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Man's Torso Found In Elizabeth River, Homicide Investigation Launched Man's Torso Found In Elizabeth River, Homicide Investigation Launched
Man's Torso Found In Elizabeth River, Homicide Investigation Launched A torso was recovered in waters of the Elizabeth River on Tuesday, May 16, authorities said. A homicide investigation has been launched following the discovery made where the river meets the Arthur Kill, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said on Thursday, May 18. The body was taken to the Union County Medical Examiner's Office, who ruled the death a homicide, authorities said. The victim has not been publicly identified. Anyone with information about this matter is asked to contact Prosecutor’s O…

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by Sam Barron
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Body Of Missing Linden Schools Employee Recovered From Rahway River Body Of Missing Linden Schools Employee Recovered From Rahway River
Body Of Missing Linden Schools Employee Recovered From Rahway River The body of a Linden public schools employee who has been missing for weeks was recovered from the Rahway River Saturday morning, authorities said. Rahway police officers responded to the river near Essex Street Saturday morning on reports of a body in the river, where Det. Anthony Tilton positively identified the body as that of 55-year-old Brian Gooney, authorities said. Gooney was last seen leaving his Main Street apartment around 9 p.m. on March 9.  Since then, officers from the Rahway Police Department and the Union County Police Department have conducted several extensive searches o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Linden Man Charged In Deadly New Year's Eve Strangulation Linden Man Charged In Deadly New Year's Eve Strangulation
Linden Man Charged In Deadly New Year's Eve Strangulation A Linden man has been arrested in connection the New Year's Eve choking death of a 62-year-old woman, authorities said Saturday. Edward T. Sokowski, 62, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Kim E. Lewandowski, also of Linden, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. Authorities responded to Sokowski’s apartment on the 200 block of South Wood Avenue, where they found Lewandowski having sustained serious injury around 8:10 p.m. on Dec. 31, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Michael Cleaver, who is pro…

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by Cecilia Levine