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'Suspicious Death': Human Remains Found In Union County 'Suspicious Death': Human Remains Found In Union County
'Suspicious Death': Human Remains Found In Union County Authorities in Union County are investigating last week's discovery of human remains. Plainfield police responded to reports of the remains found near the 800 block of West Front Street in Plainfield around 10 a.m. Dec. 24, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess jointly announced Tuesday. Ruotolo said only that the incident is considered a suspicious death and is under investigation. The victim remains unidentified. The Union County Homicide Task Force, Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit, and Plainfield Police Division…

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by Cecilia Levine
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KNOW ANYTHING? $10K Reward Offered In Plainfield Shootings That Killed 1, Hurt 2 KNOW ANYTHING? $10K Reward Offered In Plainfield Shootings That Killed 1, Hurt 2
Know Anything? $10K Reward Offered In Plainfield Shootings That Killed 1, Hurt 2 A $10,000 reward was being offered in a series of Plainfield shootings killed one person and injured two others Monday evening, authorities said. Plainfield police responding to the 200 block of Pond Place found a 23-year-old man with serious injuries around 9 p.m., Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess jointly announced. The man was subsequently pronounced dead. Several minutes later, officers responded to New and West 4th streets, where a 26-year-old and a 37-year-old man had also been shot, Ruotolo and Burgess said. The pair we…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$10K Reward Offered In Fatal Shooting That Killed 1, Seriously Injured Another $10K Reward Offered In Fatal Shooting That Killed 1, Seriously Injured Another
$10K Reward Offered In Fatal Shooting That Killed 1, Seriously Injured Another A $10,000 reward is being offered for information in a Plainfield shooting that left one person dead and another seriously injured Thursday night, authorities said Friday. Police responding to gunshots on the 400 block of Grant Avenue found Cory Johnson and another man with gunshot wounds around 8:30 p.m., Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess jointly said. Johnson, 30, was pronounced dead while the other victim was rushed to a local hospital for treatment -- and has since been listed in critical but stable condition, authorities said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cocaine, Gun, $15K Seized In Plainfield Bust, Prosecutor Says Cocaine, Gun, $15K Seized In Plainfield Bust, Prosecutor Says
Cocaine, Gun, $15K Seized In Plainfield Bust, Prosecutor Says A new task force created by the Union County Prosecutor's Office assisted Plainfield police in an investigation that authorities said turned up a large amount of cocaine and led to one arrest.  Detective Michael Metz of the Plainfield Police Division last week led a team that executed a search warrant last week at an apartment in the 800 block of East Front Street. Authorities found 780 grams of cocaine in plastic bags, a loaded .357-caliber revolver, $15,000 in cash, as well as a scale and other drug paraphernalia, the prosecutor's office said .  Juan Carlos Franco, 39, was charg…

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by Paul Milo
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Gang Member Sentenced In Killing Of 'Beloved' Plainfield Man Gang Member Sentenced In Killing Of 'Beloved' Plainfield Man
Gang Member Sentenced In Killing Of 'Beloved' Plainfield Man A 26-year-old Plainfield man who killed a bystander when he opened fire on a crowd of neighbors outside enjoying a pleasant spring night three years ago has been sentenced to 48 years in prison, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Shaquille Spruiel killed Willie Lee Major, 37, at the Liberty Village housing complex May 25, 2016. Major had not been specifically targeted by Spruiel, authorities said.  An investigation revealed the shooting was the latest incident in an ongoing feud between rival street gangs in Plainfield's West End. The shooting was in retaliation for a sti…

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by Paul Milo