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Videos Show Street Racer Taunting Cops With Dangerous Stunts Before Newark Arrest Videos Show Street Racer Taunting Cops With Dangerous Stunts Before Newark Arrest
Videos Show Street Racer Taunting Cops With Dangerous Stunts Before Newark Arrest The social media accounts of the 19-year-old Queens man who was arrested in Newark for his dangerous stunts show him taunting police across the tri-state area. Antonio Ginestri, who'd been wanted by the NYPD and other agencies, had a history of provoking cops into pursuing him and then posting the videos on YouTube, amassing millions of views. Ginestri also operated a TikTok with more than 139K followers and had 23.1K followers on Instagram. Following his May 21 arrest in Newark, NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Operations Kaz Daughtry said: "One of the most prolific street racers in NYC can no l…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
BMW Driver Zoomed Through Newark, Filmed Himself Provoking Cops For Clout, Police Say BMW Driver Zoomed Through Newark, Filmed Himself Provoking Cops For Clout, Police Say
BMW Driver Zoomed Through Newark, Filmed Himself Provoking Cops For Clout, Police Say A 19-year-old Queens man was arrested and charged after eluding Newark police for a social media video, authorities said. On Thursday, April 11 at 1:16 a.m., police were patrolling Broad Street and Market Street when they observed a black BMW that traveled around their vehicle at a high rate of speed with no license plates, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. The driver, Antonio Ginestri, made a turn from Market Street onto Broad Street, although ‘No Turns’ signs are posted at the intersection, Fragé said . Police initiated a motor vehicle stop, but G…

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by Sam Barron
Business
7-Eleven Selling These 18 New Jersey Locations 7-Eleven Selling These 18 New Jersey Locations
7-Eleven Selling These 18 New Jersey Locations 7-Eleven Inc. is looking to sell or lease 73 of its stores, 18 of which are in New Jersey. NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC is helping with the process, having posted a list of all of the sites along with a bid deadline of Tuesday, Nov. 1. Some of the stores are some of the 3,800 Speedway stores that 7-Eleven purchased in May 2021. The New Jersey stores touting for sale signs are: Colonia, Saint Georges Avenue Scotch Plains, Park Avenue Newark, Broad Street Newark, Market Street Newark, Ferry Street Butler, Route 23 Elmwood Park, Broadway Holmdel, Route 35 Hackettstown, Main Street…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman Steals NJ Treasury Department Car, Police Say Woman Steals NJ Treasury Department Car, Police Say
Woman Steals NJ Treasury Department Car, Police Say Police in Newark are seeking the public’s help identifying a woman they say stole a car registered to the New Jersey Department of Treasury. The suspect — pictured above — is accused of walking into Edison Parking on Market Street with the keys to a gray 2014 Ford Focus and driving away shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said in a release on Thursday, April 7. The vehicle was registered to the New Jersey Department of Treasury, O’Hara said. The suspect is described as a Black woman with short hair and was wearing a red puffy jacket, blue …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Man Snatches Purse, Knocks Woman To Floor At Newark Dollar General, Police Say KNOW HIM? Man Snatches Purse, Knocks Woman To Floor At Newark Dollar General, Police Say
Know HIM? Man Snatches Purse, Knocks Woman To Floor At Newark Dollar General, Police Say Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man they say knocked a woman to the floor and snatched her purse at a Newark Dollar General store. The suspect — pictured above — knocked a woman to the floor and snatched her at the Dollar General store on Market Street around 1:20 p.m. on Monday, March 14, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said in a Wednesday release. The suspect then fled west on Market Street and south on Washington Street. The man is described as standing 5 feet 8 inches tall with a dark complexion, police said. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, gr…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police
Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police Newark police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who they say broke a store security guard's nose during a shoplifting incident last week. The guard was working at the Gap Outlet in the 100 block of Market Street on July 27 when a woman walked into the store around 1:15 p.m. and grabbed a bag with items from the storage area, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara When the guard went after the woman, the Black male suspect walked into the store and shoved him to the ground, authorities said. The suspects left the store, but the guard confronted…

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by Nicole Acosta
Sports
Newark Girls Basketball Teams Disqualified From Post-Season Games After Massive Brawl Newark Girls Basketball Teams Disqualified From Post-Season Games After Massive Brawl
Newark Girls Basketball Teams Disqualified From Post-Season Games After Massive Brawl Two girl’s basketball teams in Newark have been disqualified from post-season games after a player was injured in a brawl, recent reports say. Newark girls high school basketball programs were disqualified by the NJ State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) after Thursday's game between University High School and Essex County Vo-Tech. Market Street was suspended with just 17 seconds left in the third quarter, the report says. Several players from both teams were ejected following an on-court melee for "unsportsmanlike, flagrant conduct," NJSIAA officials said in a statement. A p…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Woman Struck And Killed By Car Near Newark Penn Station Woman Struck And Killed By Car Near Newark Penn Station
Woman Struck And Killed By Car Near Newark Penn Station The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating after a woman was hit by a car in Newark and died early Monday morning, a spokesman confirmed.  The woman, whose identity was not immediately released, was hit near Penn Station, in the area of McCarter Highway and Market Street, around 2:20 a.m. She was pronounced dead at University Hospital about a half-hour later.  The driver remained at the scene, the prosecutor's office also said. 

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Separate Weekend Shootings Outside Clubs Leave Two Dead In Newark Separate Weekend Shootings Outside Clubs Leave Two Dead In Newark
Separate Weekend Shootings Outside Clubs Leave Two Dead In Newark Authorities are investigating a pair of shootings over the weekend that occurred near two different nightspots in Newark.  Early Sunday morning, a shooting left one dead outside Rio Lounge at Market and Somme streets in the Ironbound.  That night, around 11 p.m., a second deadly shooting occurred near Three Levels Lounge and Sports Bar on Mulberry Street, across from the Prudential Center.  When events are held at the popular venue there is typically a heavy police presence, but nothing was scheduled at Prudential Sunday night.  The Essex County Prosecutor's Office sai…

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by Paul Milo
News
Newark Expected To Be A Traffic Nightmare Monday, When VMAs Come To Town Newark Expected To Be A Traffic Nightmare Monday, When VMAs Come To Town
Newark Expected To Be A Traffic Nightmare Monday, When VMAs Come To Town Authorities are urging the public to avoid travel to downtown Newark Monday if possible, when there will be multiple street closures to accommodate the Video Music Awards coming to the Prudential Center Monday night.  “We’d like the downtown businesses treat this like a major blizzard – except we know it’s coming a few days in advance,” Director of Public Safety Anthony Ambrose said. “It would be a mistake to underestimate the impact the VMA Awards are going to have on the downtown and the main roads in and out of the city. Ambrose urged commuters to use mass transit, and for employers…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Downtown Newark Shooting Arrest Made In Downtown Newark Shooting
Arrest Made In Downtown Newark Shooting A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal targeted shooting Tuesday morning that occurred in the heart of Newark's downtown, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday.  Terrence J. Wilson, 26, of Newark was gunned down just before 10 a.m. at 171 Market Street.  Jahid Nelson, 21, also of Newark, was arrested at the Garden State Motor Lodge in Union and charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses.  The brazenness of the shooting shocked many in a city long known for high rates of violent crime, occurring as it did at Broad …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Pregnant Woman Fights Off Would-Be Mugger In Newark Pregnant Woman Fights Off Would-Be Mugger In Newark
Pregnant Woman Fights Off Would-Be Mugger In Newark A pregnant woman was bruised fighting off a man who tried to snatch her gold necklace on a major Newark thoroughfare Thursday morning, police said.  The victim was walking with another woman and a small child in the 400-block of Market Street around 11:30 a.m. when she was approached by the man. He grabbed her by the neck and attempted to rip the chain off, police said.  After a brief struggle, the man left the scene without the necklace.  He is described as black, about 40 years old, 6 feet tall and weighing about 170 lbs. He was wearing a tan coat, gray hooded sweatshirt, …

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by Paul Milo