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17-Year-Old Swimmer Brings Newark Police To Passaic River: Cops 17-Year-Old Swimmer Brings Newark Police To Passaic River: Cops
17-Year-Old Swimmer Brings Newark Police To Passaic River: Cops A 17-year-old was swimming in the Passaic River on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 10, authorities said. At 7:50 a.m., Newark police responded to Bridge Street and McCarter Highway on a report of the teen in the water, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Police made contact with the swimmer when he emerged from the water, Fragé said. The swimmer is reportedly uninjured, Fragé said. This incident remains under investigation, Fragé said. 

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by Sam Barron
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Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police
Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police A body was recovered from the Passaic River in Newark on Wednesday, April 19, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. At 5 p.m., police responded to Bridge Street and McCarter Highway on a report of a body in the river, Fragé said. Firefighters, personnel from the Newark Police Emergency Services Unit and Kearney Police responded to the scene to assist with the recovery, Fragé said.  The body had drifted northbound due to the river's current, Fragé said. The man was pronounced dead at 6:28 p.m, Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation and the victim h…

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by Sam Barron
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Pair Nabbed In Essex County Carjacking, Gas Station Robbery: Sheriff Pair Nabbed In Essex County Carjacking, Gas Station Robbery: Sheriff
Pair Nabbed In Essex County Carjacking, Gas Station Robbery: Sheriff Two juveniles were arrested in Essex County in connection with a carjacking and armed robbery, authorities said. On Saturday, Oct. 22, Essex County Sheriff’s Office Detectives assigned to the Sheriff’s Bureau of Narcotics arrested two unnamed suspects for an alleged carjacking in Newark on Frelinghuysen Avenue, and an alleged armed robbery of an Exxon station on McCarter Highway and Bridge Street in Newark.  The two suspects were charged with receiving stolen property; resisting arrest by flight; resisting arrest by force; unlawful possession of a weapon; illegal possession of an exten…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Downtown Newark Crash Woman Killed In Downtown Newark Crash
Woman Killed In Downtown Newark Crash A crash involving two vehicles in Newark left one woman dead, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  The crash occurred around 5 p.m. at Bridge Street and Rt. 21. Other people were injured, according to reports.  Additional information was not immediately available Thursday night. Check back for updates. 

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by Paul Milo