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Linden Dad Called Relatives Before Killing Wife, Kids, In Murder-Suicide: Police Linden Dad Called Relatives Before Killing Wife, Kids, In Murder-Suicide: Police
Linden Dad Called Relatives Before Killing Wife, Kids, In Murder-Suicide: Police A Linden dad called relatives to say he'd shot his wife and two teen children, before turning the gun on himself over the weekend, authorities said. Police performing a welfare check at Krzysztof Nieroda's 18 Chatham Pl. home around 9:30 a.m. Sunday found him, his wife Justyna, 41, his son Sebastian, 14, and his daughter Natalie, 13, suffering gunshot wounds Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. Linden murder-suicide.Kyle Mazza UNF News for Daily Voice Sebastian was rushed to the hospital, where he ultimately died, authorities said. Krzyszto…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Reward Offered In Hit-Run Route 1&9 Crash That Left 18-Year-Old Critical Reward Offered In Hit-Run Route 1&9 Crash That Left 18-Year-Old Critical
Reward Offered In Hit-Run Route 1&9 Crash That Left 18-Year-Old Critical A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information leading to an indictment and conviction in a hit-and-run crash that left an 18-year-old man critical last week in Union County. A dark-colored coupe or sedan was heading north on Route 1&9/W. Edgar Road, when it struck Rayan Bien-Aima, who was crossing the street at Aviation Plaza north, around 11:15 p.m. Monday, April 25, Linden Police Capt. Christopher Guenther said. The vehicle fled the scene. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Inv. Ryan Zaccaro at (908)474-8505. "In a tragic case like…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hour Of Crime: Guns Seized, Stolen Cars Recovered In Linden Spree, Police Say Hour Of Crime: Guns Seized, Stolen Cars Recovered In Linden Spree, Police Say
Hour Of Crime: Guns Seized, Stolen Cars Recovered In Linden Spree, Police Say Linden police endured an hour of mayhem in late November resulting in the arrests of several teens for separate incidents of stolen vehicles and armed robberies, they said. The crime spree started a little after 8 p.m. on Nov. 29, when officers found an occupied stolen car parked on E. Elizabeth Ave near Zeigler Avenue, Police Chief David Hart said. As the officers approached the vehicle the driver, a 17-year-old male from Linden suddenly reversed and hit one of them with the door, before fleeing the scene. A second suspect, a 15-year-old male from Newark, was arrested at the scene. P…

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by Joe Gomez
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29-Year-Old Shot Dead In Linden 29-Year-Old Shot Dead In Linden
29-Year-Old Shot Dead In Linden A 29-year-old man was shot dead in Linden Wednesday evening, authorities said. Officers responding to the shooting report on the 600 block of Morningside Avenue found Linden man Grady Jilus suffering from serious injury around 8:45 p.m., Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said in a joint release. Jilus was later pronounced dead, authorities said. The investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force with assistance from the Linden Police Department, Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit, and Union County Sheriff’s Off…

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by Valerie Musson
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Prosecutor: Linden Man, 68, Touched Himself While Making Sexual Comments To Child At Local Park Prosecutor: Linden Man, 68, Touched Himself While Making Sexual Comments To Child At Local Park
Prosecutor: Linden Man, 68, Touched Himself While Making Sexual Comments To Child At Local Park A 68-year-old Linden man has arrested on charges of sex assault and related offenses after making explicit comments to a child at a local park while touching himself, authorities said. Paul J. Schappe, Jr. is facing second- and third-degree charges, respectively, after approaching a child playing basketball at Clifford Lawson Memorial Park and making sexual comments while touching himself over his clothing around 1 p.m. on May 2, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said in a joint release with Linden Police Chief David Hart. The victim was under 13 at the time of the incident,…

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by Valerie Musson
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KNOW ANYTHING? Man Found Dead On Linden Street KNOW ANYTHING? Man Found Dead On Linden Street
Know Anything? Man Found Dead On Linden Street Authorities are investigating after a 42-year-old man died on a Linden street Monday morning. Police responding to the 2000 block of East Saint Georges Avenue found Bruce Edward Ham, Jr., with injuries around 2 a.m., Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart jointly announced Tuesday. Ham was pronounced dead at the scene. While the incident was initially reported as a pedestrian crash it was unclear how Ham sustained his injuries. Ruotolo's office did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment. This investigation is being led by the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Elizabeth Man, 20, Nabbed In Linden Restaurant Shooting Elizabeth Man, 20, Nabbed In Linden Restaurant Shooting
Elizabeth Man, 20, Nabbed In Linden Restaurant Shooting A 20-year-old Elizabeth man has been charged in a shooting outside of a Linden restaurant. Ronnell Knight apparently walked up to a vehicle outside of a restaurant on the 2500 block of E. Edgar Road and fired several shots as the driver left the parking lot around 1:10 a.m. on Feb. 17, Linden Police Chief David Hart said. No injuries were reported in the shooting and, after three weeks, Knight was identified as a suspect. “I am very proud of the collective effort leading to a timely arrest in this case,” Hart said. “Stopping violent crime remains our top priority, and this investigati…

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by Cecilia Levine
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U.S. Marshals Capture Linden Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta U.S. Marshals Capture Linden Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta
U.S. Marshals Capture Linden Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta Members of the U.S. Marshals Service captured a 38-year-old fugitive wanted for a Linden homicide in Atlanta, GA on Monday, authorities said. Dion M. Johnson is facing charges of first-degree murder and a pair of second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the death of Darrell Q. McKoy, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said tuesday. Linden police officers responded to the 1200 block of Essex Avenue shortly after 12:45 p.m. on Oct. 5, where McKoy was found outside having sustained serious injury, Ruotolo said alongside Linden Police Chief David Hart. McKoy was take…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Charged In Linden Bar Stabbing Released Man Charged In Linden Bar Stabbing Released
Man Charged In Linden Bar Stabbing Released A Linden man accused of stabbing a 45-year-old victim in the chest outside of a local bar earlier this month was charged then released by police, authorities said Monday. Officers responding to Mike's Tavern on Roselle Street found the victim outside with a stab wound in the chest around 10:40 p.m. Oct. 9, Linden Police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The victim was taken to the Trinitas Regional Medical Center with the non life-threatening injury, and Carrington Harrell, 50, was identified as a suspect. Harrell's description was broadcast to local authorities, and he was arrested…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Two Teens Arrested In Union County Carjacking Police: Two Teens Arrested In Union County Carjacking
Police: Two Teens Arrested In Union County Carjacking Two teens accused in a Union County carjacking have been arrested, authorities said. The 17-year-old boys used a stolen car to follow an Audi driver home and order the vehicle from him at gunpoint in early August, Linden police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The driver had just parked his 2019 Audi S5 on the 800 block of Essex Avenue when the pair pointed a semi-automatic handgun at him, “racked” it and demanded the keys around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 5, Guenther said. The teens were identified as suspects after a two-month investigation alongside the Essex County Sheriff’s O…

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by Valerie Musson
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UPDATE: Cranford Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Shooting On Routes 1&9 UPDATE: Cranford Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Shooting On Routes 1&9
Update: Cranford Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Shooting On Routes 1&9 A Cranford man was being held in the Union County Jail in connection with Sunday's double shooting on Routes 1&9, authorities said Monday. Andrew C. Johnson, 50, was charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder and four related weapons offenses, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said jointly. Linden police officers responding to a shooting on the northbound lanes of Routes 1&9 near Avenue C found two victims inside a vehicle stopped on the highway around 9:40 a.m., according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Colleen R…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Man Charged In Armed Robbery Linden 7-Eleven PA Man Charged In Armed Robbery Linden 7-Eleven
PA Man Charged In Armed Robbery Linden 7-Eleven A Pennsylvania man has been charged in the 2017 armed robbery of a Linden 7-Eleven, authorities said Thursday. Ibin Bryant, 32, of Glen Lyon, PA, handed a note to the clerk at the E. Edgard Road store demanding she open the register while brandishing a black handgun from his pocket around 10 a.m. Dec. 2, 2017, Linden Police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The clerk, a 20-year-old woman from Elizabeth, was not hurt, Guenther said. Bryant was later identified as a suspect, and -- after a nearly three-year investigation by the Linden Police Detective Bureau -- was charged with first-degree rob…

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by Cecilia Levine