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Crime Reduction Roundup Nets 10 Shooting Suspects In NJ's Largest City Crime Reduction Roundup Nets 10 Shooting Suspects In NJ's Largest City
Crime Reduction Roundup Nets 10 Shooting Suspects In NJ's Largest City The Newark Police Division's Summer Crime Reduction Initiative is off to a hot start. Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé announced the following 10 people were arrested in June, in connection with various shootings in the city: Lloyde Darby, a 57-year-old Newark resident, was charged with aggravated assault and weapon possession for shooting that occurred in March in the 200 block of 7th Avenue West. Shanyah Thompson, a 24-year-old Newark resident was charged with criminal mischief and weapon possession in connection with a shooting that occurred on Thursday, June 22 in the 300…

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by Sam Barron
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Police Seek Suspect Who Stabbed 42-Year-Old Newark Woman Dead Police Seek Suspect Who Stabbed 42-Year-Old Newark Woman Dead
Police Seek Suspect Who Stabbed 42-Year-Old Newark Woman Dead Police in Newark are on the hunt for the person responsible for killing a 42-year-old woman over the weekend. Ebony Johnson was stabbed on the 400 block of South 15th Street around 12:35 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said, She was transported to University Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 8:22 am. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432. Calls will be kept confident…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Girl, 14, Shot In Leg In Newark Day After Boy Struck By Stray Bullet While Inside House Girl, 14, Shot In Leg In Newark Day After Boy Struck By Stray Bullet While Inside House
Girl, 14, Shot In Leg In Newark Day After Boy Struck By Stray Bullet While Inside House A 14-year-old girl was shot in the leg in Newark, a day after a 12-year-old boy was struck by a stray bullet while inside his home, authorities said. The girl was hospitalized after the South 15th Street incident, and reportedly in stable condition as of Sunday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. No further information was available as of Sunday morning. On Friday night, a boy was in a home when he was struck by a bullet from outside around 10 p.m. He was released from the hospital.

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by Cecilia Levine