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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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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