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Man Killed In Newark Had Been Wanted For Harassing Dunkin' Donuts Drive-Thru Worker Man Killed In Newark Had Been Wanted For Harassing Dunkin' Donuts Drive-Thru Worker
Man Killed In Newark Had Been Wanted For Harassing Dunkin' Donuts Drive-Thru Worker A 34-year-old Newark man wanted earlier this summer for throwing objects at a Dunkin' Donuts drive-thru worker was shot and killed early Tuesday, Aug. 2, authorities said. Davion Sumler was found suffering gunshot wounds on the 300 block of South 20th Street around 2:05 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Newark police last month issued a warrant for Sumler's arrest after he reportedly drove up to the entrance of a South Orange Avenue Dunkin' Donuts and shattered the front window with a wooden object on June 22.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Heroin, 19 Illegal Firearms Seized Last Week In Newark Heroin, 19 Illegal Firearms Seized Last Week In Newark
Heroin, 19 Illegal Firearms Seized Last Week In Newark Police recovered 19 illegal firearms, loaded magazines, heroin and more from more than a dozen individuals in Newark in the last week, they said. The recoveries — from June 28 to July 7 — mark a 30 percent increase over the same period last year, Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said. Malave reports the following arrests and gun/drug seizures: Thursday, July 7: Wyheed Heath, 27, and Kevin Artis, 27, both of Newark, arrested after police observed Heath with a handgun in the 600 block of South 20th Street. Heath was found in possession of a handgun, 50 glassine envel…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gunman Shoots Retired Newark Police Capt. In Attempted Carjacking, More Arrests: Authorities Gunman Shoots Retired Newark Police Capt. In Attempted Carjacking, More Arrests: Authorities
Gunman Shoots Retired Newark Police Capt. In Attempted Carjacking, More Arrests: Authorities Several arrests were made in connection with an attempted carjacking and multiple shootings including one for firing at a retired police officer in Newark this week, authorities said. The following information was released by Newark Public Safety Director O’Hara: On Nov. 24, police responded to 14th Avenue on a ShotSpotter notification where police found the victim, a retired Newark police captain, who had been shot at by a juvenile who attempted to carjack him.  The suspect was arrested Friday on charges of carjacking, aggravated assault, weapon possession and criminal misch…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stolen Car With Sleeping 6-Year-Old Inside Found In Newark Stolen Car With Sleeping 6-Year-Old Inside Found In Newark
Stolen Car With Sleeping 6-Year-Old Inside Found In Newark A 6-year-old who was sleeping in the back of a running car when it was stolen is OK after the vehicle was found within minutes in Newark, police said. A woman left a 2018 Honda Accord idling when she went to drop off a package in East Orange around 10 p.m. Thursday. A thief jumped inside the car and took off, police said. Possibly after realizing there was a child in the car, the thief abandoned it a few blocks away at Hawthorne Avenue and South 20th Street in Newark. The suspect was seen running down Fabyan Place. Police in Newark recovered the car and the boy -- who was still sleeping.…

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by Paul Milo