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Christopher Rodriguez

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Gunman Shoots Retired Newark Police Capt. In Attempted Carjacking, More Arrests: Authorities Gunman Shoots Retired Newark Police Capt. In Attempted Carjacking, More Arrests: Authorities
Gunman Shoots Retired Newark Police Capt. In Attempted Carjacking, More Arrests: Authorities Several arrests were made in connection with an attempted carjacking and multiple shootings including one for firing at a retired police officer in Newark this week, authorities said. The following information was released by Newark Public Safety Director O’Hara: On Nov. 24, police responded to 14th Avenue on a ShotSpotter notification where police found the victim, a retired Newark police captain, who had been shot at by a juvenile who attempted to carjack him.  The suspect was arrested Friday on charges of carjacking, aggravated assault, weapon possession and criminal misch…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Multiple Teenage Car Thieves From Newark Nabbed After Police Pursuits Multiple Teenage Car Thieves From Newark Nabbed After Police Pursuits
Multiple Teenage Car Thieves From Newark Nabbed After Police Pursuits A high-speed police chase ended with the arrest of four teenagers accused of stealing expensive vehicles, authorities said. The collaborative efforts of two police departments in Central Jersey led to the arrest of four car thieves from Newark, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a press statement. A separate investigation by two other local police departments resulted in the recent arrest of three additional teenage car thieves, the prosecutor said on Thursday. “Car thieves have been feasting on a smorgasbord of high-end vehicles in Monmouth County’s&nb…

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by Jon Craig
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Heroin, Cocaine, $34K Cash Seized In Essex County Drug Raid Heroin, Cocaine, $34K Cash Seized In Essex County Drug Raid
Heroin, Cocaine, $34K Cash Seized In Essex County Drug Raid Newark police arrested four men and seized various amounts of heroin, crack cocaine and fentanyl and more than $34,000 during a raid on two Essex County homes, authorities said. Tony Toney of Newark, Christopher Rodriguez of Newark, Timothy Finkley of Bloomfield and Harold Finkley of Maplewood were charged with numerous narcotics and firearm offenses after Wednesday’s raid at homes on Chadwick Avenue in Newark and Springfield Avenue in Maplewood, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release. The raid resulted in the seizure of $34,383 in cash as well as the follow…

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by Valerie Musson