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Newark Man Convicted In Crime Spree That Killed Beloved EMT, Mom Priscilla Godoy Newark Man Convicted In Crime Spree That Killed Beloved EMT, Mom Priscilla Godoy
Newark Man Convicted In Crime Spree That Killed Beloved EMT, Mom Priscilla Godoy A Newark man has been convicted of charges in connection with a crime spree and crash that killed a 29-year-old mom and EMT in 2018, authorities announced. Najeeh Green, now 30, was involved the spree that resulted in a man being shot in Newark, a woman being carjacked at gunpoint in East Orange as she unloaded packages from her car, and ultimately the death of Priscilla Godoy, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Godoy’s skull was crushed when she was pinned between two parked cars on South 14th Street around 11:44 p.m. on May 5, 2018, as she tried to avo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Newark Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze That Displaced 7 Families UPDATE: Newark Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze That Displaced 7 Families
Update: Newark Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze That Displaced 7 Families A Newark firefighter was injured while battling a Thursday morning blaze that spread to a pair of three-story homes and displaced seven families, officials said. The two-alarm fire broke out at 817 South 14th Street — a vacant 2 1/2 story residence — just after 11 a.m., prompting a response from about 70 firefighters, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The fire spread rapidly to 813-815 and 819 South 14th Street, both occupied 3-story wood frame residences, O’Hara said. One firefighter sustained a minor neck injury but was treated at the scene and remained on duty, authori…

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by Valerie Musson
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18 ATVs Recovered In Newark Crackdown 18 ATVs Recovered In Newark Crackdown
18 ATVs Recovered In Newark Crackdown Eighteen illegal dirt bikes and ATVs were recovered in the first week of a crackdown in Newark, authorities said. The nine dirt bikes were recovered from: One from the 800 block of South 14th Street; two from N. 6th Street and Park Avenue; one from the 500 block of Clinton Avenue; one from Avon Avenue and Treacy Avenue; and three from one vacant apartment and a fourth dirt bike in another vacant apartment at a building in the 100 block of Roseville Avenue. Nine ATVs were recovered from: One from Astor Street and Brunswick Street; one from the 600 block of Irvine Turner Boulevard; two from M…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Newark Man Tampering With City Surveillance Camera Had Brass Knuckles Police: Newark Man Tampering With City Surveillance Camera Had Brass Knuckles
Police: Newark Man Tampering With City Surveillance Camera Had Brass Knuckles A Newark man found tampering with a city surveillance camera was found with brass knuckles by police responding to the scene, authorities said. Supreme Cockran, 26, ran from officers who found him tampering with the security cameras at Madison Avenue and South 15th Street just after 2:10 a.m. Friday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Cockran was found with brass knuckles on South 14th Street shortly after, and arrested on criminal mischief and weapons charges, Ambrose said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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U.S. Marshals Arrest Fugitive Wanted In Newark Shooting U.S. Marshals Arrest Fugitive Wanted In Newark Shooting
U.S. Marshals Arrest Fugitive Wanted In Newark Shooting A man wanted in a Newark shooting was arrested months later with help from the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. A warrant for the arrest of Michael McDonald, 30, was issued after a March 10 shooting on the 800 block of South 14th Street, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Around 7:10 that evening, a man got out of a car and shot at passengers in another car, Ambrose said. Miraculously, no injuries were reported.  McDonald was arrested Friday without incident by the Newark Police Division’s Fugitive Apprehension Team along with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Tas…

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by Cecilia Levine