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Bodycam Footage Shows Police Capture Newark Ex-Con During Armed Robbery, Abduction Bodycam Footage Shows Police Capture Newark Ex-Con During Armed Robbery, Abduction
Bodycam Footage Shows Police Capture Newark Ex-Con During Armed Robbery, Abduction Bodycam footage shows Newark police officers capturing an ex-con who forced a pair of men to drive him away from scene of an armed robbery at gunpoint, authorities said. Shukri M. Dunell, 25, forced two men to rob an ATM inside of a Bergen Street store at gunpoint, and then forced them to drive him away from the scene a silver Ford pickup truck belonging to one of the victims around 11:50 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. An officer located near the scene spotted the truck heading northbound on Chadwick Avenue, and began following the vehicle while corresponding wit…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Monmouth County Man Arrested For Illegal Dumping In Newark Monmouth County Man Arrested For Illegal Dumping In Newark
Monmouth County Man Arrested For Illegal Dumping In Newark A Monmouth County man was arrested for illegal dumping in Newark, authorities said. John Clark, of Highlands, was spotted by a city code enforcement member pouring unused concrete into a storm drain near Roseville Avenue and Orange Street around 11 a.m. Thursday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Clark, 32, was arrested and faces charges of illegal dumping and illegal transporting of solid waste, Ambrose said.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Newark Police Release Details In Death Of Linden's Jeffrey Mendoza Newark Police Release Details In Death Of Linden's Jeffrey Mendoza
Newark Police Release Details In Death Of Linden's Jeffrey Mendoza A 20-year-old Linden who had been missing for more than a week was found dead in Newark after falling from the Pulaski Skyway into an automobile yard, authorities said March 3. A widespread search was launched for Jeffrey Mendoza after he was reported missing around 9:45 p.m. Feb. 21.  Mendoza's vehicle was found in the northbound lanes of the Pulaski Skyway on Feb. 23, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. A search of the river using NPD's drones came up short. On Feb. 24, however, Mendoza's body was found in an automobile storage yard. Authorities suspect Mendoza fell fro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: Newark Man Robbed City Resident At Knifepoint Police: Newark Man Robbed City Resident At Knifepoint
Police: Newark Man Robbed City Resident At Knifepoint A 24-year-old Newark man was in custody on accusations he robbed a city resident at knifepoint, authorities said. Police responded to a call about a robbery in progress on the 400 block of Ferry Street around 3:45 p.m., where a victim told officers that a man with a box cutter took his phone and money, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Officers on patrol arrested Tyrone Boykins moments later, when they saw him in the neighborhood several blocks away at Wilson Avenue and Kossuth Street, Ambrose said.  He was charged with robbery and possession of a weapon for …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman Leaps From Roof To Escape Newark House Fire, 2 Families Displaced Woman Leaps From Roof To Escape Newark House Fire, 2 Families Displaced
Woman Leaps From Roof To Escape Newark House Fire, 2 Families Displaced A woman jumped from the roof of a Newark home in a fire that displaced two families Friday morning. Flames and smoke were coming out of the top floor window the 2.5-story home at 384 South 19th St., when firefighters arrived around 9:20 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. A woman inside the home jumped from the roof to safety, and was transported to University Hospital for treatment.  No other injuries were been reported. The fire was considered under control just before 9:45 a.m., displacing two families comprised four adults and two children, Ambrose s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
HEROES: Newark Officers Rescue Suicidal Man From Route 78 Overpass (VIDEO) HEROES: Newark Officers Rescue Suicidal Man From Route 78 Overpass (VIDEO)
Heroes: Newark Officers Rescue Suicidal Man From Route 78 Overpass (Video) A pair of Newark police officers rescued a 25-year-old suicidal man from jumping off of the Route 78 overpass Tuesday. Fifth Precinct Officers Tianna Contreras and Briana Shanklin were patrolling the intersection of Nye Avenue and Walcott Terrace when they noticed a man over the fence of the overpass around 5:20 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Contreras and Shanklin immediately got out of their vehicle to render aid. The man, holding onto the gate with one hand and his cell phone with the other, told the officers of his intention to jump, at which poi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
2 Families Displaced, Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Newark Blaze 2 Families Displaced, Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Newark Blaze
2 Families Displaced, Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Newark Blaze Two families were displaced and one firefighter injured in an early-morning fire Friday that tore through a Newark home. Firefighters responded to the 3-story wood frame home at 382 Leslie St., where a kitchen fire had spread to the second and third floors around 6 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. A second alarm was called around 6:30 a.m., with some 90 firefighters in total working to knock down the blaze. One firefighter was injured after falling through the floor and suffering a knee injury. He was treated at the scene by EMS, Ambrose said. The fire was…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Mom Charged After Foster Son, 12, Found Tethered To Fan By Chains, Padlocks NJ Mom Charged After Foster Son, 12, Found Tethered To Fan By Chains, Padlocks
NJ Mom Charged After Foster Son, 12, Found Tethered To Fan By Chains, Padlocks A New Jersey mom has been charged after police say her 12-year-old foster son was found tethered to a fan by chains and padlocks. Wanser E. Brown, 66, of Newark is accused of confining the boy to a bedroom and tethering him to a fan by chains and padlocks, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The boy was discovered during a welfare check of Brown’s Newark home on the 500 block of Clinton Avenue around 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, Ambrose said. Brown was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. The boy — a foster child in Brown’s care — was taken to Univers…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Burns Face After Trying To Light Cigarette Sparking Oxygen Tank Fire Man Burns Face After Trying To Light Cigarette Sparking Oxygen Tank Fire
Man Burns Face After Trying To Light Cigarette Sparking Oxygen Tank Fire A Newark man was taken to the hospital with burns after an apparent oxygen tank fire, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the 60s block of Mount Pleasant Avenue on a call of an oxygen tank rupture around 8:05 a.m. Saturday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. While there was no fire, the man had burns on his face and was subsequently taken to Saint Barnabas Medical Center, according to Ambrose and RLS Media. The man had reportedly been trying to light a cigarette while oxygen was being administered, which started a fire, RLS Media says.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NEWARK FIRE: Man Dead, 2 Hospitalized, 4 Displaced NEWARK FIRE: Man Dead, 2 Hospitalized, 4 Displaced
Newark Fire: Man Dead, 2 Hospitalized, 4 Displaced One man died and two people were hospitalized in a house fire Thursday afternoon, authorities confirmed. An unresponsive man was found by firefighters on the second floor of the 3.5-story home at 412 Roseville Avenue when firefighters arrived around 12:35 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. That man was pronounced dead, and a man and woman were taken to University Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. The fire was considered under control at 1:55 p.m. Three families including four adults, were relocated as a result of this fire. Arson detectives f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Attacks, Kills 45-Year-Old Wife In Their Newark Home, Authorities Say Man Attacks, Kills 45-Year-Old Wife In Their Newark Home, Authorities Say
Man Attacks, Kills 45-Year-Old Wife In Their Newark Home, Authorities Say A Newark man is facing a first-degree murder charge after attacking and killing his 45-year-old wife in their Newark home, authorities said. Maria Lasso was attacked by Jose Lasso Guaman at their Polk Street home on Jan. 14, and pronounced dead at the scene around 7:45 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Guaman has been charged with first degree murder, possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.  He was arrested Jan. 14 and remanded to the Essex County Correctiona…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Newark Police Bust 'Selfish' Irvington Women For Throwing Massive Soccer Parties Newark Police Bust 'Selfish' Irvington Women For Throwing Massive Soccer Parties
Newark Police Bust 'Selfish' Irvington Women For Throwing Massive Soccer Parties A pair of Irvington women were arrested for throwing two massive parties featuring soccer matches over the weekend in Newark, authorities said. Rosa E. Mainato, 23, and Fanny Camas, 27, were charged with maintaining an unlicensed liquor establishment, illegal sale of liquor, and unlawful possession of alcohol, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. “It’s incredible how once again people put wealth over health,” Ambrose said. “It’s selfish people like this who perpetuate the spread.” Police responded to 223 Verona Ave., on reports of a COVID-19 violation, where they fo…

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by Cecilia Levine