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Man Stabbed Dead In ShopRite Parking Lot: Essex County Prosecutor Man Stabbed Dead In ShopRite Parking Lot: Essex County Prosecutor
Man Stabbed Dead In ShopRite Parking Lot: Essex County Prosecutor A 56-year-old East Orange man was fatally stabbed at a ShopRite parking lot in Newark on the evening of Monday, Jan. 27, authorities said. At 7:17 p.m, police responded to 206 Springfield Ave. and found Rodney Mayes stabbed after a verbal dispute with another man, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The suspect fled the scene, authorities said. Mayes was taken to University Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, authorities said.. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
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Lyft Driver Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Newark, Forced To Make Several Stops Lyft Driver Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Newark, Forced To Make Several Stops
Lyft Driver Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Newark, Forced To Make Several Stops Police in Newark are looking for a group of people who forced a ride share driver at gunpoint to take them to various locations in the area before robbing the driver, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said.  The Lyft driver picked up a fare on the 700 block of S. 18th Street around 3:30 p.m. April 7. Three passengers, who may have been juveniles, entered the vehicle and one pulled the gun.  They first ordered the driver to take them to Capital One bank at 487 Springfield Ave., where two of the passengers entered as the third continued to hold the driver at gunpoint.  Ne…

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by Paul Milo