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Intoxicated Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Guilty In Another NJ Crash That Killed 2
A 39-year-old Newark man faces up to life in prison after he was convicted on Monday, Feb. 24, of vehicular homicide when he drove drunk and killed two people in a crash, authorities said.
And this isn't his first fatality behind the wheel.
On Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Shaquan Wiley was drunk, driving 84 mph down 15h Avenue when he lost control while crossing Bergen Street and crashed into a tree, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.
Two of his passengers, 17-year-old Tahtiyanah Green and 21-year-old Imani Exum were killed instantly in the crash, Stephens said. Two…
Nine Illegal Firearms, Heroin Seized In Newark Busts: Police
Seven people were arrested and nine illegal firearms were seized in four days in an ongoing gun operation in Newark, authorities said.
The nine illegal handguns, recovered since Friday, April 29, bring the city's total gun recoveries in 2022 to 251 — a 54 percent increase over the same period a year ago, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
On Monday, May 2, 2022, police arrested Darrell Hodges, 27, and James Hailey, 41, both of Newark, in separate incidents, O'Hara said.
Police received a Crime Stoppers tip about a man with a firearm in area of Bergen and West Ru…
3 Arrests, 1 Day: Newark Police Crack Down On Gun Violence
Three gunman were arrested in a series of separate incidents across Newark in just one day, authorities announced.
Among them, Ewing's Deion Brison, 26; Newark's Daniel Molloy, 48; and Irvington's James Mitchell, 23; were arrested on various charges, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
Brison was running through local yards with a loaded handgun after shooting a victim on Lyons Avenue near Bergen Street around 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, O'Hara said. He was taken into custody on Goldsmith Avenue and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, u…
Police: Newark Trio With Heroin, Cocaine, Assault Rifle Charged With Intent To Distribute
Three Newark men are facing a slew of charges after they were found with cocaine, heron and an assault rifle, authorities said.
Quadir Whitehead, 27, Damon Dunston, 19, and Najee Gregory, 22, were arrested near Harding Terrace and Bergen Street Saturday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.
All were charged with intent to distribute, along with heroin and cocaine distribution within 1,000 feet of a school.
Whitehead and Gregory were also arrested on charges relating to burglary, conspiracy and weapons-related offenses.
