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FBI Bust Nets 7 Arrests, 8 Illegal Weapons After Newark Shooting Spree: Police
Authorities recovered eight illegal weapons and arrested seven individuals in what Newark police are calling "an intense violence reduction operation."
The FBI and the US Attorney General's Office were among the agencies deployed in the city's hotspots following four non-fatal shootings that injured eight people Tuesday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
According to O'Hara, the following arrests were made:
Sabir Williams, 25, Mahdee S. Johnson, 24, and Safiatou Dieng, 23, all of Newark, were arrested Thursday on the 100 block of Goodwin Avenue. Police saw a hand-to-…
'Disgusting': Bergen County Man Dumped At Least 3 Deer Carcasses In Newark, Police Say
A Bergen County man was arrested for repeatedly dumping deer carcasses in Newark, authorities said.
Paul A. Bartella, 60, of North Arlington, is accused of leaving the carcasses in Newark three times across the city since June, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
He was arrested on warrants Wednesday night, after an incident on Verona Avenue near Broadway, police said.
He did the same on Aug. 3 on Chester Avenue and Riverside avenues, and on June 24, on the 200 block of Oraton Street, O'Hara said.
VICE detectives charged Bartella with disposal of solid waste, transpor…
