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'The Rabbi,' Rikers Island Inmate Charged In Eagle Rock Reservation Murder 'The Rabbi,' Rikers Island Inmate Charged In Eagle Rock Reservation Murder
'The Rabbi,' Rikers Island Inmate Charged In Eagle Rock Reservation Murder Two out-of-state men have been charged with murder after bringing a New York man from his apartment to the Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange and shooting him dead earlier this year, authorities said. Michael Verdel, 71, of the Bronx and Posley Sulaiman, 31, of Detroit, MI, gunned down Steels on a hiking trail at the West Orange reservation March 4, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Verdel, who is referred to as “the rabbi’’ by those who know him, was taken into custody in New York and has been extradited to New Jersey. He was being held on cha…

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by Cecilia Levine
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East Orange TikToker Posted Inspiring Video Day Of His Killing East Orange TikToker Posted Inspiring Video Day Of His Killing
East Orange TikToker Posted Inspiring Video Day Of His Killing A $5,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can provide information leading to an arrest and indictment of the person responsible for killing a 55-year-old man from East Orange. Alfred Cheatham was shot and killed on Whittlesey Avenue near his home on Nov. 2, 2021, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:23 p.m. Cheatham was active on TikTok, where he posted a video the same day he died singing along to Marvin Sapp's "Never Would Have Made It." The bio on Cheatham's page sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$5K Reward Offered In East Orange Homicide $5K Reward Offered In East Orange Homicide
$5K Reward Offered In East Orange Homicide A reward is being offered for the person who shot and killed a man unloading groceries from a family member's car. Troy Traynham, 59, of East Orange, was shot outside his Chestnut Street apartment on Sept. 18. He was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:48 p.m. No arrests have been made.  Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura have announced that the Sheriff’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or perso…

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by Jillian Pikora
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REWARD: $10K Offered In Irvington Killings Of Rahway Brothers REWARD: $10K Offered In Irvington Killings Of Rahway Brothers
Reward: $10K Offered In Irvington Killings Of Rahway Brothers A $10,000 reward is being offered in the shooting deaths of two Essex County brothers. The money is being offered by Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program in connection with the July 4 homicides of Malik A. McCallister, 38, and Tarik R. Barnes, 42, in Irvington. The Rahway brothers were shot around midnight on Montrose Terrace. McCallister was pronounced dead at Beth Israel at 12:30 a.m. Monday, July 5. Barnes was pronounced dead at 2:09 the same day at University Hospital. No arrests have been. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Essex Cou…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$10K Reward Offered In Shooting Death Of Maplewood Soccer Player Moussa Fofana $10K Reward Offered In Shooting Death Of Maplewood Soccer Player Moussa Fofana
$10K Reward Offered In Shooting Death Of Maplewood Soccer Player Moussa Fofana The Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Moussa Fofana. The 18-year-old Columbia High School soccer player was shot Sunday, June 6 at Underhill Sports Complex around 9:40 p.m., according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.  He was pronounced dead at the scene approximately one hour later. A second male victim was treated at an area hospital for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. More than $125,000 had …

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by Cecilia Levine
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A Slain Police Officer Gets A Memorial On 280 In East Orange A Slain Police Officer Gets A Memorial On 280 In East Orange
A Slain Police Officer Gets A Memorial On 280 In East Orange On Sept. 17, 1984, a young patrolman with the Essex County Police Department, Daniel Smith,  pulled a driver over near the Oakwood Avenue overpass along I-280 in East Orange. What happened next was a tragic reminder that even routine police work is often dangerous: the driver pulled a gun, shooting and killing the third-generation law enforcement officer, who had joined the force just the year before.  The perpetrator was later caught and is serving a life sentence.  Now, decades later, officials gathered to unveil a memorial to Patrolman Daniel "Danny" J. Smith's sacrifice.&…

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by Paul Milo