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Man Tries Snatching 3-Year-Old From Mom On NJ City Street: Police Man Tries Snatching 3-Year-Old From Mom On NJ City Street: Police
Man Tries Snatching 3-Year-Old From Mom On NJ City Street: Police A man attempted to snatch a 3-year-old girl from her mother on a city street in New Jersey Sunday night, police said. The man, whose name was not released, approached a woman walking near N. 6th Street and Freeway Drive in Newark and tried to take her daughter around 9:45 p.m., according to Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara. The man was apprehended by police as he tried to flee, O’Hara said. The incident remained under investigation. Additional details were not released.

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by Valerie Musson
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UPDATE: Newark Police Looking For 3 In Connection With Shooting UPDATE: Newark Police Looking For 3 In Connection With Shooting
Update: Newark Police Looking For 3 In Connection With Shooting Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose is asking the public's help locating three people (pictured) wanted in connection with a shooting Sunday.* The victim, identified only as a male, was shot during a fight near 43 N. 6th St. around 7:30 p.m. He was taken to University Hospital for treatment.  The suspected shooter (seen in the first photo) was last seen heading north on North 6th Street. He was wearing Nike Foamposite sneakers, dark-colored pants and a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt with a graphic logo on the chest.  Police are also searching for a man and a woman …

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by Paul Milo
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Clifton Man Among Several Arrested In Newark On Weapons Charges Clifton Man Among Several Arrested In Newark On Weapons Charges
Clifton Man Among Several Arrested In Newark On Weapons Charges Nearly a dozen people were arrested and 8 guns seized over the weekend in Newark, in what Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose attributed to "great, proactive police work."  A number of the arrests stemmed from investigations into routine offenses, including a cracked windshield. Christopher Hanley, a 36-year-old Fair Lawn man, was pulled over Friday on Pine Grove Terrace.  Police said Hanley agreed to a search of the car after police spotted drug paraphernalia, which led to the discovery of an illegal weapon. Hanley, who did not have a license, was charged with drug and weapons…

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by Paul Milo