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Arrests Made In Killing Of NJ Hoops Star Letrell Duncan
A 22-year-old man and teen boy have been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a 16-year-old North Jersey basketball standout Letrell Duncan, authorities said.
Duncan, 16, of East Orange, was walking with friends when he was approached by two young men on Monday, Oct. 3, sources with direct knowledge of the incident tell Daily Voice.
Something may have been said, but the teen "brushed it off," his aunt, Marsha Douglas, told the New York Times.
They parted ways, and two others wearing black ski masks approached the teen and shot him at the corner of Lincoln Street and Park …
Siblings Left Without Mom In Irvington Murder-Suicide
A brother and sister from Irvington are forced to grow up without their mom who was killed in a murder-suicide last week.
More than $800 had been raised for Zion & Nova as of Monday, June 12.
DaQuasha Jackson, 31, was shot and killed by Dane Larence, 32, at a home on Adams Street on Thursday, June 9, before he turned the gun on himself, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
"DaQuasha Jackson 'Boo Boo' was stolen from her children Zion & Nova horrifically," the page reads.
"So unexpected & very unfortunate, but now my nephew & niece …
Missouri Man Sexually Exploited Newark Sisters Ages 11, 9 Online: Prosecutor
A Missouri man was charged after sexually exploiting two Newark sisters ages nine and 11 online, authorities announced Tuesday.
John Carpenter, 41, was charged with child endangerment, sexual assault, manufacturing child exploitation material, and subjecting two young children to sexual abuse, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
Carpenter, of Lebanon, Missouri, was identified as a suspect following an investigation that began in South Carolina, where authorities found videos of the sisters engaged in sexual acts that may have been sent from Newark, Stephens s…
Police Officer Brought Bergen Nurse's Body Home To Mom After Killing Him On Parkway: Prosecutor
A police officer was arrested for attempting to hide the body of a 29-year-old nurse who he struck and killed on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said.
Louis Santiago, 25, an officer in Newark, was off duty when he swerved into the right shoulder and struck Damian Z. Dymka, of Garfield, on the northbound side of the parkway near Exit 151 around 3 a.m. on Nov. 1, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said.
Neither Santiago nor his passenger, Albert Guzman, 25, of Newark, called 911 and instead, put Dymka's body in the back of Santiago's 2005 Honda Accord, Stephens sai…
Authorities: East Orange Man Was Twice Legal Limit In Crash That Cost Passenger His Leg
An East Orange man's blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit when he crashed into a tree causing his 19-year-old passenger to have one of her legs amputated, authorities said Friday.
Charles D. Sloan, Jr., 33, was charged with second-degree assault by auto causing serious bodily injury while intoxicated within 1,000 feet of school property, fourth degree assault by auto, and fourth degree causing serious bodily injury while driving on a suspended license, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said in a joint release.
Sloan was driving with a suspended lice…
Elizabeth Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Newark Man
An Elizabeth man was arrested in the hit-and-run accident that killed a Newark man last month, authorities said Friday.
Francisco Salazar, 35, was behind the wheel of a Jeep Wrangler that struck Devere L. Rogers, 42, who was walking near McCarter Highway and 4th Avenue Aug. 15 around 11:40 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.
Rogers was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 30 minutes later, Ambrose and Stephens said.
Salazar was charged with second-degree leavin…
