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Crackdown Busts 6 With Illegal Weapons Last Weekend In Newark: Police Crackdown Busts 6 With Illegal Weapons Last Weekend In Newark: Police
Crackdown Busts 6 With Illegal Weapons Last Weekend In Newark: Police Six Newark residents were busted with illegal weapons over the weekend as part of a city crackdown that began last December. Four of those arrests were in the South Ward and two were in the East Ward, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The following men were arrested Saturday, April 2 in the South Ward, according to O'Hara: Alfuquan A. McNair, 29, of Washington, NJ; Elijah Harden, 31, of East Orange; and a 17-year-old male from Irvington. Each suspect faces charges of unlawful possession of a weapon, among other charges.  Shaheed Hall, 32, of Newark, was arreste…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Found Dead In Newark South Ward Park Woman Found Dead In Newark South Ward Park
Woman Found Dead In Newark South Ward Park A woman was found dead in a park in Newark's South Ward Monday morning, officials said. Her body was found at Clinton and Jeliff avenues, Newark spokeswoman Catherine Adams said. Responders said she was found dead in a park at the intersection around 6 a.m. The incident was not considered suspicious in nature. No further information was available.

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by Cecilia Levine