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Triple Shooting Kills Irvington Woman In Newark Triple Shooting Kills Irvington Woman In Newark
Triple Shooting Kills Irvington Woman In Newark A 41-year-old Irvington woman was killed in a triple shooting in Newark on Monday evening, May 22, authorities said. Police responded to a shooting on the 900 block of 18th Avenue and found Latoya Miller-Kone suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. She was transported to University Hospital where she was soon pronounced dead, Stephens II and Fragé said. Two other shooting victims, a man from East Orange and a woman from Newark were treated at the hospital with non life-threateni…
Pair Wanted For Using Stolen Car In Newark Shooting: Police Pair Wanted For Using Stolen Car In Newark Shooting: Police
Pair Wanted For Using Stolen Car In Newark Shooting: Police Authorities in Newark are seeking two women in connection with a stolen car used in a September shooting, they said. The fingerprints of Quanazia Bennett, 21, of Newark, and Kelly Devereaux, 24, of Bloomfield, were recovered from the car used in the Sept. 20 incident at 18th Avenue and Hunterdon Street around midnight, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. A warrant was issued for their arrest on Oct. 6. Bennett, a Black female, is 5’3” and 128 pounds with brown eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion. Devereaux, a Black female, is 5’4” and 160 pounds with brown …
Trio Busted With Ammo, Stolen Guns: Newark PD Trio Busted With Ammo, Stolen Guns: Newark PD
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…
Suspect Sought In Aggravated Assault Shooting: Newark PD Suspect Sought In Aggravated Assault Shooting: Newark PD
Suspect Sought In Aggravated Assault Shooting: Newark PD Police are seeking the public’s help locating a person of interest in a Newark aggravated assault shooting. Officers found two shell casings in a grass field and a 2017 Honda Accord with a bullet hole in the front passenger door as they responded to the shooting report in the 100 block of Irvine Turner Boulevard just after 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The driver of the car was identified as the victim and told officers that he had gotten into a fight with the person of interest, pictured above, before someone shot at his car near Spruce…
AK-47 Among 13 Rifles, Several Pounds Of Drugs Seized In Newark Crackdown AK-47 Among 13 Rifles, Several Pounds Of Drugs Seized In Newark Crackdown
AK-47 Among 13 Rifles, Several Pounds Of Drugs Seized In Newark Crackdown Several pounds of marijuana and 13 firearms were seized last weekend in Newark, including one defaced firearm from a 13-year-old boy, authorities said. The boy was arrested on the 600 block of 15th Avenue when police observed him with a loaded and defaced firearm on Friday, April 22, Newark Public Safety Director Brian O'Hara said. On Monday morning, police recovered five illegal weapons following the execution of a search warrant at a residence in the South Ward. Aazes Wade, 33, of Newark, was arrested on drug distribution and weapons offenses. Ramir Skipwith, 24, of Irvington, was a…
3 Arrests, 1 Day: Newark Police Crack Down On Gun Violence 3 Arrests, 1 Day: Newark Police Crack Down On Gun Violence
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…
Newark Man Charged In Trio Of Restaurant Burglaries Newark Man Charged In Trio Of Restaurant Burglaries
Newark Man Charged In Trio Of Restaurant Burglaries A 30-year-old Newark man has been charged with stealing hundreds of dollars in connection with three restaurant burglaries. A man later identified as Nathaniel Hartwell shattered the drive-thru window of McDonald's on 18th Avenue around 4:40 a.m. Tuesday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose. No cash was taken, but the Hartwell was seen by Police on surveillance camera inside the restaurant. Police responded to Checkers on Hartford Street around 4:20 a.m. Monday, where the registers were missing $225, Ambrose said. Surveillance tapes showed a man break the glass of the dr…
No Mask, No Service: Police Seek Newark Man Who Threatened Lives Of Market Workers No Mask, No Service: Police Seek Newark Man Who Threatened Lives Of Market Workers
No Mask, No Service: Police Seek Newark Man Who Threatened Lives Of Market Workers Authorities in Newark are seeking a man accused of threatening the lives of grocery store workers who told him he couldn't come in without a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic. The man, pictured above, became angry when workers of Brother Grocery Deli on 18th Avenue banned him from coming in without a face mask around 2 p.m. Monday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. He threatened the workers' lives before fleeing eastbound on 18th Avenue, then north onto West End Avenue, Ambrose said. Anyone with information is urged to call the Division's 24-hour Crime Stopper ti…
UPDATE: Young Girl Critically Injured In Newark Hit-Run, Suspect Arrested UPDATE: Young Girl Critically Injured In Newark Hit-Run, Suspect Arrested
Update: Young Girl Critically Injured In Newark Hit-Run, Suspect Arrested UPDATE, May 13: Police have arrested a man in connection with the incident. The 2-year-old is recovering from her injuries. Read more here. A young girl was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday morning after she was hit by a vehicle on a Newark street, authorities said.  The victim, believed to be 3 years old, was struck shortly before 10 a.m. near Brookdale Avenue and 18th Avenue in the Vailsburg section, they said. She remained conscious, Newark police said.  The driver left the scene.  Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information that could help …