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Boy Charged At Newark Police In 'Suspicious' Car When Officer Shot Him: Authorities Boy Charged At Newark Police In 'Suspicious' Car When Officer Shot Him: Authorities
Boy Charged At Newark Police In 'Suspicious' Car When Officer Shot Him: Authorities Authorities have released some details in a police-involved Newark shooting that injured a 15-year-old injured and a resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old, they said. Police shot the teen who was in a "suspicious" Dodge Charger behind a home on the 100 block of Lyons Avenue, when he apparently drove the car toward the officers to try to hurt them around 7:30 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. A second juvenile, age 17, was also in the vehicle. He was uninjured and was taken into police custody.  The injured juvenile underwent surgery and his co…

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by Cecilia Levine
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AG: Essex Detective Indicted For Illegally Attaching Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle AG: Essex Detective Indicted For Illegally Attaching Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle
AG: Essex Detective Indicted For Illegally Attaching Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle An Essex County prosecutor’s detective who stuck a hidden GPS on a suspect’s vehicle without permission was indicted Monday on official misconduct charges, authorities said. Timothy Kealy, 27, of Bloomfield was working with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force when he bought and installed the tracking device without getting a supervisor’s permission to apply to a judge for a warrant, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced. A court-issued warrant is required by law for law enforcement to install a GPS device on a vehicle. Kealy was suspended as a resu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
2 Officers, Civilian Injured In Pursuit Of Stolen Vehicle Through Essex County 2 Officers, Civilian Injured In Pursuit Of Stolen Vehicle Through Essex County
2 Officers, Civilian Injured In Pursuit Of Stolen Vehicle Through Essex County Two Montclair police officers and one civilian were injured during a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle that ended in a Newark crash, authorities said. A Montclair officer stopped the unidentified driver for various motor vehicle violations around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. The driver took off and struck a Montclair police officer, as other authorities tried stopping the fleeing car, Stephens said. The chase ended near North 6th Street in Newark, when the vehicle struck a parked car owned by a civilian. The Montclair police engag…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
AG: Essex Detective Illegally Attached Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle AG: Essex Detective Illegally Attached Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle
AG: Essex Detective Illegally Attached Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle An Essex County prosecutor’s detective stuck a hidden GPS on a suspect’s vehicle without permission, then lied about where to find his county-issued cellphone when he was ordered to turn it in, state authorities said Friday. Timothy Kealy, 27, of Bloomfield, was working with the prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force when he bought and installed the tracking device without getting a supervisor’s permission to apply to a judge for a warrant, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. A court-issued warrant is required by law for law enforcement to install a GPS device on a vehicle. Kealy was suspe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: Newark Officer In Wrong-Way DWI Crash Among Four Who Went Barhopping On Duty Prosecutor: Newark Officer In Wrong-Way DWI Crash Among Four Who Went Barhopping On Duty
Prosecutor: Newark Officer In Wrong-Way DWI Crash Among Four Who Went Barhopping On Duty One of four Newark police officers who went barhopping and lied about it was drunk when he drove the wrong way down a one-way street and crashed his vehicle into a car containing a mother and four children, authorities charged. Michael Chirico, 55, of Newark, was charged after the University Avenue crash, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens III said Thursday. Authorities also charged Lt. Norberto Soares, 42, of Kenilworth and Officers Erik Blount, 33, and Tashia Jones, 35, both of Newark with tampering with public records, he said. Investigators found false entries made by the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Corrections Officer Shoots, Wounds Suspected Robber In Newark UPDATE: Corrections Officer Shoots, Wounds Suspected Robber In Newark
Update: Corrections Officer Shoots, Wounds Suspected Robber In Newark An off-duty corrections officer working in the state prison system shot and wounded someone who was trying to rob the corrections officer early Sunday, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  The shooting occurred in the 200 block of Leslie Street. The suspect was hospitalized and the officer was unhurt, the prosecutor's office said.  Little additional information was immediately available. Officials did not release the names of the corrections officer or the person shot.  The prosecutor's Professional Standards Bureau is investigating. Anyone with information is asked t…

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by Paul Milo