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Man Found Dead With Head Trauma, Gashes Prompts Homicide Investigation In Newark: Prosecutor Man Found Dead With Head Trauma, Gashes Prompts Homicide Investigation In Newark: Prosecutor
Man Found Dead With Head Trauma, Gashes Prompts Homicide Investigation In Newark: Prosecutor Police in Newark are investigating the death of a 40-year-old found with head trauma and lacerations in broad daylight, they said. Michael Castro, a city resident, was found by officers responding to a service call on the 100 block of Stone Street around 12:25 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Castro was outside suffering from head trauma and lacerations, and pronounced dead at the scene at 12:53 p.m., police said. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone w…
Shock Spreads After Imam Shot Dead Outside Newark Mosque (UPDATE) Shock Spreads After Imam Shot Dead Outside Newark Mosque (UPDATE)
Shock Spreads After Imam Shot Dead Outside Newark Mosque (Update) An imam was pronounced dead after being fatally shot outside a Newark mosque on Wednesday, Jan. 3, authorities said. Hassan Sharif was found by officers responding to the Masjid Muhammad Newark mosque on South Orange Ave., at 6:16 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé, said.  Police brought Sharif to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:20 p.m., the Essex County Sheriff's Office said. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said the shooting does not appear to have been an act motivated by bias or domestic terrorism. “We know that in light of global eve…
Attempted Murder For Mom Accused Of Stabbing 5-Year-Old Son In Newark: Prosecutor Attempted Murder For Mom Accused Of Stabbing 5-Year-Old Son In Newark: Prosecutor
Attempted Murder For Mom Accused Of Stabbing 5-Year-Old Son In Newark: Prosecutor A Newark mom has been charged with attempted murder for stabbing her 5-year-old son this week, authorities announced. Symona McGhee, 39, is also facing weapons offenses and endangering the welfare of a child for the stabbing that left her son critical but stable on Monday, Nov. 6, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Police responding to a home on the 100 block of Murray Street found the boy suffering stab wounds around 5 p.m., Stephen said alongside Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé. The boy was transported to University Hospital and listed in critica…
3-Year-Old Found Safe In Jersey City After AMBER Alert Issued Out of Newark (PHOTOS) 3-Year-Old Found Safe In Jersey City After AMBER Alert Issued Out of Newark (PHOTOS)
3-Year-Old Found Safe In Jersey City After Amber Alert Issued Out of Newark (Photos) A 3-year-old was found unharmed in Jersey City after an AMBER alert was issued out of Newark on Tuesday, Oct. 31. At 8:15 a.m., police responded to the 100 block of Wilson Avenue after a vehicle was carjacked with the child left inside, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  At 10:30 a.m., police found the vehicle in Jersey City with the child inside and unharmed, Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation. 
Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From High-Rise Across From NJPAC Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From High-Rise Across From NJPAC
Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From High-Rise Across From Njpac A man leapt to his death from the balcony of a building in Newark Tuesday, Sept. 5, officials said. Police responding to the intersection of Center Street and Park Place on a call of a sick or injured person found the unresponsive man around 5:25 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He had jumped from a building’s balcony across from New Jersey Performing Arts Center and pronounced dead at 5:48 p.m.  The incident remains under investigation. No further information is available.
Child, 5, Dead After Being Found In Newark Bathtub: Prosecutors Child, 5, Dead After Being Found In Newark Bathtub: Prosecutors
Child, 5, Dead After Being Found In Newark Bathtub: Prosecutors A five-year-old died after being found unresponsive in a bathtub in Newark on Monday, Aug. 28, authorities said. At 7:26 p.m., police responded to the 400 block of Washington Street, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  The child was transported to University Hospital where it was soon pronounced dead, Stephens and Fragé said. The cause and manner of death is pending an autopsy and an investigation is ongoing, Stephens and Fragé said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Pros…
Crime Reduction Roundup Nets 10 Shooting Suspects In NJ's Largest City Crime Reduction Roundup Nets 10 Shooting Suspects In NJ's Largest City
Crime Reduction Roundup Nets 10 Shooting Suspects In NJ's Largest City The Newark Police Division's Summer Crime Reduction Initiative is off to a hot start. Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé announced the following 10 people were arrested in June, in connection with various shootings in the city: Lloyde Darby, a 57-year-old Newark resident, was charged with aggravated assault and weapon possession for shooting that occurred in March in the 200 block of 7th Avenue West. Shanyah Thompson, a 24-year-old Newark resident was charged with criminal mischief and weapon possession in connection with a shooting that occurred on Thursday, June 22 in the 300…
Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police
Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police A man's body was recovered from the Passaic River on the morning of Thursday, June 15, authorities said. At 8:06 a.m. police responded to the 700 block of Raymond Boulevard/Riverbank Park on a call of a body in the Passaic River, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  Officers found and recovered the body, and the male victim was pronounced dead soon after, Fragé said.  The incident remains under investigation, Fragé said.
Viral Reddit Post Shows Now-Suspended Newark Officers Sleeping At Work Viral Reddit Post Shows Now-Suspended Newark Officers Sleeping At Work
Viral Reddit Post Shows Now-Suspended Newark Officers Sleeping At Work Two Newark cops captured catching some z's while on the job in a viral Reddit post have been suspended. Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé announced the two officers seen sleeping in their patrol vehicle will be suspended without pay.  Wow Newark police be sleeping on the job, thats why mc carter had no traffic today😂 Posted by Aaron Persadie on Friday, June 2, 2023 Fragé said police first became aware of the photo on Wednesday, May 31. It is unknown when the photo was taken. "Police officers sleeping while on duty is against the Newark Police Division’s rules and regulations a…
MURDER: Serial Robbers Charged In Fatal Newark Shooting After Police Pursuit MURDER: Serial Robbers Charged In Fatal Newark Shooting After Police Pursuit
Murder: Serial Robbers Charged In Fatal Newark Shooting After Police Pursuit Two serial robbers from Irvington have been charged with murder in connection with a Newark shooting after a police pursuit, authorities announced. Both Deontee Jones, 24, and Earl Betterson, 33, have been arrested in the shooting death of Romulo Luzuriaga on Thursday, May 11, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Luzuriaga was found in a vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound on the 200 block of Grafton Avenue around 10:25 that night. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounc…
Man Killed In Newark Fire Was Beloved Local Resident Man Killed In Newark Fire Was Beloved Local Resident
Man Killed In Newark Fire Was Beloved Local Resident Authorities have identified the 57-year-old man killed him in a Newark apartment building Saturday night, Feb. 4. Charlie Casiano was found inside of the building on the 800 block of Franklin Avenue, sometime after 7:40 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Casiano was taken to Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, where he was pronounced dead at 8:01 p.m. Sources with direct knowledge of the incident say Casiano may have been smoking near a couch, however, a conclusive cause of the blaze has yet to be i…
5-Year-Old Girl Dead In Newark Crash: Prosecutor 5-Year-Old Girl Dead In Newark Crash: Prosecutor
5-Year-Old Girl Dead In Newark Crash: Prosecutor A 5-year-old girl was struck and killed while her father and younger sister were hospitalized in a Newark crash Tuesday, Jan. 31, authorities said. The girl was struck at the intersection of 6th Avenue and North 9th Street around 6:45 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Sources with direct knowledge of the incident say the vehicle flee the scene. The girl was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. Her father and younger sister were taken to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The Essex …
Bloomfield Man, 25, Killed In Newark Bloomfield Man, 25, Killed In Newark
Bloomfield Man, 25, Killed In Newark A 25-year-old Bloomfield man was shot and killed in Newark, authorities said. Lance Sally Jr., 25, was found suffering gunshot wounds on the 100 block of Salem Street around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Sally was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:55 p.m. More than $7,000 had been raised for Sally's family on a GoFundMe as of Saturday, Dec. 3. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecut…
Shooting Places Newark School On Lockdown Shooting Places Newark School On Lockdown
Shooting Places Newark School On Lockdown A report of shots fired placed a Newark school on lockdown Friday, Nov. 4, authorities said. The call came in just before 3 p.m., near the Louise A. Spencer Elementary school on the 100 block of Muhammad Ali Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. No victims were located and no injuries have been reported. The incident remains under investigation. 
6-Year-Old Child, Man Shot In Newark 6-Year-Old Child, Man Shot In Newark
6-Year-Old Child, Man Shot In Newark A man in his 20s and a 6-year-old child were hospitalized after being shot on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Newark, authorities said. Police responding to a report of shots fired on the 300 block of South Orange Avenue found the victims, who were taken to University Hospital for treatment around 7 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation. No further information was available.
2 Passed Out, 11 Total Hospitalized In CO Leak At Newark Senior Living Facility 2 Passed Out, 11 Total Hospitalized In CO Leak At Newark Senior Living Facility
2 Passed Out, 11 Total Hospitalized In CO Leak At Newark Senior Living Facility Eleven residents of a Newark senior living facility were hospitalized in a carbon monoxide leak early Saturday, Oct. 15, authorities said. Two people who had passed out brought police to the Stephen Crane Elderly Apartments on Evergreen Lane around 5:40 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Firefighters determined that carbon monoxide was being emitted from a furnace in the building. A total of 11 residents were transported to area hospitals for treatment of shortness of breath and light-headedness.  Five victims were transported to University Hospital and si…
Three People Found Dead Hours Apart In Newark Three People Found Dead Hours Apart In Newark
Three People Found Dead Hours Apart In Newark Three people were found dead in Newark on Monday, Aug. 29, according to police and news outlets. Police were called to the scene of a "sick or injured person" around 9:20 a.m., at Montclair Avenue and Broadway, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.  Then, around 4:20 p.m., a man was found lying on the sidewalk near a bodega at South Orange Avenue and Munn, RLS Media reports. He was also pronounced dead. Around 7:50 p.m., police were called to a home on the 100 block of Pennington Street, where a female was found unrespon…
UPDATE: Shooting On Route 80 In Lodi Leaves One Dead, Another Hospitalized UPDATE: Shooting On Route 80 In Lodi Leaves One Dead, Another Hospitalized
Update: Shooting On Route 80 In Lodi Leaves One Dead, Another Hospitalized UPDATE: Authorities captured and charged three Long Island men in connection with the shooting death of a driver on Route 80 in Lodi last weekend. "It was not a random shooting -- it was a targeted killing," New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said during a news conference Thursday in Hackensack with Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, BCPO Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti and New Jersey State Police Lt. Colonel Fritz Frage. Anzilotti identified the trio as: Kenneth Regan, 21, of Centereach, NY; Douglas Coudrey, 22, of Eastport, NY, the alleged shooter; Robert Plunkett, 2…