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Ice Cream Vendor Robbed at Knifepoint: Newark PD
An ice cream vendor was robbed at knifepoint in Newark on Thursday, July 18, authorities said.
At 9:30 a.m., the ice cream vendor was setting up their cart at the 200 block of Mt. Prospect Avenue when two men approached her from behind asking for ice cream, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The suspects then pushed her into a cart, held up a knife to her throat while a second suspect took her bag, containing $1,000, an iPhone, a vendor's license, her ID and a bank card.
Anyone with information is asked to call 1-877-695-8477.
Newark Man With Dementia, 58, Missing For Several Days, Police Say
Seen him? Authorities are searching for a missing 58-year-old man from Newark who suffers from dementia.
Luis E. Pacheo was last seen on the 100 block of Elwood Avenue in Newark around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 29, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said.
Pacheo was wearing a white t-shirt with blue jeans and black sneakers at the time of his disappearance, Fragé said.
He may be in the area of Broadway, Mt. Prospect Avenue, and Bloomfield Avenue.
Pacheo is Hispanic and stands 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 135 pounds, and has brown eyes, black hair, and a light complexion.
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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…
