Maryland Man Busted With Weapons, Drugs At Delaware Hotel: Police Maryland Man Busted With Weapons, Drugs At Delaware Hotel: Police Maryland Man Busted With Weapons, Drugs At Delaware Hotel: Police
Maryland Man Busted With Weapons, Drugs At Delaware Hotel: Police A Maryland man tried to pull a fast one over on police in Delaware following an incident at an area hotel, authorities announced. Elkton resident Ryan McCool, 41, was arrested by members of the Newark Police Department on gun and drug charges after being arrested while attempting to provide officers with a fake name. Officers were called to a hotel in the 1100 block of South College Avenue to conduct a welfare check of a person at the hotel. While investigating, McCool was found to be in possession of a knife, brass knuckles, and a handgun. He was also holding heroin, crack cocaine, and pr…
Videos Capture Newark Housing Authority Building Explosion Videos Capture Newark Housing Authority Building Explosion Videos Capture Newark Housing Authority Building Explosion
Videos Capture Newark Housing Authority Building Explosion Video footage captured the moment a building owned by the Newark Housing Authority exploded last week. Six people, including one with severe burns, were injured in the explosion at 39 S. Pine Lane on Friday, July 21, just after 6:05 p.m., a spokeswoman for the Newark Police Department said (scroll for videos). The explosion collapsed the building, leaving 31 people displaced. The Department of Public Works removed the residual debris Saturday, as members of Newark’s Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery provided support to affected individuals and families.  Video footage…
3 Brick City Brims Get 100 Years Combined For Murdering Informant, Bystander, Rival Gangster 3 Brick City Brims Get 100 Years Combined For Murdering Informant, Bystander, Rival Gangster 3 Brick City Brims Get 100 Years Combined For Murdering Informant, Bystander, Rival Gangster
3 Brick City Brims Get 100 Years Combined For Murdering Informant, Bystander, Rival Gangster A trio of ruthless Essex County gang members who admitted gunning down a government informant after killing an innocent bystander they mistook for the snitch were sentenced to nearly 100 years combined in federal prison. There’s no parole in the federal prison system, which means the East Orange trio will all have to serve out their plea-bargained sentences: Thomas Zimmerman, 28, was sentenced to 37 years; Tyquan Daniels, 27, got 35 years; Ali Hill, 30, was sentenced to 25 years. That means Daniels and Zimmerman will both be pushing 65 when either tastes freedom again. Hill would be approa…
Maryland Police Officer Injured By Alleged DUI Driver In 'Horrific' Head-On Crash Maryland Police Officer Injured By Alleged DUI Driver In 'Horrific' Head-On Crash Maryland Police Officer Injured By Alleged DUI Driver In 'Horrific' Head-On Crash
Maryland Police Officer Injured By Alleged DUI Driver In 'Horrific' Head-On Crash A Maryland police officer on his way to work on Sunday morning suffered serious injuries after being struck head-on by a suspected impaired driver, officials say. Acting Aberdeen Police Cpl. James Haddix was on his way to the department at approximately 4 a.m. on Sunday, May 28 from his Delaware home when he was hit by another driver on the Christiana Parkway. Traffic Alert - Due to a crash, Christina Parkway (SR 4) is closed between Science Boulevard and Elkton Road. Use caution and expect delays. pic.twitter.com/v2JIa5P6OH — Newark, DE Police Dept (@NewarkDEPD) May 28, 2023 Police Ca…
Ex-Con Shot Dead By Police Following Killings Of Boy, 8, Man In Nearby Home Identified Ex-Con Shot Dead By Police Following Killings Of Boy, 8, Man In Nearby Home Identified Ex-Con Shot Dead By Police Following Killings Of Boy, 8, Man In Nearby Home Identified
Ex-Con Shot Dead By Police Following Killings Of Boy, 8, Man In Nearby Home Identified UPDATE: A gunman shot by Newark police following the homicides of a city man and 8-year-old boy earlier this month was identified by authorities as a local ex-con with an extensive criminal record. A basic background search turned up a six-year history of arrests for Everett Rand, 29, of Newark after New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin identified him on Tuesday, May 16, as the man shot and killed by police two weeks ago. Responding to a 911 call, officers found 27-year-old Newark resident Wyleek Shaw dead and young Zahmire Lopez mortally wounded in a home on Johnson Avenue shortly …
Shots Fired At Newark Detectives, Three In Custody: Police Shots Fired At Newark Detectives, Three In Custody: Police Shots Fired At Newark Detectives, Three In Custody: Police
Shots Fired At Newark Detectives, Three In Custody: Police An investigation into four males ended with shots fired at Newark Police Detectives on Wednesday, March 29.  Detectives were conducting their inquiry on Malvern Street & Pulaski Street at 10 p.m., when one suspect fired a shot at the detectives, Fragé said. Detectives did not return fire and pursued the suspects on foot, Fragé said. Three suspects were apprehended and a handgun was recovered, Fragé said.  One suspect remains at large, Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation, Fragé said.
FINAL MOMENTS: NJ AG Releases Video Of Foot Pursuit, Arrest Of Newark Man Who Died Soon After FINAL MOMENTS: NJ AG Releases Video Of Foot Pursuit, Arrest Of Newark Man Who Died Soon After FINAL MOMENTS: NJ AG Releases Video Of Foot Pursuit, Arrest Of Newark Man Who Died Soon After
Final Moments: NJ AG Releases Video Of Foot Pursuit, Arrest Of Newark Man Who Died Soon After It’s unsettling to watch video of a suspect you know has died. The last moments for Raul DeJesus -- who led Newark police on a foot chase before collapsing near Route 280 two months ago -- are no exception. A series of videos showing the encounter that preceded DeJesus’s death at University Hospital in Newark were released by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin’s office on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Three of the videos come from police body cameras, one of them worn by the officer who began chasing the 43-year-old Newark native on foot after he ran. Two others graphically document the ar…
Woman Sought In Newark Shooting Investigation: Police Woman Sought In Newark Shooting Investigation: Police Woman Sought In Newark Shooting Investigation: Police
Woman Sought In Newark Shooting Investigation: Police Newark authorities have questions, and they believe Marie Hawkins-Wilson has answers.  The 36-year-old is sought for questioning in connection with a non-fatal shooting on Friday, Jan. 13, said Public Safety Director Frtiz G. Fragé in a statement.  Police were called to the 100 block of Livingston Street just after 11:30 p.m. for reports of shots fired, officials said. Responding officers recovered four 9mm shell casings at the scene, but no injuries were reported.   Fragé says investigators have questions for Hawkins-Wilson, who is described as a 5-foot-5 wom…
Shooting Suspect Sought In Newark Shooting Suspect Sought In Newark Shooting Suspect Sought In Newark
Shooting Suspect Sought In Newark Newark police are searching for the man accused of shooting at a woman on a Fairmount street, authorities say.  The attack occurred just after 10 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, on the 100 block of South 9th Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said in a statement. The woman was not injured, and police say she knew the man who pulled the trigger.  Anthony "Mario" Williams is wanted for aggravated assault in connection to the shooting. Anyone with information on his whereabouts can submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-877-695-8477, or by visiting the Newark polic…
Intervening Neighbor, 2 Cops Stabbed By East Orange Man In Newark Assault: Authorities Intervening Neighbor, 2 Cops Stabbed By East Orange Man In Newark Assault: Authorities Intervening Neighbor, 2 Cops Stabbed By East Orange Man In Newark Assault: Authorities
Intervening Neighbor, 2 Cops Stabbed By East Orange Man In Newark Assault: Authorities An East Orange man who'd assaulted a woman in a Newark apartment has been charged with stabbing his intervening neighbor and responding officers, authorities said. Michael D. Cherry assaulted a woman inside an apartment o the 600 block of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard around 4:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, authorities in Newark said. The altercation spilled into the hallway where Cherry stabbed a neighbor, two responding officers and apparently injured a third officer, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. One officer was stabbed in the le…
East Orange Man Robbed Cherry Hill Bank Of $76K At Gunpoint: Prosecutor East Orange Man Robbed Cherry Hill Bank Of $76K At Gunpoint: Prosecutor East Orange Man Robbed Cherry Hill Bank Of $76K At Gunpoint: Prosecutor
East Orange Man Robbed Cherry Hill Bank Of $76K At Gunpoint: Prosecutor An East Orange man has been arrested and charged with the armed robbery of the Investors Bank in Cherry Hill, authorities said. The robbery occurred on Dec. 22, 2022, said Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay, and the fugitive was arrested Thursday, Jan. 5 in Passaic.  William Ray, 42 of East Orange, is accused of entering the Investors Bank at 1951 Route 70 in Cherry Hill and holding the employees at gunpoint. Ray then allegedly attempted to lock the employees in a vault before fleeing with more than $76,000 in cash, MacAulay said. On Dec. 30, 2022, detectives of…
Ex-Cop Guilty Of Murdering Estranged Wife Gets 79 Years Behind Bars: Morris County Prosecutor Ex-Cop Guilty Of Murdering Estranged Wife Gets 79 Years Behind Bars: Morris County Prosecutor Ex-Cop Guilty Of Murdering Estranged Wife Gets 79 Years Behind Bars: Morris County Prosecutor
Ex-Cop Guilty Of Murdering Estranged Wife Gets 79 Years Behind Bars: Morris County Prosecutor The former Newark cop found guilty of murder in the Morris County shooting of his estranged wife has been sentenced to 79 years in state prison, authorities announced Monday. John Formisano, 52, was found guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, hindering apprehension or prosecution, official misconduct, and two counts each of child endangerment and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in October following an eight-day trial, DailyVoice reported. He was sentenced Monday to 79 years in state prison, 65 of which are subject to the No Early Release Act. The 24-y…