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'Daredevil' Teen Drag Racer Assaults Officer During Attempted Escape In NJ's Largest City: PD
A New Jersey man has been arrested after allegedly injuring a Newark police officer during a drag racing incident over the weekend, authorities said. Wyatt Bowden, 18, of Somerville was trying to escape officers responding to reports of erratic driving when he drove over a Newark officer's foot just after 1 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. said. Bowden faces charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, eluding, and possession of a weapon (auto) following the incident at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Miller Street, police said. The officer wa…
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: Stolen Porsche Crashes Into Newark Building After Officer Shoots At Driver
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has released footage from body-worn cameras related to a non-fatal police shooting that happened last August and involved a stolen Porsche. The shooting involved Newark Police Officer Alexander Ferreira and his partner on Aug. 12, around 8:35 p.m., when Ferreira and the officers spotted a Porsche Macan parked on Clinton Place near Hawthorne Avenue, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Determining the vehicle was stolen, Ferreira and his partner positioned their patrol car in front of the Porsche and approached the occupant, a m…
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Passenger, 24, Killed In Crash Off NJ Highway: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old woman was killed in a two-car crash in West Orange on Tuesday, Oct. 29, authorities said. First responders arrived at Pleasant Valley Way and Belle Terre Road near the Route 280 ramp at 11:59 p.m. and saw multiple injuries at the scene, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and Joe Fagan, the public information officer for the city of West Orange said. Floribel Hiciano was sitting in the rear of one of the two cars at the time of the crash, authorities said. She was taken to University Hospital where she died, authorities said. Two individuals were transported to another …
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Tied To Jersey City Triple Shooting Captured After Pot Bust In Florida, Cops Say
A 20-year-old man wanted for murder in a triple shooting in Jersey City was taken into custody after he was busted on pot charges in Florida, authorities said. Darren Estevez was arrested Sunday, June 23, and being held in Florida as a fugitive of justice pending extradition to New Jersey in connection with the April 7 incident that left one man dead and two others wounded, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. At 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, police responded to Central Avenue and Bowers Street and found two victims with gunshot wounds, while the third had taken himself to University H…
Police & Fire
Rapper Sexyy Redd Arrested After Newark Airport Brawl: Police
The rapper Sexyy Red was arrested at Newark Airport after a brawl broke out on the early morning of Saturday, June 8, authorities said. At 1:20 a.m. officers responded to a fight in progress at Gate 82 in Terminal C in the airport, Port Authority police said. Two people were found to have lacerations to their head, police said. Two members of Sexyy Red's entourage, Leslie Baptiste, a 36-year-old Miami resident and Carl Thompson, a 26-year-old Miami resident, were were arrested and charged with assault, while Sexyy Red a.k.a. Janae Wherry, was arrested and charged with disorderly condu…
Police & Fire
Police ID Woman, Montclair Officer Wounded In Shootout (
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Authorities have identified the alleged gunman and released details in a police-involved shooting Monday in Montclair. Maryann Swain, 39, a township resident, struck Montclair Police Officer Michael J. Medrano, 33, in the shoulder on the 100 block of Forest Street around 1:10 p.m. Monday, April 15, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Medrano and other officers were responding to the scene on reports of an armed person and "were met with gunfire," Stephens said. Another Montclair officer returned fire, striking Swain, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries and wa…
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Man Who Punched Police Officers Breaking Up Brawl In Newark Captured 2 Days Later: Cops
A 31-year-old man has been arrested for punching police officers breaking up a brawl in Newark, authorities said. Khalil Cuttino, of Phillipsburg, had been wanted for aggravated assault on police officers in connection with the Friday, April 12 incident, and was taken into custody on Sunday, April 14, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. Officers responded to the 300 block of Clinton Avenue for a man with a handgun around 5:10 p.m. Friday, where a large crowd had gathered, Frage said. A male in the crowd, later identified as Cuttino, struck two officers with closed fists…
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? Kearny Hit-Run Crash Leaves North Arlington Moped Rider, 67, Critical
𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧: A motorist who seriously injured a moped operator from North Arlington in Kearny ditched the cargo van involved and split, authorities confirmed. The 67-year-old victim was struck in the areas of Harrison and Bergen avenues shortly after 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark with life-threatening injuries and then transferred to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, where he remained in critical condition, the prosecutor said on Monday. Suarez didn’t say whether or not the vehicle that …
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Son Of Slain Newark Imam Among 3 Arrests Made: Report
The son of the imam fatally shot outside a Newark mosque has been arrested in connection with his killing, according to NBC New York. Abdush Sharif, 36, Kevin Rogers, 46 and Dashawn Kitchen were arrested on Friday, Jan. 26 in Newark and charged with violation of regulatory provisions related to firearms in connection to the fatal shooting of Hassan Sharif, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. NBC identified Sharif as the imam's son citing prosecutors. A spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office could not immediately confirm the relationship. Abdush and Rogers are bei…
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Shock Spreads After Imam Shot Dead Outside Newark Mosque (
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An imam was pronounced dead after being fatally shot outside a Newark mosque on Wednesday, Jan. 3, authorities said. Hassan Sharif was found by officers responding to the Masjid Muhammad Newark mosque on South Orange Ave., at 6:16 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé, said. Police brought Sharif to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:20 p.m., the Essex County Sheriff's Office said. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said the shooting does not appear to have been an act motivated by bias or domestic terrorism. “We know that in light of global eve…
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Attempted Murder For Mom Accused Of Stabbing 5-Year-Old Son In Newark: Prosecutor
A Newark mom has been charged with attempted murder for stabbing her 5-year-old son this week, authorities announced. Symona McGhee, 39, is also facing weapons offenses and endangering the welfare of a child for the stabbing that left her son critical but stable on Monday, Nov. 6, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Police responding to a home on the 100 block of Murray Street found the boy suffering stab wounds around 5 p.m., Stephen said alongside Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé. The boy was transported to University Hospital and listed in critica…
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Stabbed By Mom In Newark Critical: Sources
A Newark mom has been arrested on accusations she stabbed her her 5-year-old son, Daily Voice has learned. Officers responded to Murray Street near Brunswick Street on reports of a 5-year-old stabbed around 5:10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. There, they found the injured boy. The boy remains in critical but stable condition at University Hospital, while his mother faces a slew of charges, including endangering the welfare of a child and various weapons offenses, sources with direct knowledge of the incident tell Daily Voice. This incident re…
Police & Fire
Fugitive Hunters Involved In Fatality In Newark Park: AG
UPDATE: What witnesses said was a fatal shooting involving law enforcement at West Side Park in Newark is being reviewed by state authorities. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office confirmed Wednesday night, Aug. 30, that members of the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and "additional local law enforcement agencies" were involved in the death of a man at the park on Tuesday. Attempts were made to revive the man, who the attorney general said was pronounced dead at 3:49 p.m. at nearby University Hospital. Platkin didn't identify the man. He also …
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Child, 5, Dead After Being Found In Newark Bathtub: Prosecutors
A five-year-old died after being found unresponsive in a bathtub in Newark on Monday, Aug. 28, authorities said. At 7:26 p.m., police responded to the 400 block of Washington Street, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The child was transported to University Hospital where it was soon pronounced dead, Stephens and Fragé said. The cause and manner of death is pending an autopsy and an investigation is ongoing, Stephens and Fragé said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Pros…
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Hotel Homicide: Bergen County Man Gets 25 Years Behind Bars
A 32-year-old Bergenfield man was sentenced to 25 years in state prison for stabbing a man at a hotel in Elizabeth in 2022. The sentence for aggravated manslaughter was handed down to Javan Johnson on Thursday, May 25 by Judge Thomas Isenhour, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. In March 2022, Elizabeth Police responded to the Country Inn and Suites and found Marlon Pantin critically injured from being stabbed, Daniel said. The man was transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Daniel said.
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Ex-Con Shot Dead By Police Following Killings Of Boy, 8, Man In Nearby Home Identified
UPDATE: A gunman shot by Newark police following the homicides of a city man and 8-year-old boy earlier this month was identified by authorities as a local ex-con with an extensive criminal record. A basic background search turned up a six-year history of arrests for Everett Rand, 29, of Newark after New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin identified him on Tuesday, May 16, as the man shot and killed by police two weeks ago. Responding to a 911 call, officers found 27-year-old Newark resident Wyleek Shaw dead and young Zahmire Lopez mortally wounded in a home on Johnson Avenue shortly …
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Newark Police Down Gunman After Killing Of City Man, 8-Year-Old Boy: NJ Attorney General
A mandated review is being conducted of the shooting death by two Newark police officers of an armed man moments after another city man and an 8-year-old boy were slain in a nearby apartment. Officers responding to a call on Johnson Avenue found the adult victim dead and the boy gravely wounded shortly after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Thursday. The child was transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 9:14 p.m., Platkin said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man was taken to Beth Israel Medic…
Police & Fire
Pair Charged In Newark Man's Apartment Hallway Murder
Two men from Newark have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in an apartment building hallway, authorities said. Ibn Hill, 22, and Tyquan Zigler, 27, both of Newark, have been charged in the killing of Jerry Works Jr., 50, of Newark, in 2020, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, On Sept. 14, 2020, police responded to a shooting on the 100 block of Brenner Street in Newark. Police found Works in a common hallway of a building suffering from a gunshot wound, Stephens said. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at…
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: NJ AG Releases Video Of Foot Pursuit, Arrest Of Newark Man Who Died Soon After
It’s unsettling to watch video of a suspect you know has died. The last moments for Raul DeJesus -- who led Newark police on a foot chase before collapsing near Route 280 two months ago -- are no exception. A series of videos showing the encounter that preceded DeJesus’s death at University Hospital in Newark were released by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin’s office on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Three of the videos come from police body cameras, one of them worn by the officer who began chasing the 43-year-old Newark native on foot after he ran. Two others graphically document the ar…
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5-Year-Old Girl Dead In Newark Crash: Prosecutor
A 5-year-old girl was struck and killed while her father and younger sister were hospitalized in a Newark crash Tuesday, Jan. 31, authorities said. The girl was struck at the intersection of 6th Avenue and North 9th Street around 6:45 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Sources with direct knowledge of the incident say the vehicle flee the scene. The girl was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. Her father and younger sister were taken to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The Essex …
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Newark Man Who Died While Running From Police Along Route 280 Identified
A Newark man who died while running from city police along Route 280 last week was identified by authorities on Wednesday. A review of the circumstances surrounding the death last Thursday, Jan. 5, of Raul L. DeJesus, 43, is required because it involved police, a Jan. 11 release from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's office says. According to a preliminary investigation, Newark Police Officer Alberto Vera approached DeJesus in the area of Orange Street and South 11th Street in Newark shortly before 3:42 p.m., the release says. DeJesus was wanted for questioning "in connection with a c…
Police & Fire
Two Newark Officers Stabbed During Domestic Violence Call
A pair of Newark police officers were hospitalized Thursday, Jan. 5 after being stabbed by a man while responding to a domestic violence incident, authorities said. The unidentified officers were called to a home on the 600 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive around 4:45 p.m., when a suspect stabbed the officers, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The officers were rushed to University Hospital for treatment and were reportedly in stable condition. The suspect was arrested at the scene without further incident. The incident remains under investigation.
Police & Fire
Man Tried Killing Relative In Shared Union County Apartment: Police
A 41-year-old Union County man has been charged with trying to kill a 50-year-old relative with whom he shares an apartment with, authorities said. Bilal L. Williams was walking in the driveway near the 700 block of East Second Street in Scotch Plains with his hands in the air as police arrived on reports of shots fired around 7:40 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, local police said in a statement. Williams had a 9mm SigSauer handgun at the time of his arrest, they said. More arriving officers found Williams' relative in the second floor of their shared apartment having suffered gunshot …
Police & Fire
Essex County Man Convicted Of Hitting Baby Mama With Car During Argument
A 39-year-old man was convicted by an Essex County jury of attempted murder for hitting the mother of his children with his vehicle during a 2020 argument, causing serious injuries, authorities said. Andre Murrill, of East Orange, and his ex-girlfriend had ended their relationship but continued to co-parent children they had in common, sometime before getting into a fight inside of Murrill's apartment where shots were fired on Nov. 8, 2020, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. The argument spilled into the front of Murrill's building, where he got into his …
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Questioning In Newark Shooting
Newark police seek the public’s help in locating a 31-year-old man who is wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting, authorities said. Zyquwan Barnes is sought in connection with the shooting that occurred on Oct. 22, according to Newark Public Safety Fritz G. Fragé. At approximately 7:25 p.m., police responded to the 700 block of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard for a shooting. Responding officers found a man who had been shot. The victim was taken to University Hospital for treatment and was reportedly in stable condition. Barnes is 6’4” tall and weighs a…
Police & Fire
6-Year-Old Child, Man Shot In Newark
A man in his 20s and a 6-year-old child were hospitalized after being shot on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Newark, authorities said. Police responding to a report of shots fired on the 300 block of South Orange Avenue found the victims, who were taken to University Hospital for treatment around 7 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation. No further information was available.
Police & Fire
Sniper Kendall Howard Accused Of Shooting 2 Newark Officers Captured After Manhunt: Sources
UPDATE: Kendall Howard, the accused East Orange sniper wanted for shooting two Newark police officers, has been captured after a massive search, sources tell Daily Voice. Howard was arrested Wednesday morning by Newark police on two attempted murder charges, sources with direct knowledge of the incident say. Details surrounding his arrest were not immediately clear. Howard had been wanted in connection with another shooting from last Friday when police received a 911 call from a civilian who reported seeing him in the area of an apartment building at 25 Van Velsor Place, authorities said. …
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Shooting Two Newark Officers Captured: Sources
UPDATE: An East Orange man wanted for shooting two Newark police officers, has been captured after a massive search, sources tell Daily Voice. Kendall Howard was arrested Wednesday morning by Newark police on two attempted murder charges, sources with direct knowledge of the incident say. Howard had been wanted in connection with another shooting from last Friday when police received a 911 call from a civilian who reported seeing him in the area of an apartment building at 25 Van Velsor Place, authorities said. The officers found Howard after pulling into a parking lot behind the building…
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Photos Released Of Newark Stabbing, Shooting Suspect
Newark police seek the public's help identifying the pictured suspect in connection with a stabbing and shooting that occurred on Saturday, Oct. 15. At approximately 4:50 p.m., Newark police responded to the 300 block of Lyons Avenue on a call of shots fired. Responding officers found a juvenile stabbing victim who was taken to University Hospital for treatment. He is reportedly in stable condition. No other injuries have been reported. Responding officers also recovered a spent 9MM shell casing in the area. The stabbing and shooting suspect is described as a light-skinned male wearing a b…
Police & Fire
East Orange Pair Charged In Newark Man's Murder: Prosecutor
Two men have been charged with murder and one with various related offenses in last month's shooting death of a 29-year-old Newark man, authorities said. Jamaal Mahorn, 37, and Buddy Randolph, 40, both of East Orange, were arrested in the death of Khalif Ligon, 29, on Sept. 7, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. Police called to a shooting on the 100 block of Roseville Avenue in Newark around 1:50 a.m. found Ligon suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 2:17 a.m. Both Mahorn and Randolph ar…
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Arrest Made In Newark Homicide
A 23-year-old Newark man has been charged in the August killing of another man, authorities said. Tyquil Martin is facing charges of murder and various weapons offenses in the Saturday, Aug. 13 death of Thomas Pickett, 23, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. Pickett was found on the 200 block of Renner Avenue in Newark around 9:45 p.m., suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 10:16 p.m. A second victim was injured and taken to University Hospital for treatment. The inve…
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