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NJ Transit Driver Could Be Deported For Death Of Passenger Returning Pocketbook: Authorities NJ Transit Driver Could Be Deported For Death Of Passenger Returning Pocketbook: Authorities
NJ Transit Driver Could Be Deported For Death Of Passenger Returning Pocketbook: Authorities An NJ Transit bus driver from Bloomfield was sentenced to New Jersey State Prison for dragging a passenger returning a woman's pocketbook in Newark, authorities announced. Superior Court Judge Ronald D. Wigler sentenced 36-year-old Fayola Howard to five years in State Prison for the death of 55-year-old Kevin Thomas, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Howard was arrested while trying to board a plane at Newark Airport on Feb. 18, 2020. A native of Trinidad, she is expected to face deportation proceedings following completion of her sentence. Under the No Early Release Act,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man Charged In Newark Homicide Jersey City Man Charged In Newark Homicide
Jersey City Man Charged In Newark Homicide A 19-year-old Jersey City man was charged with murder in the shooting death of a 42-year-old Newark man, authorities said Thursday. Akram Brown was shot on Mt. Vernon Place in Newark on Wednesday, and pronounced dead at the scene at 8:02 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Deautay M. Haines was charged with murder,  possession of a weapon and possession of weapon for an unlawful purpose.  He was lodged in the Essex County Jail in Newark. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HIM? Missing Newark Man, 23, Suffers From Schizophrenia, Depression SEEN HIM? Missing Newark Man, 23, Suffers From Schizophrenia, Depression
Seen HIM? Missing Newark Man, 23, Suffers From Schizophrenia, Depression Authorities are asking the public's help in locating a missing Newark man. Shawn Valentine Hartfield, 23, lives with family in Newark and was last seen going to the store at Eastern Parkway and Mt. Vernon Place between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Thursday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release. He reportedly suffers from Schizophrenia and depression, Ambrose said. Hartfield is between 5 feet 2 and 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 190 pounds. He has brown eyes, a medium brown complexion and black hair, Ambrose said. Ambrose urges anyone with information regarding…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Transit Driver Arrested In Pedestrian Hit-Run Death While Boarding Plane At Newark Airport NJ Transit Driver Arrested In Pedestrian Hit-Run Death While Boarding Plane At Newark Airport
NJ Transit Driver Arrested In Pedestrian Hit-Run Death While Boarding Plane At Newark Airport An NJ Transit bus driver from Bloomfield was arrested Tuesday while trying to board a plane at Newark Airport in connection with the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian late last year, authorities said. Fayola Howard, 34, dragged 55-year-old Kevin Thomas on Sanford Avenue approaching Mt. Vernon Place in Newark on Dec. 29, 2019, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Thomas died of his injuries on Jan. 6. Howard is facing charges of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident with an injured person. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Essex …

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by Cecilia Levine