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Linden's Menga Lounge Shooters Sentenced Linden's Menga Lounge Shooters Sentenced
Linden's Menga Lounge Shooters Sentenced Two men from East Orange have been sentenced for their role in an August 2022 shooting at Menga Lounge in Linden, authorities said. Najir Paige, 29, and Sharif Evans, 26, were sentenced on Friday, Dec. 8 for the shooting, which left three people injured, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. On Aug. 6, 2022, following a dispute at the bar, Paige retrieved a handgun from Evans' vehicle and fired numerous rounds into the establishment through the front door, authorities said.  A 28-year-old man, 24-year-old woman and 23-year-old wom…

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by Sam Barron
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Linden Man Charged In Deadly New Year's Eve Strangulation Linden Man Charged In Deadly New Year's Eve Strangulation
Linden Man Charged In Deadly New Year's Eve Strangulation A Linden man has been arrested in connection the New Year's Eve choking death of a 62-year-old woman, authorities said Saturday. Edward T. Sokowski, 62, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Kim E. Lewandowski, also of Linden, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. Authorities responded to Sokowski’s apartment on the 200 block of South Wood Avenue, where they found Lewandowski having sustained serious injury around 8:10 p.m. on Dec. 31, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Michael Cleaver, who is pro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Linden Man, 29, Gunned Down In Broad Daylight Linden Man, 29, Gunned Down In Broad Daylight
Linden Man, 29, Gunned Down In Broad Daylight A 29-year-old man was killed in a Linden shooting Monday afternoon, authorities said. Andy Rozelien, of Linden, was shot just before 4 p.m. on the 1600 block of St. Georges Avenue, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said Tuesday. Rozelien was taken to Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, where he was pronounced dead a short while later. This investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force and assisted by members of the Linden Police Department, Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit, and Union County Pol…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Cranford Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Shooting On Route 1&9 UPDATE: Cranford Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Shooting On Route 1&9
Update: Cranford Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Shooting On Route 1&9 A Cranford man was being held in the Union County Jail in connection with Sunday's double shooting on Routes 1&9, authorities said Monday. Andrew C. Johnson, 50, was charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder and four related weapons offenses, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said jointly. Linden police officers responding to a shooting on the northbound lanes of Routes 1&9 near Avenue C found two victims inside a vehicle stopped on the highway around 9:40 a.m., according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Colleen R…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Burlington County Man Ignites Linden Driveway Fire In Family Dispute Authorities: Burlington County Man Ignites Linden Driveway Fire In Family Dispute
Authorities: Burlington County Man Ignites Linden Driveway Fire In Family Dispute A Burlington County man was lodged in the Union County Jail after setting a can of gasoline in a residential Linden driveway over a family dispute, authorities said. Desmond E. Hodge, 47, of Southampton Township, showed up to the house on the 1300 block of Essex Avenue and told the five residents a shared relative owed him money Wednesday morning, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. Hodge told the residents he was leaving -- but promised to return after "going to get gasoline," according to Ruotolo and Hart. Linden police res…

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by Cecilia Levine