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Woman Robbed Salvation Army, Assaulted Employee: Newark PD Woman Robbed Salvation Army, Assaulted Employee: Newark PD
Woman Robbed Salvation Army, Assaulted Employee: Newark PD A woman robbed a Salvation Army in Newark, assaulting an employee on Wednesday, May 15, authorities said. At 4 p.m., police responded to the Salvation Army Thrift Shop and Donation Center at 74 Pennington St. in Newark on a report of a robbery, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  The woman attempted to leave the store with $100 in merchandise without paying for it, so employees locked the door to prevent her from leaving, Fragé said. The woman shoved an employee to the floor, unlocked the door and fled westbound on Pennington St., Fragé said. The employee&n…

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by Sam Barron
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Fatal Crash Reported In Newark Fatal Crash Reported In Newark
Fatal Crash Reported In Newark Police in Newark were investigating a fatal crash early Tuesday, Aug. 15. A spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said only that the crash happened near Broad and Pennington streets.  One fatality was reported and no further information was available as of 7 a.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Three People Found Dead Hours Apart In Newark Three People Found Dead Hours Apart In Newark
Three People Found Dead Hours Apart In Newark Three people were found dead in Newark on Monday, Aug. 29, according to police and news outlets. Police were called to the scene of a "sick or injured person" around 9:20 a.m., at Montclair Avenue and Broadway, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.  Then, around 4:20 p.m., a man was found lying on the sidewalk near a bodega at South Orange Avenue and Munn, RLS Media reports. He was also pronounced dead. Around 7:50 p.m., police were called to a home on the 100 block of Pennington Street, where a female was found unrespon…

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by Cecilia Levine