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Two Arrested For Stealing Car, Stealing Handgun: Linden PD Two Arrested For Stealing Car, Stealing Handgun: Linden PD
Two Arrested For Stealing Car, Stealing Handgun: Linden PD Two Newark residents were arrested in Linden on Thursday, July 6 for driving a stolen car and possessing a stolen handgun, police said. At 8 p.m., officers were alerted to a report of a stolen vehicle traveling south on Route 1, Captain Christopher Guenther of the Linden Police said. The car suddenly came to a stop at Avenue C and Tijohn Cato, 30, and Samiya Medina, 34 were arrested and taken into custody, Guenther said. When police searched the vehicle, they discovered a stolen handgun, Guenther said. Medina and Cato were charged with unlawful possession of a stolen handgun in the second d…

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by Sam Barron
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East Orange Teen Attempted Vehicle Break-In: Linden Police East Orange Teen Attempted Vehicle Break-In: Linden Police
East Orange Teen Attempted Vehicle Break-In: Linden Police A 19-year-old East Orange man was arrested and charged with attempting to break into a parked vehicle in Linden on Wednesday, June 14, Capt. Christopher Guenther said. Police responded to the 900 block of Bacheller Avenue at around noon after a witness observed Tariq Frye walk up to the driveway of a nearby home and attempt to enter a car parked in the driveway, Guenther said. Frye was seen walking on E. Edgar Road and after a short investigation, he was placed under arrest, Guenther said. Frye was charged with burglary in the third degree and released on a summons pending a scheduled court…

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by Sam Barron
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Man, 26, Shot In Linden (PHOTOS) Man, 26, Shot In Linden (PHOTOS)
Man, 26, Shot In Linden (Photos) A 26-year-old man was shot in the abdomen in Linden on the afternoon of Thursday, May 4, authorities said. Officers responded to the 10 block of N. Wood Ave and located the victim, who suffered a single gunshot wound, Captain Christopher Guenther said. The victim was treated on scene and transported to Newark University Hospital, Guenther said. The incident remains under investigation by the Linden Police Detective Bureau. Anyone with information is urged to contact Det. Nick Philippakos at (908) 474-8530 or via email at nphilippakos@lpdnj.org.

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by Sam Barron
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Fire At Linden ShopRite Food Prep Building Burns For Hours Fire At Linden ShopRite Food Prep Building Burns For Hours
Fire At Linden ShopRite Food Prep Building Burns For Hours Firefighters spent several hours of the night battling cold conditions and the three-alarm fire that broke out at a commercial building in Linden overnight and into the early hours of Tuesday, Dec. 13. One worker at the ShopRite food prep facility on the 1900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue was hospitalized with smoke inhalation as flames erupted around 12:30 a.m., Linden Police Capt. Christopher Guenther said. World Class Kitchens fire early Dec. 13.Christopher Guenther for Daily Voice The building — near the corner of E. Elizabeth and N. Park avenues — was evacuated and parts of Park Ave…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Backyard Linden Pool 2-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Backyard Linden Pool
2-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Backyard Linden Pool A 2-year-old boy drowned in his family's backyard pool over the weekend in Union County, authorities said. Family members pulled the boy from the pool on the 400 block of McKinley Street in Linden and immediately began CPR on Sunday, July 31, Linden Police Capt. Christopher Guenther said. The boy was rushed to Trinitas Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The incident remains under joint investigation by the Linden Police Detective Bureau, the Linden Police Juvenile Aid Bureau, and the Union County Homide Task Force.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gunman Arrested In Weekend Linden Shooting, Police Say Gunman Arrested In Weekend Linden Shooting, Police Say
Gunman Arrested In Weekend Linden Shooting, Police Say A 33-year-old gunman was arrested following a Linden shooting Sunday evening, authorities announced. Ramon Perez Jr shot the 44-year-old Rahway victim on the 500 block of Union Street around 3:40 p.m., Linden Police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The victim was treated on scene, then transported to Newark University Hospital. He was last listed in stable condition. A semi-automatic handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets was recovered from the scene, Guenther said. Perez is charged with second-degree aggravated assault and related weapons charges. He was committed to the Union County Jai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Man Charged In Armed Robbery Linden 7-Eleven PA Man Charged In Armed Robbery Linden 7-Eleven
PA Man Charged In Armed Robbery Linden 7-Eleven A Pennsylvania man has been charged in the 2017 armed robbery of a Linden 7-Eleven, authorities said Thursday. Ibin Bryant, 32, of Glen Lyon, PA, handed a note to the clerk at the E. Edgard Road store demanding she open the register while brandishing a black handgun from his pocket around 10 a.m. Dec. 2, 2017, Linden Police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The clerk, a 20-year-old woman from Elizabeth, was not hurt, Guenther said. Bryant was later identified as a suspect, and -- after a nearly three-year investigation by the Linden Police Detective Bureau -- was charged with first-degree rob…

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by Cecilia Levine