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Lewdness Suspect Named 'Chocolate Za' Being Sought In Newark Lewdness Suspect Named 'Chocolate Za' Being Sought In Newark
Lewdness Suspect Named 'Chocolate Za' Being Sought In Newark Police in Newark are searching for a woman who they say was spotted conducting an "act of lewdness." The suspect who goes by the name "Chocolate Za" was captured performing the act at McCarter Highway and Parkhurst Street on Thursday, July 28, Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said. She is described as approximately 20-25 years old and 5’5” to 5’7” tall. She was wearing light blue shorts and a white tank top. Her hairstyle is in long black braids with strands of red on top. Malave urges anyone with information about this suspect to call the Police Division’s …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Four Dead In Fiery Newark Crash With Tractor Trailer Four Dead In Fiery Newark Crash With Tractor Trailer
Four Dead In Fiery Newark Crash With Tractor Trailer Four people died and one person was left critical in a crash involving two cars and a tractor trailer early Saturday, July 23 in Newark, authorities said. A car appeared to have rear-ended a tractor-trailer then burst into flames, spreading to the other car and the trailer around 4:20 a.m. on Frelinghuysen Avenue near Evergreen Avenue, Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said. Four trapped occupants were pronounced dead while a fifth was hospitalized in critical condition. The incident remains under investigation. No further information was available. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman's Body Found In Car On Newark Street Woman's Body Found In Car On Newark Street
Woman's Body Found In Car On Newark Street A woman was found dead inside of a car on a Newark street, authorities said. The discovery was made on Broad and Clay streets just before 8:25 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said. The victim was pronounced at 8:40 p.m. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Heroin, 19 Illegal Firearms Seized Last Week In Newark Heroin, 19 Illegal Firearms Seized Last Week In Newark
Heroin, 19 Illegal Firearms Seized Last Week In Newark Police recovered 19 illegal firearms, loaded magazines, heroin and more from more than a dozen individuals in Newark in the last week, they said. The recoveries — from June 28 to July 7 — mark a 30 percent increase over the same period last year, Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said. Malave reports the following arrests and gun/drug seizures: Thursday, July 7: Wyheed Heath, 27, and Kevin Artis, 27, both of Newark, arrested after police observed Heath with a handgun in the 600 block of South 20th Street. Heath was found in possession of a handgun, 50 glassine envel…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Carjackers Who Led Wild Route 78 Pursuit Had Heroin, Firearms, Three Magazines: Police Carjackers Who Led Wild Route 78 Pursuit Had Heroin, Firearms, Three Magazines: Police
Carjackers Who Led Wild Route 78 Pursuit Had Heroin, Firearms, Three Magazines: Police More than a dozen decks of heroin, firearms and several magazines were seized following an armed carjacking and wild Route 78 pursuit, leading to the arrest of four Newark males including two teens Thursday, July 7, authorities said. Tysean Ware, 19, Raheem Pamplin, 21, a 16-year-old male, and a 17-year-old male, were being held on various charges as of Friday, Newark Interim Public Safety Director Raul Malave said. It began around 1 p.m., when police responded to the 200 block of Frelinghuysen Avenue for an armed carjacking, Malave said. A victim sitting inside his vehicle, a 2019 Me…

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by Cecilia Levine