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Gang Member Admits Planning Murder, Committing Gunpoint Robbery: NJ Feds Gang Member Admits Planning Murder, Committing Gunpoint Robbery: NJ Feds
Gang Member Admits Planning Murder, Committing Gunpoint Robbery: NJ Feds A member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips gang admitted his role in planning a murder and robbing a victim at gunpoint, federal authorities said. Federal prosecutors used the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law to charge Tre Byrd, 22, and dozens of other reputed gang bangers rounded up by a collection of crime-fighting “supergroups.” Byrd, they said, belonged to the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips – a violent drug-selling gang -- for seven years. He was in on planning the rubout of a rival who was shot dead in March 2019 in Irvington, then more than a year later r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Purported NJ Gang Members Indicted On Murder, Attempted Murder Charges Feds: Purported NJ Gang Members Indicted On Murder, Attempted Murder Charges
Feds: Purported NJ Gang Members Indicted On Murder, Attempted Murder Charges Three purported members of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips gang were indicted on charges of murder and attempted murder Wednesday, federal officials said. Elijah Williams, aka “Lil Smith,” 21; Jason Franklin, aka “Freak,” aka “OG Freak,” 37; and Tre Byrd, aka “Bands,” aka “G Bandz,” 20 -- all of Newark -- were charged by indictment with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Williams is accused of shooting four individuals and hitting two in Newark on Sept. 25, 2018, authorities said. Both victims survived the at…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Newark Man In Stolen Car Nabbed In Pair Of Bloomfield Shootings Authorities: Newark Man In Stolen Car Nabbed In Pair Of Bloomfield Shootings
Authorities: Newark Man In Stolen Car Nabbed In Pair Of Bloomfield Shootings A 19-year-old Newark man was driving a stolen car when he shot two people who were both hospitalized last weekend in Bloomfield, authorities said. Tre Byrd was arrested Tuesday and charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, weapon possession and more in connection with both Friday night shootings, Bloomfield Public Safety Director Samuel A. DeMaio said Wednesday. One victim had been shot in the shoulder and was lying in the street with an electric scooter between his legs on Arlington Avenue near Federal Plaza around 10 p.m. Friday, DeMaio said. The man, who had …

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by Cecilia Levine