Find Your Daily Voice
40°
Ten Illegal Guns, DJ Equipment, Drugs Seized Father's Day Weekend In Newark
Police in Newark recovered 10 illegal guns and arrested four men, some of whom pointed their firearms at people at threatened to hurt or kill them, all over Father's Day Weekend, authorities said.
According to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara, the following arrests were made:
Melvin Thomas, 23, of East Orange, was arrested near North 12th Street and 6th Avenue on June 19, after police saw him with an unlabeled bottle of 48 Oxycodone pills and a handgun after a traffic stop.
Police also recovered another handgun and a Diamondback rifle from inside the vehicle. One of …
Pair Killed In Newark Double Shooting, Prosecutor Says
A pair of 18-year-old men were killed in a double-shooting in Newark authorities said.
Officers responding to the 400 block of Mt. Prospect Avenue found Saeed Jan and Angel Vargas with gunshot wounds around 7:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said in a joint release with Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara.
The men, both of Newark, were taken to University Hospital, where they died, authorities said.
More than $62,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Jan's family as of Tuesday, May 24.
He was a "strong, har…
Heroin, Illegal Firearms, $15K In Drug Money Seized From Six Men In Newark: Police
Several decks of heroin and six illegal firearms and more than $15,000 in drug money were seized from eight men in Newark, authorities announced.
The execution of a search warrant at a home in the East Ward led to the arrests of Justin White, 25, and Julio Rodriguez, 54, on Tuesday, April 26, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
There, police confiscated an assault rifle, 12-gauge shotgun, .38-Special revolver, .357 Magnum revolver, .6MM BB gun, and multiple rounds of ammunition. Police also recovered 21 bricks and 41 glassine envelopes of suspected heroin, along wi…
Road Rage Robbery Pepper-Sprayer Nabbed In Newark, Police Say
A woman wanted for a road rage robbery was arrested in Newark, authorities announced Tuesday.
Tiffany A. Patterson, 36, is accused of pepper-spraying a woman and stealing her purse after a road rage incident that occurred near 14th Avenue and South 12th Street around 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
The victim’s purse contained $400 in cash, AirPods, credit cards, and other personal property, O’Hara said.
Patterson, of Irvington, turned herself into police Tuesday after detectives posted photos requesting the public’s help identifying her on…
Crackdown Busts 6 With Illegal Weapons Last Weekend In Newark: Police
Six Newark residents were busted with illegal weapons over the weekend as part of a city crackdown that began last December.
Four of those arrests were in the South Ward and two were in the East Ward, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
The following men were arrested Saturday, April 2 in the South Ward, according to O'Hara:
Alfuquan A. McNair, 29, of Washington, NJ; Elijah Harden, 31, of East Orange; and a 17-year-old male from Irvington. Each suspect faces charges of unlawful possession of a weapon, among other charges.
Shaheed Hall, 32, of Newark, was arreste…
Man Shot, Killed In Newark, Police Say
A 28-year-old man was shot and killed in Newark on Tuesday, March 8, authorities said.
Sharique J. Ray was shot on Huntingdon Terrance, said Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara.
Ray, of Newark, was pronounced dead at 8:52 pm., authorities said.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877- 847-7432.
NJ Couple Nabbed In Gunpoint Robbery May Be Linked To More: Police
A man and woman charged in a gunpoint robbery over the weekend may be involved in more across Essex County, authorities said.
Zykee Gregory, 19, and Janae Baker, 18, both of Newark, got out of a black SUV and approached a woman around 12:15 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara.
They demanded the victim's personal property at gunpoint, then stole her purse and cell phone — which was active in Orange, East Orange, and in Newark.
Police saw a man and woman fitting the description of the suspects in the 200 block of Peshine Avenue. The suspects were found in possessio…
Orange Man Towed, Junked 13 Vehicles Using Bogus Insurance Papers In North Jersey, Police Say
A 34-year-old New Jersey man was charged with theft after having more than a dozen vehicles towed and junked using bogus insurance papers, authorities said.
Anthony Greene, of Orange, walked up to older model cars parked on Essex County streets and collected their vehicle identification numbers from Oct. 22, 2021, to Nov. 30, 2021, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
After receiving the information, he called tow companies to junk the cars and later put insurance on them, using the location of the theft as his home address, according to O'Hara.
When the tow truck drive…
Driver Robs, Assaults Victim After Jersey City Crash, Shoots At Him In Newark: Police
A 35-year-old Morris County man assaulted and robbed another driver who he'd been involved in a car crash with, and then shot at him after being followed into Newark, authorities said.
Kevin M. Winston, 35, of Parsippany, and then victim had gotten into a collision in Jersey City, when Winston robbed and assaulted the victim on Tuesday, Feb. 22, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O'Hara said.
The victim followed Winstson into Newark, where Winston opened fire on his car around 2 p.m. at Montgomery and Somerset streets, police said.
This incident occurred just outside of American Histor…
