to investigate, Fragé said.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Mass Shooting Kills 1, Wounds 3 In Newark
A mass shooting left one man dead and three other victims wounded on Saturday evening, April 15 in Newark. A gunman opened fire on the 400 block of Leslie Street near Chancellor Avenue around 7:40 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. All four victims were rushed to University Hospital, where city resident Corey Beasley, 43, was pronounced dead at 8:09 p.m., Frage and Stephens said. The three others survived and were being treated for their injuries. Condolences for Beasley poured in on social media the following…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Florida Man Shot Dead In Newark
A Florida resident was fatally shot in Newark on Wednesday, April 12, authorities said. Frensly Bouquet, 27, was found by police at 1:45 a.m. after they responded to a report of a shooting on the 2100 block of McCarter Highway, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:05 a.m., Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made, Stephens and Fragé said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Off…
Newark, NJ
News
Newark Student Slashed At School: Police
A 12-year-old boy was slashed in the cheek at a Newark elementary school on Tuesday, April 4, according to police. The boy was slashed following an altercation with another child at Roberto Clemente Elementary School at 257 Summer Ave, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The injured boy was transported to University Hospital and is in stable condition, Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation, Fragé said.
Newark, NJ
News
Murder
: Newark Man Charged In Victim's Stabbing Death
A 31-year-old Newark man has been charged with the stabbing death of another Newark man, authorities said. Michael Townsend Jr. has been arrested and charged with the murder of Jabari A. Mason, 31, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé. On Friday, March 10, at 11:27 a.m., police responded to a report of a victim lying inside the parking garage on the 400 block of Mt. Prospect Avenue in Newark. Police found Mason suffering from apparent stab wounds, the prosecutor said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 11…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Dead Body Rolls Up To Newark Beth Israel Hospital
Police say there was nothing suspicious about a body being rolled up to Newark Beth Israel Hospital Center on Friday, Feb. 24. Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé, said that at approximately 11:05 a.m. police responded to the hospital center at 201 Lyons Avenue, on a call of a male driver arriving for assistance with a deceased adult male. The victim was pronounced dead upon arrival, police said. This incident remains under investigation but is not currently considered suspicious. No further information was available.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Newark Fire Was Beloved Local Resident
Authorities have identified the 57-year-old man killed him in a Newark apartment building Saturday night, Feb. 4. Charlie Casiano was found inside of the building on the 800 block of Franklin Avenue, sometime after 7:40 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Casiano was taken to Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, where he was pronounced dead at 8:01 p.m. Sources with direct knowledge of the incident say Casiano may have been smoking near a couch, however, a conclusive cause of the blaze has yet to be i…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Girl Dead In Newark Crash: Prosecutor
A 5-year-old girl was struck and killed while her father and younger sister were hospitalized in a Newark crash Tuesday, Jan. 31, authorities said. The girl was struck at the intersection of 6th Avenue and North 9th Street around 6:45 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Sources with direct knowledge of the incident say the vehicle flee the scene. The girl was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. Her father and younger sister were taken to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The Essex …
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
One Dead, Three Wounded In Newark Shooting
A 30-year-old man died and three others were wounded when gunshots rang out in Newark Thursday, Jan. 26, authorities said. Al-Supreme Davis was pronounced dead at the scene on the 1000 block of Broad Street around 7:30 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Three other victims were reportedly shot and survived. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. 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. Cal…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Bloomfield Man, 25, Killed In Newark
A 25-year-old Bloomfield man was shot and killed in Newark, authorities said. Lance Sally Jr., 25, was found suffering gunshot wounds on the 100 block of Salem Street around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Sally was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:55 p.m. More than $7,000 had been raised for Sally's family on a GoFundMe as of Saturday, Dec. 3. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecut…
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