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Jersey City Killer Learns His Fate For Elizabeth Murder Jersey City Killer Learns His Fate For Elizabeth Murder
Jersey City Killer Learns His Fate For Elizabeth Murder A 28-year-old Jersey City man has received his punishment for the 2019 killing of an Elizabeth man. Anthony Reciofigueroa was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 6 to 55 years in New Jersey state prison for the shooting death of Carlos Rodriguez, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Reciofigueroa in June was found guilty of murder and unlawful weapon possession after a three-week trial before Union County Superior Court Judge John Deitch.  Reciofigueroa's sentence requires him to serve at least 85% of the 55-year term on the murder charge before the possibility of pa…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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North Jersey Man Found Guilty In Teen's Murder North Jersey Man Found Guilty In Teen's Murder
North Jersey Man Found Guilty In Teen's Murder A 27-year-old North Jersey man is facing life in state prison for the shooting death of a teenager, authorities said. Anthony Reciofigueroa, of Jersey City, was found guilty Thursday, June 9 of first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes after a three-week trial, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said in a joint release. Reciofigueroa was accused of shooting 19-year-old Carlos Rodriguez, who was discovered by officers on the sidewalk of East Jersey Street in Elizabeth just after 7 p…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Woman Pinned By Truck, Killed On Route 1&9 Woman Pinned By Truck, Killed On Route 1&9
Woman Pinned By Truck, Killed On Route 1&9 A woman was struck and killed by a tractor trailer early Wednesday in Elizabeth. The incident occurred on Route 1&9 near East Jersey Street around 4:10 a.m., responders told Daily Voice. The victim appeared to have gotten pinned under the truck's tires. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The roadway was still closed as of 9:30 a.m. The truck also had a large dumpster attached to the back, and remained at the scene. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Elizabeth Man, 19, Fatally Shot Over The Weekend Elizabeth Man, 19, Fatally Shot Over The Weekend
Elizabeth Man, 19, Fatally Shot Over The Weekend A 19-year-old Elizabeth resident was shot and killed in the city Saturday night, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Carlos Rodriguez was found by police on the sidewalk in the 500 block of East Jersey Street around 7 p.m. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he died Sunday afternoon.  The county's Homicide Task Force as well as Elizabeth and county police are taking part in the investigation along with the prosecutor's office.  Anyone with information about the shooting is being urged to contact Task Force Detective Sonia Rodriguez at 908-341-3380, S…

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by Paul Milo