Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
West Orange Man Accused Of Stabbing Orange Woman To Death West Orange Man Accused Of Stabbing Orange Woman To Death
West Orange Man Accused Of Stabbing Orange Woman To Death The Essex County Prosecutor's Office has announced the arrest of man suspected of stabbing an Orange woman to death in her home Thursday.  Katrina Perry, 34, was found dead in her home in the 100 block of Main Street. On Saturday, Christoper Dudley, 34, of West Orange, was arrested and charged with murder.  Little additional information was immediately available but authorities believe the two had been dating. 

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by Paul Milo
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
East Orange Gang Leader Called ‘Hellboy’ Dealt PCP, Pot: Feds East Orange Gang Leader Called ‘Hellboy’ Dealt PCP, Pot: Feds
East Orange Gang Leader Called ‘Hellboy’ Dealt PCP, Pot: Feds A 26-year-old East Orange resident believed to be the head of a local “set” of the Bloods street gang was charged in federal court last week with distributing marinjuana and phencyclidine, also known as PCP. Tyree Thomas is also accused of weapons offenses and of using a minor to distribute drugs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Thomas, who is also known as “Hellboy,” leads the Sheedside Prius set of the gang and is also a high-ranking member of another East Orange Bloods set known as MOB Pirus, according to federal authorities. The gangs also operate in Orange and Newark. Authorities s…

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by Paul Milo
Hackensack, NJ
News
Scratch-Off Tickets Worth More Than $10K Sold At 6 North Jersey Retailers Scratch-Off Tickets Worth More Than $10K Sold At 6 North Jersey Retailers
Scratch-Off Tickets Worth More Than $10K Sold At 6 North Jersey Retailers Scratch-off tickets with prizes worth more than $10,000 were purchased at 17 New Jersey retailers last month. The winnings totaled $6.05 million. These are the six North Jersey stores where the top-tier New Jersey Lottery scratch-off tickets were sold in July. BERGEN: Oprandy's Wine & Liquor, North Dean Street, Englewood: $5 million (won by Nonie Briggs of Bergenfield) BERGEN: KCC Dollar Mart, South Washington Avenue, Bergenfield: 1557 Crossword $20,000 ESSEX: Scotland Arms Liquors, Scotland Road, Orange: 1490 Big Money Spectacular $30,000 PASSAIC: Ringwood Wine & Liquors, Sk…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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UDPATE: 1 Dead In Route 24 Morris Township Crash UDPATE: 1 Dead In Route 24 Morris Township Crash
Udpate: 1 Dead In Route 24 Morris Township Crash One person died and two others were injured when a Toyota overturned on Route 24 in Morris County. Carmen Orellana, 37, of Orange, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 11:21 a.m. accident on the eastbound side of the highway Wednesday in Morris Township, New Jersey State Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Orellana -- a passenger in the back seat of the sedan driven by Maria Ayala-Lopez, 21 of Orange -- was partially ejected when the sedan struck a guardrail and overturned, Goez said. Ayala Lopez and a 16-year-old female in the front passenger seat were taken to Morristown Medical Center with …

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Prayer Service Planned For Critically Injured Orange Police Captain Prayer Service Planned For Critically Injured Orange Police Captain
Prayer Service Planned For Critically Injured Orange Police Captain A prayer service has been scheduled for Capt. William Boggier of the Orange Police Department, who was seriously injured in a crash while leading a funeral procession last month.  The service is planned for Thursday at 6 p.m. at St. Matthew A.M.E. Church, 336 Oakwood Ave. in Orange. The service will be led by Melvin E. Wilson, Orange officials said.  Boggier, 58, was struck by a driver who remained at the scene July 23 during the funeral procession in Woodbridge. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he was listed in critical condition.  A 23-year-old woman wa…

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by Paul Milo
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Orange Police Captain In Critical Condition After Crash Orange Police Captain In Critical Condition After Crash
Orange Police Captain In Critical Condition After Crash Officials in Orange cancelled the township council meeting Monday night out of respect for Capt. William Boggier, who suffered serious injuries in a vehicle crash earlier in the day.  A city spokesman said Tuesday morning that Boggier was in the ICU at University Hospital in Newark. He was in critical condition.  Woodbridge police confirmed the crash occurred as Boggier was riding his motorcycle in a funeral procession there. All other questions were referred to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, which is handling the investigation into the crash.  A prosecutor's spok…

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by Paul Milo
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Officer Fatally Shoots Man In Orange Police Officer Fatally Shoots Man In Orange
Police Officer Fatally Shoots Man In Orange A 46-year-old man was shot and killed by Orange police responding to a  call Saturday afternoon, the Attorney General's office said in a statement.  Police received a 911 call shortly after 3 p.m. reporting a man with a knife at Oakwood Towers on Oakwood Avenue. The man was involved in an "altercation," the Attorney General's office said.  One of the officers who responded to the call shot the man, Jamahl Smith. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead.  Before police arrived Smith had repeatedly stabbed his sister, who was seen bleedi…

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by Paul Milo
Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
Retiring Orange Man Never Took Sick Day In 62 Years Retiring Orange Man Never Took Sick Day In 62 Years
Retiring Orange Man Never Took Sick Day In 62 Years Willie Sumlar of Orange retired Friday from his job as a jack-of-all-trades in Essex County’s Department of Public Works, where he has worked since 1957. During his 62-year stint with the county, Sumlar, 84, saved taxpayers thousands of dollars by recycling old office furniture and equipment. He earned several letters of commendation from supervisors and was widely recognized for going above and beyond in performing the myriad tasks he took on over his long career. But perhaps even more extraordinary than the sheer length of his career -- which spanned 12 presidential administrations -- is…

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by Paul Milo
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Run Over And Seriously Injured By NJ Transit Bus In Orange Woman Run Over And Seriously Injured By NJ Transit Bus In Orange
Woman Run Over And Seriously Injured By NJ Transit Bus In Orange A woman hit by a bus Thursday morning in Orange has suffered serious injuries*, a spokesman for the city confirmed.  The woman was running along the left side of an NJ Transit 21 bus around 11:15 a.m. when she was struck, a spokeswoman for NJ Transit said. The woman was hit near Main Street and Glenwood Avenue.  Air bags were needed to lift the bus off the woman, who was trapped beneath, the city spokesman said. No pulse was detected at the scene but she was later taken to University Hospital in Newark, where she is listed in critical condition.  The 21 bus runs between Newa…

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by Paul Milo
Newark, NJ
News
Newark Mayor Calls Trump ICE Raids ‘Outrageous,’ ‘Racist’ Newark Mayor Calls Trump ICE Raids ‘Outrageous,’ ‘Racist’
Newark Mayor Calls Trump ICE Raids ‘Outrageous,’ ‘Racist’ UPDATE: President Trump said Saturday afternoon he was delaying the controversial action, The New York Times reported.  Original article publisged Saturday morning is below:  Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark said Friday that a group representing the mayors of more than 30 communities -- including the state’s largest cities -- opposes a controversial series of raids planned for Sunday morning targeting undocumented immigrants. “We are appalled by the heavy-handed tactics being used by President Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in their plan for pre-dawn raids on Sunday, Jun…

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by Paul Milo
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Convicted Passaic Murderer Serving 56 Years Gets 6½ More For Running Alien Prostitution Ring Convicted Passaic Murderer Serving 56 Years Gets 6½ More For Running Alien Prostitution Ring
Convicted Passaic Murderer Serving 56 Years Gets 6½ More For Running Alien Prostitution Ring A 41-year-old Passaic convict already sentenced to 56 years in state prison for murders had a 6½-year federal term tacked on by a judge Wednesday for running a statewide prostitution ring of mostly illegal aliens -- while ordering at least three killings. Juan Fredy Hernandez-Zozaya already must spend at least 47½ years in state prison before he’ll be eligible for parole. If he lives until he’s 89 – and makes parole – he’ll then have to complete the entire 6½-year sentence handed down Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler in Newark (There’s no parole in the federal prison syst…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Who Laughed After Killing E. Orange Cabbie Sentenced To 47 Years Man Who Laughed After Killing E. Orange Cabbie Sentenced To 47 Years
Man Who Laughed After Killing E. Orange Cabbie Sentenced To 47 Years An Orange man who gunned down a cab driver during a robbery was sentenced Monday to 47 years in prison, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. Sheedley Pierre, 23, was convicted last month of murder, robbery, weapons oofenses, conspiracy and for using a juvenile in a crime. Pierre was sentenced to 40 years on the murder charge and an additional seven for employing the juvenile in the crime. He must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence before he’s eligible for parole. On Nov. 30, 2016, Pierre and a 14-year-old called a cab and were picked up by Jonas Larose, a 55-year-old East Oran…

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by Paul Milo