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Belleville Man Gunned Down In Newark Belleville Man Gunned Down In Newark
Belleville Man Gunned Down In Newark A 38-year-old Belleville man was shot and killed this weekend in Newark, authorities said. Omar Rivera was shot on the 300 block of North 7th Street around 12:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 4 a.m. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432. Calls will be kept confidential.

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HIM? Newark Police Man Missing For More Than A Week SEEN HIM? Newark Police Man Missing For More Than A Week
Seen HIM? Newark Police Man Missing For More Than A Week Police in Newark are seeking a 22-year-old man reported missing for more than a week. Bryan Olano was last seen on June 16 at approximately 9:30 p.m., on  the 300 block of North 7th Street, walking towards 4th Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. He’s described as Hispanic, with a light complexion, 5’11” tall and 175 pounds.  He has black hair and brown eyes and was wearing a Steelers hat, yellow t-shirt, black pants and yellow and black sneakers.  Olano was also wearing a waist-length black jacket with an Adidas logo on the back. Directo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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KNOW THEM? Police Seek ID For Suspects In Newark Shootings, Armed Robberies KNOW THEM? Police Seek ID For Suspects In Newark Shootings, Armed Robberies
Know Them? Police Seek ID For Suspects In Newark Shootings, Armed Robberies Authorities in Newark are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects involved in a series of shootings and armed robberies earlier this week. Police responding to a report of a robbery on Pacific Street located a victim who stated that he had been assaulted and held at gunpoint by two suspects who took his wallet and fled in a white Toyota 4 Runner around 4 p.m. Monday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Meanwhile, the same Toyota struck a vehicle near North 5th Street and Third Avenue about 40 minutes later and shot at the driver who had tried to follow them nea…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man In 'Blessed' Hoodie Stole From Newark Church: Police Man In 'Blessed' Hoodie Stole From Newark Church: Police
Man In 'Blessed' Hoodie Stole From Newark Church: Police Police in Newark are asking the public;s help identifying the suspects in back-to-back incidents last week.  Around 3:45 a.m. Friday, two men entered the parking lot of Buelah Grove Baptist Church on Springdale Avenue and swiped two cases of water from a church van. One of them later came back to the church, got inside and stole two laptops, a 30-inch smart TV, an Echo dot and food. A female and the person who helped steal the water from the church van met the man who entered the church on the street outside and headed towards Springfield Avenue.  The man who entered the church is…

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by Paul Milo