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Newark Mourns Passing Of Sgt. Rafael Ramos, Jr., 59 Newark Mourns Passing Of Sgt. Rafael Ramos, Jr., 59
Newark Mourns Passing Of Sgt. Rafael Ramos, Jr., 59 Rafael Ramos, Jr., a Newark police sergeant died on Tuesday, Jan. 16, following an illness, the city announced on Facebook.  Ramos joined the Newark Police Division in Feb. 1991 and was promoted to sergeant in 2022, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said.  He initially patrolled the West Ward and later served as a liaison to the U.S. Marshal Service and also worked in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Precincts, the Fugitive Apprehension Team, the Office of Professional Standards, Baraka and Fragé said. He last served in the Crime Scene Unit, Baraka and…

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by Sam Barron
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Belleville Man, Newark Teen Arrested In Shooting Of 13-Year-Old Boy Belleville Man, Newark Teen Arrested In Shooting Of 13-Year-Old Boy
Belleville Man, Newark Teen Arrested In Shooting Of 13-Year-Old Boy A Belleville man and 17-year-old Newark resident were arrested in a shooting that injured a 13-year-old boy in Newark. Officers responding to a shooting on the 100 block of Wakeman Avenue found the victim with a gunshot wound to his right leg and applied a tourniquet around 7 p.m. June 11, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The boy was stable and transported to a local hospital for treatment. Luis A. Aponte, 34, of Belleville and the Newark 17-year-old were identified as suspects, O'Hara said. The Fugitive Apprehension Team and Shooting Response Team were able to app…

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by Cecilia Levine