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Crime Reduction Roundup Nets 10 Shooting Suspects In NJ's Largest City Crime Reduction Roundup Nets 10 Shooting Suspects In NJ's Largest City
Crime Reduction Roundup Nets 10 Shooting Suspects In NJ's Largest City The Newark Police Division's Summer Crime Reduction Initiative is off to a hot start. Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé announced the following 10 people were arrested in June, in connection with various shootings in the city: Lloyde Darby, a 57-year-old Newark resident, was charged with aggravated assault and weapon possession for shooting that occurred in March in the 200 block of 7th Avenue West. Shanyah Thompson, a 24-year-old Newark resident was charged with criminal mischief and weapon possession in connection with a shooting that occurred on Thursday, June 22 in the 300…

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by Sam Barron
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Teens Among Multiple Victims Injured, 1 Dead In Rash Of Newark Shootings Teens Among Multiple Victims Injured, 1 Dead In Rash Of Newark Shootings
Teens Among Multiple Victims Injured, 1 Dead In Rash Of Newark Shootings A rash of shootings injured multiple people including teens and killed one person Tuesday night in Newark, authorities and news reports say. According to RLS Media, one victim walked into Beth Israel Hospital with a gunshot wound suffered on Grumman Avenue around 6 p.m. Then, two teens were injured in a shooting on the 100 block of Lincoln Street around 7:45 p.m., police said. A 16-year-old and 15-year-old were both hospitalized for treatment in the incident, Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. The 16-year-old was transported while the 15-year-old arrived at University H…

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by Cecilia Levine