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$5K Reward Offered In Newark Homicide $5K Reward Offered In Newark Homicide
$5K Reward Offered In Newark Homicide Authorities in Essex County are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with a homicide in Newark earlier this year. Investigators are seeking public assistance to arrest Rahdee Bennett also known as "Shake," for his apparent involvement in a homicide that occurred on April 17 at 166 South 7th Street. The incident is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force.  Anyone with any information on his whereabouts is urged to call Essex County Sheriff's Department Crime Stoppers at 973-621-411…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say
Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say A 26-year-old Newark man was arrested nearly two hours after kicking a woman out of an SUV and driving away in it when the vehicle was spotted by a keen-eyed officer, authorities said. The victim called police around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday saying she was sitting in the passenger's seat of a relative's BMW when a man -- later identified as Tazmire Morris -- jumped in the driver's seat, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The woman got out of the car at Morris' demand as he headed northbound on Adams Street, authorities said. He was spotted nearly two hours later by 4th Prec…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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