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Man Who Rammed Cop Car On Garden State Parkway Sought: Police Man Who Rammed Cop Car On Garden State Parkway Sought: Police
Man Who Rammed Cop Car On Garden State Parkway Sought: Police Newark police are trying to track down a 51-year-old East Orange man wanted for crashing into a police car during a pursuit on the Garden State Parkway after being suspected of breaking into a a vehicle in January, authorities said. On Friday, Jan. 19, at 11:10 a.m., a woman reported her vehicle was broken into while parked at the 200 block of Springfield Ave, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  The front passenger side window was broken and her purse, containing $60, two credit cards and a debit card were stolen, Fragé said. The victim's debit card was later use…

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by Sam Barron
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KNOW THEM? Police Seek Suspects Who Stole BMW Left Running In Newark KNOW THEM? Police Seek Suspects Who Stole BMW Left Running In Newark
Know Them? Police Seek Suspects Who Stole BMW Left Running In Newark Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects they say stole a BMW that was left running in Newark last week. The owner of a 2017 white BMW X6 reported that it had been stolen after it was left running in the 700 block of Springfield Ave. around 4:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The BMW was then seen near Springfield Ave. and South 20th Street and once again at the Lukoil Gas Station at 335 McCarter Highway, where a white or Hispanic man with long hair was driving with a second suspect who exited the rear passenger si…

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by Valerie Musson
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REWARD: $5,000 Offered To Help Find Newark Murder Suspects REWARD: $5,000 Offered To Help Find Newark Murder Suspects
Reward: $5,000 Offered To Help Find Newark Murder Suspects Authorities in Essex County are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the individuals involved in the murder of an East Orange man. Marquis Forman, 27, of East Orange was shot near 712 Springfield Ave. in Newark shortly before 7:45 p.m. on Jan. 15, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. He later died of his injuries. The suspects were last seen traveling south on South 20th Street towards Avon Avenue in a silver Caravan, authorities said. Investigators urge anyone with information about this ca…

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by Valerie Musson
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Lyft Driver Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Newark, Forced To Make Several Stops Lyft Driver Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Newark, Forced To Make Several Stops
Lyft Driver Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Newark, Forced To Make Several Stops Police in Newark are looking for a group of people who forced a ride share driver at gunpoint to take them to various locations in the area before robbing the driver, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said.  The Lyft driver picked up a fare on the 700 block of S. 18th Street around 3:30 p.m. April 7. Three passengers, who may have been juveniles, entered the vehicle and one pulled the gun.  They first ordered the driver to take them to Capital One bank at 487 Springfield Ave., where two of the passengers entered as the third continued to hold the driver at gunpoint.  Ne…

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by Paul Milo