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Video Shows Takedown Of Newark Shooting Suspect, 7 More Nabbed On Gun Charges: Police Video Shows Takedown Of Newark Shooting Suspect, 7 More Nabbed On Gun Charges: Police
Video Shows Takedown Of Newark Shooting Suspect, 7 More Nabbed On Gun Charges: Police Bodycam footage released by the Newark Police Department shows the takedown of a shooting suspect Monday, April 18 (scroll for video). Jose Soto Vargas, 39, was arrested inside of a shop, where officers had him on the ground as they put him in handcuffs, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Seven addictions arrests were made last weekend as part of the Violence Reduction Initiative, aimed at removing firearms and apprehending gun possession suspects. Trouble for Soto Vargas began when he got into a fight with a man in front of a business at 102 Market St., O'Hara said. Duri…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HER? Newark Woman Cut Victim With Knife, Damaged Car With Baseball Bat, Police Say SEEN HER? Newark Woman Cut Victim With Knife, Damaged Car With Baseball Bat, Police Say
Seen HER? Newark Woman Cut Victim With Knife, Damaged Car With Baseball Bat, Police Say Police in Newark are turning to the public in locating a woman who they say damaged a vehicle with a baseball bat and cut one of the car's occupants with a knife. Laura Harrell, 26, of Newark, is wanted for aggravated assault following the March 27 incident, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Police responded to reports of a stabbing in progress on Brookdale Avenue around 7:05 p.m., where the victim said a woman -- later identified as Harrell -- began hitting the vehicle she was in with a bat, Ambrose said. The victim and another woman got out of the car to try to …

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Young Girl Critically Injured In Newark Hit-Run, Suspect Arrested UPDATE: Young Girl Critically Injured In Newark Hit-Run, Suspect Arrested
Update: Young Girl Critically Injured In Newark Hit-Run, Suspect Arrested UPDATE, May 13: Police have arrested a man in connection with the incident. The 2-year-old is recovering from her injuries. Read more here. A young girl was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday morning after she was hit by a vehicle on a Newark street, authorities said.  The victim, believed to be 3 years old, was struck shortly before 10 a.m. near Brookdale Avenue and 18th Avenue in the Vailsburg section, they said. She remained conscious, Newark police said.  The driver left the scene.  Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information that could help …

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by Paul Milo