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Man Who Punched Police Officers Breaking Up Brawl In Newark Captured 2 Days Later: Cops
A 31-year-old man has been arrested for punching police officers breaking up a brawl in Newark, authorities said.
Khalil Cuttino, of Phillipsburg, had been wanted for aggravated assault on police officers in connection with the Friday, April 12 incident, and was taken into custody on Sunday, April 14, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said.
Officers responded to the 300 block of Clinton Avenue for a man with a handgun around 5:10 p.m. Friday, where a large crowd had gathered, Frage said.
A male in the crowd, later identified as Cuttino, struck two officers with closed fists…
NJ Couple Nabbed In Gunpoint Robbery May Be Linked To More: Police
A man and woman charged in a gunpoint robbery over the weekend may be involved in more across Essex County, authorities said.
Zykee Gregory, 19, and Janae Baker, 18, both of Newark, got out of a black SUV and approached a woman around 12:15 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara.
They demanded the victim's personal property at gunpoint, then stole her purse and cell phone — which was active in Orange, East Orange, and in Newark.
Police saw a man and woman fitting the description of the suspects in the 200 block of Peshine Avenue. The suspects were found in possessio…
Hudson Corrections Officer Accused Of Shooting Lover, Her Friend Dead In Newark
A Hudson County corrections officer is accused of shooting his lover and another woman dead Tuesday night in Newark, authorities said.
Police found Anna Shpilberg, 40, of Randolph suffering a gunshot wound at Edison Place and Bruen Street around 9 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.
Luiza Shinkarevskaya, 40, of Riverdale, was found suffering the same on the 100 block of Haynes Avenue moments later, they said.
Shinkarevskaya was driving and Shpilberg was a passenger in her car when both were appa…
Seen HIM? Deaf Newark Man, 81, Reported Missing
Authorities are asking the public's help in locating a deaf man from Newark who was reported missing Dec. 7.
Segundo “Cuba” Aponte, 81, was last seen Nov. 26, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release.
He lives on South 18th Street and frequently visits the 100 block of Roseville Avenue, Ambrose said.
Aponte is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 175 pounds, Ambrose said.
He has brown eyes, gray hair and a dark brown complexion and was last seen wearing an army jacket, gray dress pants and a brown scarf, authorities said.
Ambrose urges anyone with informat…
Arrest Made In Newark Hit-Run That Killed Ohio Man, 43, Parking His Car
A 30-year-old Union man was arrested in Saturday evening's hit-and-run crash that killed a 43-year-old Ohio man.
Jarell L. Patterson, 30, was charged with vehicular homicide in with the death of Ray D. Horace, 43, of Youngstown, Ohio, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said Sunday.
Horace was struck by Patterson while getting out of his parked car near Lyons and Schuyler avenues around 7:15 p.m., authorities said.
Patterson continued driving but was eventually pulled over by Hillside police, Ambrose said.
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NJ Corrections Officer Among 4 Men Charged In Newark Homicide
A New Jersey corrections officer is among four men charged in the killing of a 30-year-old Newark man.
Al-Fatin Grant, 22, of Newark, was arrested May 5 in the March 27 shooting death of Michael Wyche, 30, of Newark, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said Tuesday.
He has been suspended from the state's corrections department pending the outcome of the prosecution, Ambrose and Stephens said.
Scott Banks, 32, of Irvington; Trevon Ellis, 27, of Newark; and Ahmad Fields, 31, of Newark, were arrested late last…
