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Pro Boxer Shot Dead While Driving Family To Christmas Eve Dinner Pro Boxer Shot Dead While Driving Family To Christmas Eve Dinner
Pro Boxer Shot Dead While Driving Family To Christmas Eve Dinner A 30-year-old professional boxer was killed while driving his family to Christmas Eve dinner, authorities said. Danny Kelly Jr., of Clinton, was behind the wheel of his family's SUV on St. Barnabas Road in Temple Hills, MD, with his girlfriend and three children in the car, Prince George's police said. Another driver pulled up and opened fire, hitting Kelly around 4:40 p.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital a short time later.  A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment. Kelly was a professional boxer who went by "Smooth" …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge
Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge A Newark man sexually abused two children – one 6, the other 4 – in Paterson and Passaic, authorities charged. Tahmir Norris, 29, became the subject of an investigation following a May 6 call from St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday. Detectives from the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit interviewed the 6-year-old child and multiple witnesses, Valdes said. The older victim reported being sexually abused by Norris at homes in Paterson and Passaic between March and May of this year while the 4-year-old was in the room, the prosecutor said. The 4-year-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Man, 40, Charged With Repeated Sex Assaults On Child Passaic Man, 40, Charged With Repeated Sex Assaults On Child
Passaic Man, 40, Charged With Repeated Sex Assaults On Child A Passaic man was arrested Wednesday and charged with sexually abusing a child several times over the course of nearly a year, authorities said. Edu Roldan-Lopez, 40, was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Louis A. Guzman said in a joint release. Passaic police had received a report in late January, after which detectives from Valdes’s Special Victims Unit interviewed the child and more than one witness, they said. The youngster “reported being sexually abused [Roldan-Lopez] on …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Newark Police Officer Andy Jimenez Dies Of Heart Attack, 55 Newark Police Officer Andy Jimenez Dies Of Heart Attack, 55
Newark Police Officer Andy Jimenez Dies Of Heart Attack, 55 The Newark police department is mourning the loss of longtime officer Andy Jimenez, who died of a heart attack Monday, April 20. He was 55 years old. Jimenez joined the Newark Police Division in 2001 and served in various units over his career, including criminal investigations along with the Special Enforcement and Environmental Task Force part of the Major Crimes division. Jimenez was also part of the team serving at the new 7th Precinct since its opening in 2018. “We are saddened by the passing of our dear brother, Officer Andy Jimenez, who faithfully served the people of the City of N…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Newark Police Intelligence Analyst Daniel Francis Dies Of Coronavirus, 51 Newark Police Intelligence Analyst Daniel Francis Dies Of Coronavirus, 51
Newark Police Intelligence Analyst Daniel Francis Dies Of Coronavirus, 51 Daniel Francis, a criminal intelligence analyst with the Newark Police Division, died Monday of COVID-19 complications. He was 51. Francis started his law enforcement career with the East Orange Police Department before moving to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office where he spent almost 16 years as an investigator for the narcotics, special victims and homicide units -- among others. He reached the rank of lieutenant and retired from the prosecutor’s office in 2017. Francis joined the Newark Police Department, where he served with distinction in the Major Crimes Division as a criminal inte…

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by Valerie Musson