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Newark Man Convicted Of Killing Friend After Argument: Prosecutor Newark Man Convicted Of Killing Friend After Argument: Prosecutor
Newark Man Convicted Of Killing Friend After Argument: Prosecutor A 46-year-old Newark resident was recently convicted of murder in the first degree after shooting his friend in the back in February 2023, authorities said. William Whitfield was arguing with his friend, 45-year-old Keni Johnson inside the Bradley Court Housing Complex, Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. Following the argument, Whitfield went to his apartment, obtained a gun and fatally shot Johnson in the back of the neck, Stephens said. Whitfield faces 30 years to life in prison when he is sentenced in January, Stephens said. Whitfield was also convicted of weapons charges, Stephens s…

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by Sam Barron
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GANG WAR: Brick City Teen Seized In Modified Machine-Gun Shooting Of Rival Trio GANG WAR: Brick City Teen Seized In Modified Machine-Gun Shooting Of Rival Trio
Gang WAR: Brick City Teen Seized In Modified Machine-Gun Shooting Of Rival Trio A 19-year-old reputed Newark street gang member wanted for shooting three rivals with a modified machine gun last weekend is in federal custody. Munir “Mu” Muhammad was carrying the converted 9mm handgun when he was arrested on Wednesday, April 12, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. The gun had fired 28 rounds in the April 8 shooting at the Oscar Miles Housing Complex and was fitted with an extended magazine loaded with another 30, Sellinger said Thursday. Three opponents were wounded, one critically, in what the U.S. attorney said is part of a bloody ongoing gun battle between rivals on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Endangered Newark Man Last Spotted Leaving Clifton Clinic More Than Year Ago SEEN HIM? Endangered Newark Man Last Spotted Leaving Clifton Clinic More Than Year Ago
Seen HIM? Endangered Newark Man Last Spotted Leaving Clifton Clinic More Than Year Ago He has a hitch in his step and is missing the tip of his left pinkie. Police from Clifton and Newark have been trying to find him for more than a year now. They need your help. Michael Davis, 58, of Newark went missing after leaving a Clifton health services program more than 13 month ago. Davis – who police said was diagnosed with medical conditions that could affect his well-being -- wasn’t on a shuttle bus that was supposed to take him back to his Ridge Street home after leaving Adult Family Health Services on Orchard Street in Clifton around 3:30 p.m. Aug. 12. He was seen an hour and a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police Seek Man Accused Of Robbing Victim Of Gold Chain On Newark Street Police Seek Man Accused Of Robbing Victim Of Gold Chain On Newark Street
Police Seek Man Accused Of Robbing Victim Of Gold Chain On Newark Street Police are seeking a suspect accused of robbing a victim of a gold chain on a Newark street in broad daylight. Tyrone Jackson, 47, is wanted in the Aug. 10 assault at Nichols and Pulaski streets, around 1 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Jackson, known to frequent the area around the Bradley Court housing complex, is described as being 5 feet and 8 inches tall, and between 140 and 150 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair and a dark complexion, and is nicknamed Al-Hood.  The warrant for Jackson charges him with aggravated assault, conspiracy and robbe…

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by Cecilia Levine