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16-Year-Old Killed, Two Injured In Newark Crash: Authorities 16-Year-Old Killed, Two Injured In Newark Crash: Authorities
16-Year-Old Killed, Two Injured In Newark Crash: Authorities A 16-year-old teenage boy was killed and two others injured after their stolen car collided with a garbage truck in Newark on Friday, Nov. 10, authorities said. At 4:32 a.m., police responded to Central Avenue and 1st Street on a report of the crash, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The stolen car had four juveniles, one fled the scene and two were treated for injuries at University Hospital, Stephens and Fragé said. One was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens and Fragé said. The driver of the truck was …

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by Sam Barron
News
Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup
Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup An ex-con from Essex County who served 13½ years in federal prison for holding up banks in Fair Lawn, Clifton and Belleville within weeks of one another was convicted Monday of robbing an East Orange cellphone store at gunpoint just two months after his release. Kenneth Graham, 50, of Newark, was wearing a black mask and blue jeans when he entered the downtown Boost Mobile store on Central Avenue and announced a robbery in the middle of the afternoon on Jan. 18, 2021, federal prosecutors said. Graham pointed a gun at a store employee, who was ordered to place several cell phones from a dis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Deadly Shooting Of Newark Man, 27, Under Investigation Deadly Shooting Of Newark Man, 27, Under Investigation
Deadly Shooting Of Newark Man, 27, Under Investigation Authorities in Essex County are investigating a shooting that left a 27-year-old Newark man dead on Monday. Officers responding to Central Avenue and South 9th Street around 7:55 p.m. on a report of shots fired, found Antonio McCrimmon in the street, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:07 pm., authorities said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
SEEN THEM? 7 Fugitives Wanted On Murder Charges Out Of Essex County SEEN THEM? 7 Fugitives Wanted On Murder Charges Out Of Essex County
Seen Them? 7 Fugitives Wanted On Murder Charges Out Of Essex County Authorities are seeking seven men who have been charged with homicides in Essex County. It is believed that some of the suspects may have left New Jersey, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. The seven men faces charges include: Shaquan Adams, 29, has been charged with the murder of Shawn Watford who was killed on April 13, 2020 in East Orange in the area of North Arlington and Williams Street. Three other suspects have already been arrested. Jose Lopez, 20, has been charged with the murder of Desmond Coleman. Coleman was killed on Oct. 14, 2020 in the area o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Newark Police Seek Missing Man, 67 SEEN HIM? Newark Police Seek Missing Man, 67
Seen HIM? Newark Police Seek Missing Man, 67 Authorities in Newark are seeking the public's help in locating a 67-year-old man. Henrique Manuel Dos Santos was last seen around 11 a.m. Friday, and was reported missing from the 100 block of Central Avenue on Saturday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Dos Santos is 5’5” tall and approximately 200 pounds. He has a light complexion, sandy colored hair, and brown eyes.  He was last seen wearing a burgundy jacket, white shirt, grey pants, dark colored framed eye glasses. Dos Santos only speaks Portuguese suffers from a poor mental and physical health. Direc…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
UPDATE: Authorities ID 3 Killed Including Girl, 11, In Weekend Newark Crash UPDATE: Authorities ID 3 Killed Including Girl, 11, In Weekend Newark Crash
Update: Authorities ID 3 Killed Including Girl, 11, In Weekend Newark Crash Three people including an 11-year-old girl died in a Newark crash in which three others were injured, authorities said Tuesday. A Honda was heading south on Broad Street when it hit a northbound Mazda Sunday around 7 p.m. at Central Avenue, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said in a joint release. The Mazda was sent into a Toyota on impact, killing Honda passenger Elba Galarza, 77, of Glen Ridge, and Clarise Pizcha, 11, a rear seat passenger in the Mazda, authorities said. Galarza was pronounced dead at 7:40 p.m., at St. Michael’s Hospital. Pizcha was pronounced dea…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Newark Man Shot Dead In Broad Daylight SEE ANYTHING? Newark Man Shot Dead In Broad Daylight
SEE Anything? Newark Man Shot Dead In Broad Daylight Authorities are seeking the public's help in a fatal shooting investigation. Yasin Welch, 28, was shot Tuesday near Fairmount and Central avenues, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. He was pronounced dead around 3:20 p.m., at University Hospital. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC. Calls will be kept confidential.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN THEM? Warrants Issued For Newark Burglary Suspects SEEN THEM? Warrants Issued For Newark Burglary Suspects
Seen Them? Warrants Issued For Newark Burglary Suspects Authorities in Newark have issued warrants for two burglary suspects in separate incidents — one commercial and one residential. James Spotswood, also known as Ali, 54, is wanted for burglarizing the Honig Chemical building on Wilson Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said Spotswood damaged the locks to the back entrance sometime between 11:30 p.m. on Friday, April 24 and 4:45 a.m. on Monday, April 27, Ambrose said. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall and 160 pounds with a dark brown complexion, black hair, brown eyes and a scar on his left eye, authorities said. A warra…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
ROAD RAGE: Bicyclist Follows, Punches On-Duty EMT At Newark Gas Station, Authorities Charge ROAD RAGE: Bicyclist Follows, Punches On-Duty EMT At Newark Gas Station, Authorities Charge
Road Rage: Bicyclist Follows, Punches On-Duty EMT At Newark Gas Station, Authorities Charge An East Orange bicyclist punched and spit on an EMT in a Newark road rage incident, authorities said. Terrell Coley, 30, “rode his bike in front of an emergency vehicle driven by the EMT, almost causing a collision,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Coley began yelling at the EMT and followed him into a Central Avenue gas station, where he spit on his and punched him in the face, Grewal said. He pedaled off, but Newark police quickly identified and arrested him, the attorney general said. They charged Coley with aggravated assault on an on-duty EMT, among other offenses, and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Street Closures In Newark Sunday For Film Production Street Closures In Newark Sunday For Film Production
Street Closures In Newark Sunday For Film Production Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announces that a number of streets will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday due to a film production. The production, "Masters of Doom," is a drama series based on the 2003 book of the same name that tells the story of the two founders of id Software, which created revolutionary video games such as Quake, Doom and Wolfenstein 3D.  These street closures will be conducted in three sections, with most streets reopening after their respective section time ends. Those closures continuing into the subsequent section are marked below with a…

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by Paul Milo