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Armed Robber Makes Off With $10K On Black Friday In Newark Armed Robber Makes Off With $10K On Black Friday In Newark
Armed Robber Makes Off With $10K On Black Friday In Newark Authorities in Newark are seeking the assailant who robbed a check-cashing business of $10,000 at gunpoint. The robber pointed a handgun at two workers at Global Check Cashing on Bloomfield Avenue in Newark on Friday, Nov. 25, took the cash and then fled north on Garside Avenue on a silver/purple mountain bike, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. The suspect is described as possibly Hispanic, 5'8" tall, with a medium build. He was wearing a black jacket, face mask, green pants, and black sneakers. Fragé urges anyone with information about the identity of this suspect to…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Missing 14-Year-Old Newark Boy Alert Issued For Missing 14-Year-Old Newark Boy
Alert Issued For Missing 14-Year-Old Newark Boy Police have issued an alert for a missing 14-year-old boy from Newark. Al-Samir Williams, pictured above, was last seen in the area of Nairin Place near Vernon Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Williams has a medium brown complexion, stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds, O’Hara said. He may be wearing black Adidas sweatpants and a black bubble jacket. Anyone with information about Williams’ location is urged to call the Department's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477). All anonymous Crime Stopper…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID For Squatter Believed To Have Set 3-Alarm Newark Fire KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID For Squatter Believed To Have Set 3-Alarm Newark Fire
Know HIM? Police Seek ID For Squatter Believed To Have Set 3-Alarm Newark Fire Police in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying a man they say may have sparked a house fire that sent a teenage boy to the hospital and displaced a family last week. Video footage shows a man believed to be a squatter leaving a South 11th Street home just before the blaze broke out around 11:05 a.m. Dec. 18, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The black male is seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, green coat, dark pants and black boots, Ambrose said. The fire in the 2-story home climbed to three alarms in less than 20 minutes, and spread to a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
KNOW THEM? Police Seek Suspects Who Stole BMW Left Running In Newark KNOW THEM? Police Seek Suspects Who Stole BMW Left Running In Newark
Know Them? Police Seek Suspects Who Stole BMW Left Running In Newark Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects they say stole a BMW that was left running in Newark last week. The owner of a 2017 white BMW X6 reported that it had been stolen after it was left running in the 700 block of Springfield Ave. around 4:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The BMW was then seen near Springfield Ave. and South 20th Street and once again at the Lukoil Gas Station at 335 McCarter Highway, where a white or Hispanic man with long hair was driving with a second suspect who exited the rear passenger si…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: North Plainfield EMS Captain Stole $10K From Disbanded Squad Prosecutor: North Plainfield EMS Captain Stole $10K From Disbanded Squad
Prosecutor: North Plainfield EMS Captain Stole $10K From Disbanded Squad A 32-year-old EMT was charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the North Plainfield Rescue Squad, years after it had been disbanded, authorities said Wednesday. Former squad captain Larry D. Lee, 32, was arrested Oct. 7 and charged with third-degree theft by deception, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson.  "We are aware of the allegations and they are just that, allegations. Mr. Lee had a role in winding down a volunteer organization and acted on the advice and recommendations of professionals," his lawyer James A. Abate said.  "I am confident that Mr. Le…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
KNOW THEM? Newark Police Seek Armed Carjacking Suspects KNOW THEM? Newark Police Seek Armed Carjacking Suspects
Know Them? Newark Police Seek Armed Carjacking Suspects Police in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying a pair of men wanted in an armed carjacking. The first suspect approached the victim near 17th Avenue and S. 17th Street and pointed a handgun at him, Saturday, Oct. 24, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The second suspect approached the driver’s side and removed the victim from the car, then both suspects got in the car and drove away, Ambrose said. The first suspect, known as Jamaal M., is described as a male with a medium brown complexion and a medium build, dark hair with short box braids, approxi…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
WATCH: Newark Police Officer Saves Stabbing Victim WATCH: Newark Police Officer Saves Stabbing Victim
Watch: Newark Police Officer Saves Stabbing Victim “It’s gonna hurt a little,” a hero Newark police officer tells a stabbing victim as he applies a tourniquet that authorities said helped save the man's life. “While the nation is addressing the health emergency that the coronavirus has created, one officer proved himself to be both fearless and quick-thinking in saving this victim’s life,” Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release. The officer's identity remained a mystery, however. So did the identity of his assailant, who police said fled the South 13th Street home after stabbing the victim when he inte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEEN HER? Woman Wanted For Trying To Lure Teenage Boy In Newark SEEN HER? Woman Wanted For Trying To Lure Teenage Boy In Newark
Seen HER? Woman Wanted For Trying To Lure Teenage Boy In Newark Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a woman wanted in connection with a Newark luring incident. A woman approached a 14-year-old boy near Crawford and Washington streets around 2 p.m. Dec. 6 and tried pulling him by his hand, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The boy broke away from the suspect’s grip and ran away, police said. Anyone with information regarding the woman is asked to call the Department's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS(1-877-695-8477). All anonymous Crime Stopper tips are kept confidential and could result in a rew…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pregnant Woman Loses Baby After Assault, Suspect Sought: Newark Police Pregnant Woman Loses Baby After Assault, Suspect Sought: Newark Police
Pregnant Woman Loses Baby After Assault, Suspect Sought: Newark Police The Newark Police Department is asking the public's help locating a man who they said assaulted a pregnant woman Monday, sending her to the hospital where she gave birth prematurely. The baby did not survive, police also said .  Police were called to University Hospital around 11 a.m. on a report that she had been beaten by a man she knows. An arrest warrant has been issued for Joanisson DeSouza, 31, of Newark, on charges of aggravated assault, criminal mischief and weapons possession under domestic violence laws.  DoSouza is 5'6", 155 lbs and has brown hair and brown eyes with a …

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by Paul Milo