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Police & Fire
'I Did What I Had To Do,' Says Newark Officer Charged In Fatal Shooting
The Newark police officer indicted for fatally shooting a fleeing criminal suspect in January told News 4 New York Tuesday that he believed his actions "saved lives that day." In the interview, Jovanny Crespo said he had to make "split-second decisions" and that he "could have been dead." Crespo and his partner, who was driving, joined in the pursuit in Newark after two men believed to be armed fled a traffic stop. A high-speed chase ensued that was captured on dash cam and on officers' body cameras. The video, later released in full by the Essex County Prosecutor's Offic…