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Police ID Woman, 60, Fatally Struck By Car In Bloomfield Police ID Woman, 60, Fatally Struck By Car In Bloomfield
Police ID Woman, 60, Fatally Struck By Car In Bloomfield A 60-year-old Bloomfield woman was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday, Oct. 20, authorities said. Nelly Fernandez was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead after being struck around 7:25 p.m., at Bloomfield Avenue and Grove Street, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Bloomfield Police Chief George Ricci said. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7…

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by Cecilia Levine
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22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Essex County Crash 22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Essex County Crash
22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Essex County Crash A 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed in an Essex County crash Tuesday, Sept. 27, authorities said. Jordan A. Mayrant, of Bloomfield, was riding on Bloomfield Avenue when his Yamaha YZF collided with an Audi Q5 at High Street in Glen Ridge around 4 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Glen Ride Police Chief Sean Quinn said. Mayrant was taken to University Hospital, Newark, where he was pronounced dead at 4:45 p.m. No charges have been filed against the Audi driver. The investigation is active and ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Elizabeth Man Arrested In Essex County Burglaries Elizabeth Man Arrested In Essex County Burglaries
Elizabeth Man Arrested In Essex County Burglaries An Elizabeth man wanted for a pair of burglaries in Essex County was arrested in a motor vehicle stop, authorities said. Sean Crotty, 37, was taken into custody May 28 -- six days after breaking into a pizzeria on Washington Street in Bloomfield, Public Safety Director Sam DeMaio said. Crotty had also been wanted on similar charges out of Livingston, DeMaio said. Livingston police did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for details on that incident. Officers responded to the pizza shop at 48 Washington St. around 4:20 a.m. May 22. The front door was broken and so was the draw…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Newark Man Busted For Stealing Chainsaw From Bloomfield Home Depot Police: Newark Man Busted For Stealing Chainsaw From Bloomfield Home Depot
Police: Newark Man Busted For Stealing Chainsaw From Bloomfield Home Depot A 37-year-old Newark man was arrested for stealing a chainsaw from a Bloomfield home depot, local authorities said. Police responding to the Orange Street store on reports of a shoplifter found a man later identified as Alexander Carrion running from the store last week, police said. Carrion had taken a battery-operated chainsaw worth $299 before he fled on foot, authorities said. Carrion was found at the corner of Bloomfield Avenue and Berkeley Place and taken into custody, police said. The chainsaw was recovered and returned to Home Depot, authorities said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Dominos Pizza Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint NJ Dominos Pizza Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint
NJ Dominos Pizza Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint A pizza delivery driver was carjacked at gunpoint in Essex County, authorities said. The Dominos driver was approached from behind by an unknown individual, who placed a hard object believed to be a handgun to his back and demanded the vehicle on Ella Street in Bloomfield on Sept. 25, Public Safety Director Samuel DeMaio said. The suspect fled on Ella Street and went east on Bloomfield Avenue.  The car was recovered the following day around 1:20 a.m., in Newark. The incident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Help Wanted Sign Seeking 'Males Only' Stirs Controversy In Bloomfield Help Wanted Sign Seeking 'Males Only' Stirs Controversy In Bloomfield
Help Wanted Sign Seeking 'Males Only' Stirs Controversy In Bloomfield Dozens weighed in after seeing a photo online of a help wanted sign posted on the front door of a Bloomfield sandwich shop inviting "males only" to apply.  "All jobs should be open to all that can perform the work safely. Not by race gender religion or sex," wrote one man of the sign, which appeared on the front door of NY Gyro King on Bloomfield Avenue.  Others spoke in a similar vein, while some commenters, assuming the employers' restriction was religious in nature, defended them.  "The workers are Muslim, you are not allowed to mix males with females unless they are fami…

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by Paul Milo