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NO CHOICE: Ex-Con Who Shot Victims Five Days Apart In Newark Gets 10+ Years, No Early Release NO CHOICE: Ex-Con Who Shot Victims Five Days Apart In Newark Gets 10+ Years, No Early Release
NO Choice: Ex-Con Who Shot Victims Five Days Apart In Newark Gets 10+ Years, No Early Release 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: There’s no trying to present a defense in court when the prosecutors have a video of you shooting someone, as well as the loaded gun you were carrying when they arrested you. So Ex-con Antoine Hawkins, 31, of Newark, took a deal from the government and was formally sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on Friday, May 31, for shooting two victims five days apart in the Brick City in August 2020. Hawkins must serve no less than 10 years of his plea-bargained sentence before he'll be eligible for release because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Surveillance video…
Car Thief Confronted By Wyckoff Homeowner Turns Out To Be 14-Year-Old Garfield Boy Car Thief Confronted By Wyckoff Homeowner Turns Out To Be 14-Year-Old Garfield Boy
Car Thief Confronted By Wyckoff Homeowner Turns Out To Be 14-Year-Old Garfield Boy A would-be car thief who fled a Wyckoff driveway after the new BMW X5’s owner confronted him turned out to be a 14-year-old boy from Garfield, authorities said. The teen hopped into a waiting Dodge Charger that was trailed by a Nissan Rogue, both of which sped from Atwood Place early one late-March morning, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Sgt. Ryan Noon tried stopping the Rogue but had to terminate the pursuit because of safety concerns, Soto said. Detective Sgt. Michael DeMaio took it from there, identifying the boy with help from Newark police who’d stopped the Charger, the lieutena…
NJ Woman Convicted By Federal Jurors Of Having Cocaine, Meth Fed-Exed To Her Home NJ Woman Convicted By Federal Jurors Of Having Cocaine, Meth Fed-Exed To Her Home
NJ Woman Convicted By Federal Jurors Of Having Cocaine, Meth Fed-Exed To Her Home 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: An Essex County woman who took her chances with a federal jury rather than accept a plea deal from the government was convicted of having cocaine FedExed to her apartment. Authorities intercepted two parcels addressed to "John Brown" in Newark in March 2021, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Mahogany Hawkins, 32, answered the door when an undercover officer posing as a FedEx driver delivered both of them, he said.Detectives knocked on the door again, identifying themselves as police this time, the U.S. attorney said.Hawkins said she was “getting dressed” and didn’t respon…
FBI: Sex, Money, Murder Members Nabbed With Guns, Coke, More At Open-Air Brick City Drug Market FBI: Sex, Money, Murder Members Nabbed With Guns, Coke, More At Open-Air Brick City Drug Market
FBI: Sex, Money, Murder Members Nabbed With Guns, Coke, More At Open-Air Brick City Drug Market Five reputed members and associates of the Sex, Money, Murder gang were charged by federal authorities with peddling fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine at an open-air drug market in Newark. Drugs and loaded guns were seized during the arrests early last month of the quintet, who U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip Sellinger said slung the potentially lethal narcotics from the neighborhood at Kent and Brenner streets. He identified them as Fuquan Williams, 33; Dwight Dixon, 52; Nafee Patterson, 41; Jabriel Mason, 20; and Daqwuan Barkley, 29, all of Essex County. A federal magistrate judge in New…
Bullets Fly Through Windows Of Church Pastor's Newark Home Leaving Him With Punctured Lung Bullets Fly Through Windows Of Church Pastor's Newark Home Leaving Him With Punctured Lung
Bullets Fly Through Windows Of Church Pastor's Newark Home Leaving Him With Punctured Lung An East Orange church pastor is recovering after reportedly being struck by a stray bullet while sitting on the couch of his Newark home. Timothy Huff's grandson on a GoFundMe said two people fired shots into his home, striking Huff in the chest around 2 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24. "Of the shots, a singular bullet struck through my grandfather’s chest; shattering his sternum, puncturing his lung, and damaging his kidney and heart," the campaign says.  "He is a well known philanthropist and a loved husband, father, grandfather, and pastor in his community at Green Pastures Missionary Bapti…
Services Set For Former Police Officer, 2 Kids Killed In Sussex County Crash Services Set For Former Police Officer, 2 Kids Killed In Sussex County Crash
Services Set For Former Police Officer, 2 Kids Killed In Sussex County Crash Funeral services have been set for the former police officer and his two children who were killed in a devastating Sussex County crash last week. Thirty-six-year-old Andrew “Andy” Benavente, his 13-year-old son, Andrew “AJ” Jr., and 5-year-old daughter, Madelyn, died after a Jeep crossed over the double yellow lines on Newton-Sparta Road in Andover Township, striking their Ford Ranger pickup around 4 p.m. on Friday, May 26, Daily Voice reported. A GoFundMe for Digna Melendez-Benavente — Andy’s fiancée and loving mom to AJ and Madelyn — was launched by Edwin Melendez shortly afterward and h…
IN COLD BLOOD (UPDATE): Trio Charged With Killing Kidnapped Newark Man Alongside Route 80 IN COLD BLOOD (UPDATE): Trio Charged With Killing Kidnapped Newark Man Alongside Route 80
IN Cold Blood (Update): Trio Charged With Killing Kidnapped Newark Man Alongside Route 80 UPDATE: Three Newark men have been charged by New Jersey State Police with shooting and killing a fellow Brick City resident and leaving his body alongside Route 80. Two of them – William Dixon, 24, and Nishir Rios-Figueroa, 30 – were already in custody in connection with other crimes, State Police said on Tuesday. They captured the third, Mustafa Manns, 28, in Newark. The trio had abducted the victim, 27-year-old Quadree “Pee” Burch, in early August and driven him to Allamuchy Township, 20 or so miles from the Pennsylvania state line, the NJSP said in a March 14 release. They shot and ki…
TWO-FER: Twin Clifton Police Pursuits End In Luxury Car Crashes TWO-FER: Twin Clifton Police Pursuits End In Luxury Car Crashes
Two-fer: Twin Clifton Police Pursuits End In Luxury Car Crashes Two Clifton police pursuits ended in crashes within moments of one another -- one involving a $200,000 Bentley stolen hours earlier from a car wash near the George Washington Bridge and another a Mercedes Benz that hit a patrol car in Newark, authorities said. Two bandits swiped the 2021 Bentley from Bridge Hand Wash & Detailing just off Lemoine Avenue in Fort Lee around 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28 after pulling up in a BMW that may also have been stolen, they said. Clifton police tried to stop the Bentley around 9:30 p.m. on westbound Route 3 near Broad Street, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken …
Gangsters, Killers Among 41 Fugitives Captured In Essex County Warrant Sweep: Prosecutor Gangsters, Killers Among 41 Fugitives Captured In Essex County Warrant Sweep: Prosecutor
Gangsters, Killers Among 41 Fugitives Captured In Essex County Warrant Sweep: Prosecutor Forty-one fugitives including 12 with gang affiliations were captured during a five-day sweep across Essex County, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 24. Four of the fugitives were wanted for homicide, while others were wanted on a range of felonies ranging from drug possession to aggravated assault, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. “Operation Essex” was conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office in conjunction with the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, and the Newark Police. All of the fugitives have been arrested, charged, and placed in custody. The following …
Driver Who Killed 2 In Stolen Car Captured In Newark (VIDEO): Police Driver Who Killed 2 In Stolen Car Captured In Newark (VIDEO): Police
Driver Who Killed 2 In Stolen Car Captured In Newark (Video): Police A Newark driver who killed two people when he struck their vehicle in a stolen car has been arrested, and police have released the footage of his capture, they said (scroll down for video). Sharrod Rogers, 20, was behind the wheel of a 2021 Dodge Charger stolen out of Union struck an Acura, killing a man and woman, around 4:30 a.m. March 31, Newark Public Safety Director Brian O'Hara said. Three teenage girls, who were passengers in the stolen vehicle, were also injured in the crash. Rogers and another passenger fled the scene on foot after the Dodge Charger burst into flames, O'Hara said.…
Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Route 4 Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Route 4 Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV
Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Route 4 Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV An Englewood motorist narrowly escaped serious injury — or worse — when he was dragged nearly 20 feet onto Route 4 by a pair of carjackers who sped off in his Range Rover, authorities said. The 34-year-old victim had gotten out and gone to the attendant to get change for the electric tire inflator when the incident occurred at the BP station on westbound Route 4 near the George Washington Bridge shortly before 10:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, Englewood Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. As he did, a dark-colored Audi sedan with four occupants pulled in front of the Range Rover, Pulice said. Two go…
3 Arrests, 1 Day: Newark Police Crack Down On Gun Violence 3 Arrests, 1 Day: Newark Police Crack Down On Gun Violence
3 Arrests, 1 Day: Newark Police Crack Down On Gun Violence Three gunman were arrested in a series of separate incidents across Newark in just one day, authorities announced. Among them, Ewing's Deion Brison, 26; Newark's Daniel Molloy, 48; and Irvington's James Mitchell, 23; were arrested on various charges, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Brison was running through local yards with a loaded handgun after shooting a victim on Lyons Avenue near Bergen Street around 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 16,  O'Hara said. He was taken into custody on Goldsmith Avenue and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, u…
Missing Carlstadt Man Found Missing Carlstadt Man Found
Missing Carlstadt Man Found A hearing-impaired Carlstadt man who’d gone missing nearly two weeks ago was found at University Hospital in Newark, authorities confirmed. Carlstadt detectives found James Dugan II on Tuesday, Feb. 8, while checking area hospitals, Deputy Police Chief Thomas Cox said Wednesday. "Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for all you have done for my brother and my family," his sister, Sarah, posted on Facebook. "So many people have reached out to offer love and support. We are so grateful and relieved. Thank you so so so so so much." Tattoos and facial recognition helped identify Dugan, …
Police Seek Newark Mom Missing Since October Police Seek Newark Mom Missing Since October
Police Seek Newark Mom Missing Since October Police in Newark are turning to the public for help locating a mom of three who has been missing since October, RLS Media reports. Haneefah Moore, 38, of the Ironbound section was last seen on Hawkins Court in the East Ward. She weighs 140 pounds and is 5'5", the outlet says. Good morning. This is my sister Haneefah Moore. She's been missing for almost 2 months. Has anyone seen her? Please message me if you see her. Please share. Thanks in advance. Posted by Tanya Wade on Thursday, November 11, 2021 Anyone with information is urged to call Newark police at 973-733-6000 or call the Spec…
Disturbing Video Shows Newark Officers Saving Suicidal Man Hanging In Garage Disturbing Video Shows Newark Officers Saving Suicidal Man Hanging In Garage
Disturbing Video Shows Newark Officers Saving Suicidal Man Hanging In Garage A disturbing video released by Newark police shows officers rescuing a suicidal man who tried hanging himself in a garage (scroll for video). Police responded to a call about an attempted suicide on Kossuth Street around 9 a.m. Monday,  Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. When the officers arrived, they searched the home and found a man in the garage standing on a step stool with a rope around his neck.  The officers lifted the man off of the step stool while another officer cut the rope that was attached to a beam in the garage. “I commend the officers for remaining calm w…
FBI Bust Nets 7 Arrests, 8 Illegal Weapons After Newark Shooting Spree: Police FBI Bust Nets 7 Arrests, 8 Illegal Weapons After Newark Shooting Spree: Police
FBI Bust Nets 7 Arrests, 8 Illegal Weapons After Newark Shooting Spree: Police Authorities recovered eight illegal weapons and arrested seven individuals in what Newark police are calling "an intense violence reduction operation." The FBI and the US Attorney General's Office were among the agencies deployed in the city's hotspots following four non-fatal shootings that injured eight people Tuesday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. According to O'Hara, the following arrests were made: Sabir Williams, 25, Mahdee S. Johnson, 24, and Safiatou Dieng, 23, all of Newark, were arrested Thursday on the 100 block of Goodwin Avenue. Police saw a hand-to-…
Thief Steals Newark Police Car Thief Steals Newark Police Car
Thief Steals Newark Police Car A thief who stole a marked Newark police car Thursday was captured a short time later in Nutley, authorities said. Authorities followed the vehicle on GPS after it was stolen at a shopping center on McCarter Highway (Route 21). At one point it was pegged near the Belleville Turnpike bridge from North Arlington, said police who were monitoring the incident. The vehicle then headed north on Route 21 before it somehow became disabled on the highway, they said. Nutley police spotted the car and grabbed the suspect, who was taken to Newark police headquarters. No damages were reported. CHECK…
Grand Jury: Officers Justified Killing Pair In 2019 Jersey City Firefight Grand Jury: Officers Justified Killing Pair In 2019 Jersey City Firefight
Grand Jury: Officers Justified Killing Pair In 2019 Jersey City Firefight Police were justified in shooting a couple who killed a fellow officer and three civilians in Jersey City, authorities on Wednesday said a state grand jury has found. Some would question the need for such a review given the circumstances of the fateful Dec. 10, 2019 firefight at a kosher grocery store. The answer: It’s required under New Jersey law and state attorney general’s guidelines. Authorities had no choice. David Anderson, 47, and Francine Graham, 50, had slain Jersey City Police Officer Joseph Seals in a nearby cemetery. They then wounded another officer before killing Mindy Fere…
'Shocked And Disgusted': 8 Injured In Newark Shootings, Police Say 'Shocked And Disgusted': 8 Injured In Newark Shootings, Police Say
'Shocked And Disgusted': 8 Injured In Newark Shootings, Police Say Eight people were injured in a series of Newark shootings Tuesday night, authorities said. The first incident happened around 6:25 p.m. near Lincoln Street and Court Street, local and county officials said. Two men were injured, including one critically. Just before 8:10 p.m., two boys, ages 15 and 17, were found by police having been shot while riding in a stolen car in the area of Quitman Street near Montgomery Street. Both victims were reportedly in critical condition, authorities said. In a separate shooting incident at Maybaum Avenue near Tremont Avenue, police found one male who had …
How Newark Police Arrested 3 Suspects Using Control Tactics How Newark Police Arrested 3 Suspects Using Control Tactics
How Newark Police Arrested 3 Suspects Using Control Tactics Police in Newark used arrest and control tactics to safely apprehend three armed suspects in two recent incidents, authorities said. Newark residents Kaseem Callender, 25, and Keon Orr, 22, were arrested in connection with an armed robbery near the North Munn Avenue entrance of the Bradley Court apartment complex just after 8 a.m. on Sept. 7, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The victim told police that he and a second victim had been robbed at gunpoint while inside a vehicle. Callender was found during a search of the area and taken into custody after resisting arrest an…
PHONY FED: Trenton Woman Charged With Impersonating FBI Agent PHONY FED: Trenton Woman Charged With Impersonating FBI Agent
Phony FED: Trenton Woman Charged With Impersonating FBI Agent She wore an empty gun holster on her hip, told Trenton police “I’m FBI" and said she specialized in cyber security at the bureau’s Philadelphia office, authorities said. Police believed her at first. Then she pushed it too far, authorities said. Nealeigh Glasper, 29, of Trenton, now faces charges of impersonating a federal agent. Glasper was a passenger in a car pulled over for having heavily tinted windows – a violation of state law – in a high-crime area of Trenton, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. She introduced herself as “Special Agent Glasper,” “repeatedly told the office…
FEDS: Video Shows Newark Gunman, 19, Waving Kids Out Of Way Before Shooting Two Victims FEDS: Video Shows Newark Gunman, 19, Waving Kids Out Of Way Before Shooting Two Victims
Feds: Video Shows Newark Gunman, 19, Waving Kids Out Of Way Before Shooting Two Victims Surveillance video shows a 19-year-old Newark man waving children and others out of the way at a city housing project before pulling a gun from his waistband and shooting two people, federal authorities said. Ramad Moultrie had been convicted and given probation earlier this year for drug possession when he opened fire at the Grace West Manor Complex on Irvine Turner Boulevard on Aug. 2, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. It was the most recent of three drug-related convictions, none of which resulted in prison time, records show. As a result, he was prohibited from having a firea…
Possible Bomb Threat Temporarily Closes Pulaski Skyway In Jersey City Possible Bomb Threat Temporarily Closes Pulaski Skyway In Jersey City
Possible Bomb Threat Temporarily Closes Pulaski Skyway In Jersey City Reports of a suspicious package/possible bomb threat that closed the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City Saturday was apparently deemed unfounded. The eastbound side was closed as of 5 p.m., with Newark police's helicopter apparently called to the scene. Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com Local police did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment. Initial and unconfirmed reports say a bomb or some type of explosive device was in a vehicle parked on the roadway. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Newark Projects Dealer Caught With Gun Gets 5 Years In Fed Pen Newark Projects Dealer Caught With Gun Gets 5 Years In Fed Pen
Newark Projects Dealer Caught With Gun Gets 5 Years In Fed Pen A Newark drug dealer caught with a gun was sentenced to five years in federal prison, authorities said. Ricky Terrell, 24, was one of several dealers targeted for running an open-air drug market – slinging heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and more -- at the Stephen Crane Village public housing complex near the Belleville border, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Several law enforcement agencies teamed up to smash the operation, making undercover buys and intercepting phone calls and text messages, among other tactics, she said. On Feb. 25, 2020, they raided Terrell’s home and found hero…
Trio Charged With Helping Bergen Instagram Celeb Kidnap, Terrorize Man Who Trashed Him Online Trio Charged With Helping Bergen Instagram Celeb Kidnap, Terrorize Man Who Trashed Him Online
Trio Charged With Helping Bergen Instagram Celeb Kidnap, Terrorize Man Who Trashed Him Online Authorities on Friday captured a third accused accomplice of an Instagram influencer who they said kidnapped a man in Bergen County, stripped him naked and held a machete to his neck while threatening to kill him if he didn’t remove negative social media posts. Alaziz Dalmida, 21, was the last piece of a puzzle involving “Jay Mazini” – real name Jebara J. Igbara – authorities said. Igbara, 25, of Edgewater had claimed a net worth of $33 million while cultivating a reputation for distributing stacks of cash to random people in New York. That was before federal authorities in Brooklyn charge…
Pair Admit Violent Gunpoint Carjacking Of Female Uber Driver In Newark Pair Admit Violent Gunpoint Carjacking Of Female Uber Driver In Newark
Pair Admit Violent Gunpoint Carjacking Of Female Uber Driver In Newark An accused carjacker admitted Monday that he helped a gunman drag an Uber driver from her car and throw her to the ground in Newark before they drove off with the vehicle. Rakeem McNair, 21, of Roselle, took a guilty plea in federal court in Newark less than two weeks after an accomplice, city resident Raquin Tanner, 25, confessed to his own role in the Aug. 13, 2019 carjacking. The victim was in the driver’s seat of her parked car on Summer Avenue in Newark around 11 o’clock that night when three thugs approached, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig said. Video surveillance shows Tanner ap…
Rockin' The 60s: Veteran Culprits Nabbed In NJ-Wide Thefts Of Work Vans, Trucks, State Says Rockin' The 60s: Veteran Culprits Nabbed In NJ-Wide Thefts Of Work Vans, Trucks, State Says
Rockin' The 60s: Veteran Culprits Nabbed In Nj-wide Thefts Of Work Vans, Trucks, State Says Two ex-cons in their 60s were part of a ring that stole more than 30 work vehicles from victims in seven North Jersey counties, authorities said. Their end came in a quick succession of arrests that followed an operation led by New Jersey State Police -- and involving dozens of local police departments -- that was dubbed “Operation Cat Burglar.” Crew members in January began snatching work vans and trucks from owners in Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Union, Hudson, Morris, and Middlesex counties, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. They stored the stolen vehicles in a lot in North Berg…
WATCH: Bodycam Footage Shows Newark Police Save 2-Year-Old Shooting Victim WATCH: Bodycam Footage Shows Newark Police Save 2-Year-Old Shooting Victim
Watch: Bodycam Footage Shows Newark Police Save 2-Year-Old Shooting Victim Newly-released bodycam footage shows Newark police rushing to save a 2-year-old shooting victim to the hospital Thursday night. ** WARNING: Above video contains graphic content. ** Police arrived to 85-95 Cabinet Street around 11:10 p.m., where an individual was holding a seemingly lifeless toddler, according to the video and local authorities. The video shows an officer instructing a woman to place the child in the back of a police cruiser, as other officers helped get a man laying in the street into the back of a vehicle. In total, two men, a woman the child were all taken to the h…
Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash
Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash Five students and two adults were injured in a hit-and-run school bus crash Saturday afternoon in Newark. The bus from was carrying 13 people including West Side High School students when it was struck at Springfield Avenue and South 11th Street by a black Audi SUV, a Newark police spokeswoman said. The Audi driver fled the scene and seven people reported pain, authorities said. Further details were not released.The incident remains under investigation.
Famous Boyz: Federal Prison Time Piles Up For Newark Street Gang That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Smack Famous Boyz: Federal Prison Time Piles Up For Newark Street Gang That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Smack
Famous Boyz: Federal Prison Time Piles Up For Newark Street Gang That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Smack A massive joint investigation continues to produce federal prison sentences for members and associates of a Newark gang that flooded a city neighborhood with fentanyl-laced heroin, committed street robberies and used social media to threaten would-be snitches. The Famous Boyz, a subset of the Brick City Brim set of the Bloods, used juveniles and social media to dominate the drug trade around the area of South 18th Street and 15th Avenue – an area they referred to as “8 Block,” “18th” or simply “8,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Gang members used social media not only to promote their …
Southern Gun Runner Who Supplied Newark Buyers Gets 2½ Years In Fed Pen Southern Gun Runner Who Supplied Newark Buyers Gets 2½ Years In Fed Pen
Southern Gun Runner Who Supplied Newark Buyers Gets 2½ Years In Fed Pen A weapons trafficker from South Carolina was sentenced Tuesday in Newark to a plea-bargained 2½ years in federal prison, part of a new Justice Department initiative aimed at reducing gun violence nationwide. Richard Lowman, 31, was at times accompanied by his uncle, ex-con Reginald Moultrie of Newark, during several meetings with one of the buyers, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. In another instance, he sold an assault rifle on a Newark street, Carpenito said. Lowman later sold six firearms in a city home after bringing them to New Jersey from South Carolina, the U.S. attorney said. …