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Former Newark Public Safety Director Accidentally Shot Himself — With Someone Else's Gun: PD Former Newark Public Safety Director Accidentally Shot Himself — With Someone Else's Gun: PD
Former Newark Public Safety Director Accidentally Shot Himself — With Someone Else's Gun: PD Anthony Ambrose, who has a lengthy career in law enforcement in Essex County, accidentally shot himself with another person's gun on Friday, March 22, police said. Responding to many unanswered questions about the shooting, Cedar Grove police issued a news release laying out what happened to Ambrose at 2 Village Park Road, where Ambrose keeps an office as a private investigator.  Ambrose previously served as chief of detectives for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and public safety director for the City of Newark. After the discharge, Ambrose was taken to the hospital by another m…

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by Sam Barron
News
Phlebotomist Forced To Stand Naked In Front of Newark PD, Wrongfully Arrested: Lawsuit Phlebotomist Forced To Stand Naked In Front of Newark PD, Wrongfully Arrested: Lawsuit
Phlebotomist Forced To Stand Naked In Front of Newark PD, Wrongfully Arrested: Lawsuit A phlebotomist is suing the City of Newark and Newark Police, alleging they wrongfully arrested her and filmed her changing on their body cameras after she was stabbed in the face by a patient. The lawsuit was filed in March in New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County. On Feb. 9, 2021, the woman was working as a phlebotomist at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, when two patients began arguing about who was to be seen next to have their blood drawn, according to the lawsuit. The woman told them there was another phlebotomist who would see them soon but one of the patients became irate, and s…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Veteran Newark Police Officer Hector Moya Dies Of COVID-19, 55 Veteran Newark Police Officer Hector Moya Dies Of COVID-19, 55
Veteran Newark Police Officer Hector Moya Dies Of Covid-19, 55 Veteran Newark police officer Hector Moya died of COVID-19 complications Wednesday, Jan. 13, officials announced. He was 55 years old. Moya joined the Newark Police Division in March 1998. His assignments included the Fugitive Apprehension Unit, Auto Crimes Division, Special Victims Division and patrol within the 2nd, 4th and 5th Precincts. “The City of Newark deeply grieves the loss of this beloved 22-year police veteran,” Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said.  “Officer Moya served our communities with honor, distinction and excellence. We extend our deepest condolences and prayers to O…

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by Cecilia Levine