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Authorities ID Cabbie, Fare Killed In Elizabeth Police Chase Crash Authorities ID Cabbie, Fare Killed In Elizabeth Police Chase Crash
Authorities ID Cabbie, Fare Killed In Elizabeth Police Chase Crash Authorities officially identified a cab driver and passenger who were both killed when a sedan driven by a suspect fleeing police crashed head-on into the taxi at an Elizabeth intersection. Juan Carlos Albear, 54, who was behind the wheel, and Ysabell Gonzalez, 63, were killed in the violent collision at Grand Street and Routes 1&9 shortly before 6 a.m. last Dec 10. Elizabeth police had responded to a report of gunfire minutes earlier in the area of Fourth Avenue and Center Street, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Officer Michael White ended up following a Hyundai …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police ID Union County Murder Victim, 44 Police ID Union County Murder Victim, 44
Police ID Union County Murder Victim, 44 A 44-year-old Roselle man was shot and killed in broad daylight over the weekend in Rahway, authorities said. Jack Harris was found suffering gunshot wounds on the 1400 block of Witherspoon Avenue around 12:40 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. He was pronounced dead at the scene. This is an ongoing investigation and anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force Detective Patrick Bradley at 908-418-2187 Or Rahway Police Department Detective Sidra Colvin at 732-827-2200. Tip…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fugitive, Buddy Bound Elderly Victim In Gunpoint Elizabeth Home Invasion: Prosecutor Fugitive, Buddy Bound Elderly Victim In Gunpoint Elizabeth Home Invasion: Prosecutor
Fugitive, Buddy Bound Elderly Victim In Gunpoint Elizabeth Home Invasion: Prosecutor One man was in custody and another at large in connection with an Elizabeth home invasion in which they bound the elderly resident and held her at gunpoint last month, authorities said Friday, April 1. The elderly victim had been restrained by Herby Desir, 34, of Rahway, and Emmanuel Rivera, 33, of Carteret, in the home on Summit and Colonia roads, but had been freed by a neighbor who found her and cut her loose, Daniel said alongside Elizabeth Police Director Earl J. Graves. The pair held the victim at gunpoint during the robbery, from which Desir and Rivera fled and made off with the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Mom Held Captive, Sexually Assaulted With 3 Kids In Terrifying Home Invasion: Prosecutor NJ Mom Held Captive, Sexually Assaulted With 3 Kids In Terrifying Home Invasion: Prosecutor
NJ Mom Held Captive, Sexually Assaulted With 3 Kids In Terrifying Home Invasion: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Newark man was arrested for breaking into a Plainfield home and sexually assaulting a mom in front of her three kids at knife-point then robbing her, authorities said. Jafa McAllister was among three robbers who forced their way into the victim's home on the  300 block of Liberty Street in Plainfield, and woke her up in the early-morning hours of Nov. 28, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Acting Plainfield Police Director Captain David Guarino said. The men were armed and demanding money, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Tina Fay, who is pro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Footage Of Violent Plainfield Robberies Released With $10K Reward At Stake Footage Of Violent Plainfield Robberies Released With $10K Reward At Stake
Footage Of Violent Plainfield Robberies Released With $10K Reward At Stake Investigators in Union County have released video footage of violent street robberies in hopes that someone can provide information that will lead to an arrest (scroll down for video). Submission of tips made in this fashion that result in an indictment and conviction can be eligible for a reward of up to $10,000 from the Union County Crime Stoppers.  The incidents happened over the course of several weeks during early morning and daytime hours, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Acting Plainfield Police Director Captain David Guarino said Wednesday. The suspects are believed to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$10K Reward Offered In Deadly NJ Shooting Of 24-Year-Old Software Engineer $10K Reward Offered In Deadly NJ Shooting Of 24-Year-Old Software Engineer
$10K Reward Offered In Deadly NJ Shooting Of 24-Year-Old Software Engineer UPDATE: A Perth Amboy man was charged with the shooting death of a 24-year-old Union software engineer, authorities announced Friday. ORIGINAL STORY BELOW: A $10,000 reward is being offered for information in the shooting death of a 24-year-old Union software engineer, authorities announced. Isaiah Spicer was found with serious injuries on the 1200 block of Coolidge Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Union Township Police Director Daniel Zieser said. He was subsequently pronounced dead. Spicer's social media pages show he studied comput…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Shot Dead In Elizabeth Teen Shot Dead In Elizabeth
Teen Shot Dead In Elizabeth A teen boy was shot dead in his hometown of Elizabeth Monday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Police responding to the shooting report found Paul Baez, 17, with a fatal gunshot wound near the 100 block of Fulton Street just before 2:30 p.m., Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Union County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to an indictment and conviction, Daniel said alongside Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca. A GoFundMe page for Paul's family was launched on Tuesday by Samira Villagomez. "He was a son, a friend, an athl…

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by Valerie Musson
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21 Years After Elizabeth Toddler Vanishes Authorities Refuse To Give Up Hope 21 Years After Elizabeth Toddler Vanishes Authorities Refuse To Give Up Hope
21 Years After Elizabeth Toddler Vanishes Authorities Refuse To Give Up Hope Twenty-one years after Kevin Sabir Barthrop disappeared from his Elizabeth neighborhood authorities refuse to give up hope. Barthrop disappeared when playing near his home on the 100 block of Chilton Street in Elizabeth on Saturday, June 12, 1999, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said in a release. Investigators believe the individuals with information on Barthrop’s whereabouts live in Essex County, Union County and North Carolina. “The UCPO Missing Persons Initiative was launched earlier this year in an effort to reunite Union County’s missing persons with their loved one…

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by Valerie Musson
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Elizabeth Teen Shot And Killed Over The Weekend Elizabeth Teen Shot And Killed Over The Weekend
Elizabeth Teen Shot And Killed Over The Weekend A 19-year-old Elizabeth man was fatally shot in the city Sunday, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Police responded to a gas station parking lot in the 300 block of Morris Avenue around 10:45 p.m., where they found Haneef Brockington, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.   The joint investigation was ongoing Monday, and as being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force. The Elizabeth Police Department, the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit, and the Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit are…

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by Paul Milo
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East Orange Police Officer Facing More Child Sex Assault Charges East Orange Police Officer Facing More Child Sex Assault Charges
East Orange Police Officer Facing More Child Sex Assault Charges An East Orange police sergeant arrested earlier this month on charges involving the sex assault of minors 20 years ago now faces additional charges, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Edward Giles, 59, is accused of committing at least some of the crimes at his Roselle home.  He was initially charged with multiple offenses involving two boys who were aged 11 and 12 when the activity allegedly began in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The boys were players with East Orange's Police Athletic League football program, which Giles was coaching at the time.  He now faces s…

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by Paul Milo
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Man Gets 23 Years For Role In Plainfield Shooting That Killed 1, Injured Child Man Gets 23 Years For Role In Plainfield Shooting That Killed 1, Injured Child
Man Gets 23 Years For Role In Plainfield Shooting That Killed 1, Injured Child An Edison man who previously pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in a shooting that left one dead and two wounded in Plainfield was sentenced Friday to 23 years in prison, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Jordan Robinson, 25, must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence under the state's No Early Release Act.  On Nov. 6, 2015, gunfire broke out on the 300 block of Evona Avenue, killing 24-year-old Anthony Bowles of Plainfield. A 33-year-old woman and a six-year-old girl were wounded.  Robinson was identified as a suspect and arrested in Matawan a few weeks…

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by Paul Milo
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UPDATE: Suspected Hillside Bank Robber Who Claimed To Have Bomb Arrested UPDATE: Suspected Hillside Bank Robber Who Claimed To Have Bomb Arrested
Update: Suspected Hillside Bank Robber Who Claimed To Have Bomb Arrested UPDATE, Aug. 9: An arrest has been made, police said Friday. Click here for more.  Original story is below:  Police are looking for a man who entered a bank in Hillside Wednesday afternoon and threatened to detonate a bomb, Chief of Police Vincent Ricciardi said.  The man walked into Investors Savings Bank on Liberty Avenue around 1:30 p.m. and held up an object he claimed was an explosive device. He fled the scene on foot with about $4,000, Ricciardi said.  No one was hurt.  The man was wearing a high-visibility yellow traffic vest and a white hard hat. His face…

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by Paul Milo
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Boy, 12, Struck By Van In Union Wednesday Dies Boy, 12, Struck By Van In Union Wednesday Dies
Boy, 12, Struck By Van In Union Wednesday Dies A 12-year-old who was hit by a van near an intersection in Union Wednesday night has died, police said.  The boy was struck by a driver who did not remain at the scene around 8 p.m. near Forest Drive and Galloping Hill Road. He was rushed to University Hospital in Newark in critical condition, where he died late Friday morning.  The Union County Prosecutor's Office identified him as Jeremy Maraj. He was a student at Kawameeh Middle School.  The driver, whose name had not been released as of Friday evening,  was identified after he notified his employer of damage th…

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by Paul Milo
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Elizabeth Man, 19, Fatally Shot Over The Weekend Elizabeth Man, 19, Fatally Shot Over The Weekend
Elizabeth Man, 19, Fatally Shot Over The Weekend A 19-year-old Elizabeth resident was shot and killed in the city Saturday night, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Carlos Rodriguez was found by police on the sidewalk in the 500 block of East Jersey Street around 7 p.m. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he died Sunday afternoon.  The county's Homicide Task Force as well as Elizabeth and county police are taking part in the investigation along with the prosecutor's office.  Anyone with information about the shooting is being urged to contact Task Force Detective Sonia Rodriguez at 908-341-3380, S…

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by Paul Milo
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Boy Went Missing In Union County In ‘99: Here’s What He Might Look Like Now Boy Went Missing In Union County In ‘99: Here’s What He Might Look Like Now
Boy Went Missing In Union County In ‘99: Here’s What He Might Look Like Now Kevin Sabir Barthrop had just turned two years old on June 12, 1999 -- the day his loved ones last laid eyes on him. The search for the boy, who would now be 22 years old, never ended. The Union County Prosecutor’s Office Monday released a sketch employing age progression to show what he may look like now. The sketch was prepared by the State Police and has been shared with area law enforcement. Kevin Barthrop was last seen in the 100 block of Clinton Street in Elizabeth, near his home. There are people living in Union and Essex counties and in North Carolina who may have information on hi…

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by Paul Milo