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Trio Busted With Ammo, Stolen Guns: Newark PD
Three men were arrested in Newark after police found two with stolen guns and one with ammunition, authorities said.
Trouble began when officers patrolling Rose Street saw a speeding car turning from Brenner Street onto 18th Avenue, then Winans Avenue around 11:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said.
The vehicle stopped in the area of Winans Avenue near Kipp Street, where Raquil Hayes, 19, of Newark, got out of the vehicle with a gun, Malave said.
Upon becoming aware of police presence, he ran into a home but was arrest…
Gunman Arrested In 'Friendly Fire' North Jersey Murder: Prosecutor
The alleged gunman involved in last month’s “friendly fire” North Jersey murder has been arrested, authorities announced Monday.
Darneill Thomas, 22, was arrested in Danville, Virginia, and charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
Thomas, of West Orange, was among one of two groups of men who were fighting moments before the deadly shooting of Joshua Dessin, 19, on Hilton Street in East Orange just a…
Man, 23, Slashed In Face During Sussex County Park Fight
A Newton man was charged with aggravated assault and unlawful weapon possession after slashing a Sparta man on the cheek with a knife during a fight in a Sussex County park, authorities said.
Police responded to reports of a fight at the County Park around 7:15 p.m.Monday, where Douglas Hill, 23 of Sparta, had been cut in the left cheek by Johnathan Figueroa, 24 of Newton, local police said in a release.
Figueroa had brandished a knife during an argument with Hill over a woman, police said.
The Newton Volunteer First Aid Squad transported Hill to Newton Medical Center, where he received th…
