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Watchung Man Shot Dead In Newark Watchung Man Shot Dead In Newark
Watchung Man Shot Dead In Newark A Watchung man was shot and killed in Newark Thursday evening, authorities confirmed. Newark Police officers responding to a shooting report near Grumman Avenue and Maple Avenue found Louis Brown, 41, sitting his car with a gunshot wound shortly before 5 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said in a joint release with Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task …

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by Valerie Musson
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Driver In Stolen Car Plows Into Newark Bus Stop Seriously Injuring 2, Police Say Driver In Stolen Car Plows Into Newark Bus Stop Seriously Injuring 2, Police Say
Driver In Stolen Car Plows Into Newark Bus Stop Seriously Injuring 2, Police Say A driver of a stolen car was arrested after he struck two people at a bus stop in Newark leaving them seriously injured Tuesday morning, authorities said. Norven Dee Alcius, 19, of Union, was behind the wheel of a stolen Mazda SUV when he hit the two pedestrians at a bus stop around 9 a.m. at Broad and Market streets in Newark,  Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The victims were transported to University Hospital for treatment. They both are reportedly in serious, but stable condition. Alcius got out of the vehicle after it struck the two victims and was apprehended by resp…

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by Cecilia Levine