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Teenager Wanted After Facebook Marketplace Purchase Leads To Knifepoint Robbery: Newark PD Teenager Wanted After Facebook Marketplace Purchase Leads To Knifepoint Robbery: Newark PD
Teenager Wanted After Facebook Marketplace Purchase Leads To Knifepoint Robbery: Newark PD An 18-year-old Newark resident is wanted by police after a knifepoint robbery in July stemming from a Facebook Marketplace purchase. On Sunday, July 28, at 4:50 p.m., the victim responded to a post on Facebook Marketplace about buying a PlayStation video game console, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. When the victim met the suspect on the 300 block of Morris Avenue, the suspect pulled out a knife and tried to cut him,  Fragé said. The victim grabbed the suspect’s arm and wrestled with him until the suspect snatched the victim’s wallet from his pocket, Fragé said.. T…

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by Sam Barron
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VIDEO: Body Cam Footage Shows Newark Officers Rescuing Shooting Victim VIDEO: Body Cam Footage Shows Newark Officers Rescuing Shooting Victim
Video: Body Cam Footage Shows Newark Officers Rescuing Shooting Victim The body cam worn by Newark police officers captured the moments their heroic efforts saved a shooting victim. Officers responded to a call of a shooting on the 300 block of Morris Avenue Saturday afternoon, June 6, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release. The victim was having trouble breathing and going in and out of consciousness when officers arrived at the scene around 2 p.m., Ambrose said. "Come on, get in the car," one officer can be heard saying, while escorting the victim to his cruiser. The officer then drove the victim to University Hospital, where he…

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by Valerie Musson