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18-Year-Old Newark Man Busted In Union Twp Home Break-In: Police 18-Year-Old Newark Man Busted In Union Twp Home Break-In: Police
18-Year-Old Newark Man Busted In Union Twp Home Break-In: Police An 18-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged after breaking into a home in Union Township on Wednesday, Sept. 18, authorities said. At 6:20 a.m., officers responded to a home on Andrew Street Park who said his home was being broken into, Union Township Police said. Police responded and engaged in a foot chase with two men running from the home, officers said. A getaway car pulled up and picked up one of the men, but Jaquann Scott was apprehended by police, officers said. The car is a stolen 2021 BMW that was taken in armed home burglary in Maplewood on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Detectives f…

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by Sam Barron
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Georgia Fugitive Found Bleeding In Backyard Shooting, 4 Men In Custody: Police Georgia Fugitive Found Bleeding In Backyard Shooting, 4 Men In Custody: Police
Georgia Fugitive Found Bleeding In Backyard Shooting, 4 Men In Custody: Police Four Newark men including two with prior arrests were arrested after a man was shot in Union Township on Monday, April 8, authorities said. Quazir Robinson, 18, Dabson Fofana, 21, Yaleem Prothro, 23 and Mecca Latham, 23 have all been charged with aggravated assault and numerous weapons offenses in the shooting of a 44-year-old man in the backyard of a home at  Carnegie Place near Laurel Avenue, Union Township police said in a release. The victim was found having suffered a gunshot wound to his thigh and graze wound to his arm, and was profusely bleeding while lying on the ground …

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by Sam Barron
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Union Police: Repeat Bank Robber Arrested After Pursuit Through Snow Storm Union Police: Repeat Bank Robber Arrested After Pursuit Through Snow Storm
Union Police: Repeat Bank Robber Arrested After Pursuit Through Snow Storm A man who police say robbed a pair of Union Township banks was arrested after a foot pursuit during this week's Nor'easter, authorities said. Union Township police responded to a panic alarm from the Morris Avenue TD Bank on Wednesday around 3:50 p.m., the department said in a press release. Once there, employees provided them with a description of the suspect who fled with cash. Officer Sal Valentino responded to the area in the midst of the storm when he saw a man matching the description on North Avenue, police said.  Valentino tried to stop the man, but he ran into the wooded ar…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man, 22, Critical After Self-Inflicted Union County Gun Range Shooting Man, 22, Critical After Self-Inflicted Union County Gun Range Shooting
Man, 22, Critical After Self-Inflicted Union County Gun Range Shooting A 22-year-old man who turned the gun on himself over the weekend at a Union County shooting range was in critical condition Monday, authorities said. The man had gone to RTSP on Route 22 with three friends when he fired three shots down the range, then shot himself around 7:20 p.m. Saturday, Union Township Police Director Dan Zieser said. The unidentified victim was taken to University Medical Center in Newark, where he remained in critical condition, Zieser said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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KNOW HIM? Man Spits In Union County Bank Worker's Face After Refusing To Adjust Mask KNOW HIM? Man Spits In Union County Bank Worker's Face After Refusing To Adjust Mask
Know HIM? Man Spits In Union County Bank Worker's Face After Refusing To Adjust Mask Police in one Union County town are seeking a man who they say spit in the face of a bank manager after being asked to wear a face mask. The man went into a Union Center bank without properly wearing the face mask, and proceeded to curse out the manager and spit in his face after being asked to fix it, Union Township police said. A photo released by police show the man wearing the mask below his nose. The man is not a regular customer and may have been cashing a payroll account. Anyone who knows the man is encouraged to call a Union Township detective by calling 908-851-5030, or send a pr…

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by Cecilia Levine