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SEEN THEM? Warrants Issued For Accused Newark Robbers SEEN THEM? Warrants Issued For Accused Newark Robbers
Seen Them? Warrants Issued For Accused Newark Robbers Authorities in Newark have issued warrants for the arrests of several individuals wanted in robberies that occurred last year. According to Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose, the following people are being sought: Sameerah Ward, 42, of East Orange: wanted for an armed robbery that occurred on Oct. 11, 2020 at the Tryp Hotel, 24 E. Park Street in Newark. Ward, along with two other suspects, robbed a guest of the hotel of his personal property at gunpoint. She faces charged of robbery, conspiracy, possession of an unlawful weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
One Dead, One Firefighter Injured In Newark House Fire One Dead, One Firefighter Injured In Newark House Fire
One Dead, One Firefighter Injured In Newark House Fire One person was killed and a firefighter was injured in a Newark house fire Friday night, officials said. Firefighters found an unresponsive man right behind the door and immediately called a second alarm while responding to 25 Hedden Terrace, a 2.5-story wood-frame home, around 8:40 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Another adult male was rescued from the building’s roof and a firefighter, who suffered an ankle injury, was being evaluated by EMS, Ambrose said. The unresponsive man was pronounced at the scene. His identity was not released as of 10:50 p.m. T…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Police Seek Newark Man Missing Since November 2020 SEEN HIM? Police Seek Newark Man Missing Since November 2020
Seen HIM? Police Seek Newark Man Missing Since November 2020 Authorities in Newark are seeking the public's help locating an 81-year-old deaf man reported missing last month. Segundo “Cuba” Aponte, 81, was last seen Dec. 7, 2020, and was last seen Nov. 26, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Aponte lives on South 18th Street and frequents the 100 block of Roseville Avenue.  He is described as 5’ 8” tall and 175 pounds, with a dark brown complexion, gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing an army jacket, gray dress pants and a brown scarf. Director Ambrose urges anyone with information about the whereabouts of…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Attacks, Kills 45-Year-Old Wife In Their Newark Home, Authorities Say Man Attacks, Kills 45-Year-Old Wife In Their Newark Home, Authorities Say
Man Attacks, Kills 45-Year-Old Wife In Their Newark Home, Authorities Say A Newark man is facing a first-degree murder charge after attacking and killing his 45-year-old wife in their Newark home, authorities said. Maria Lasso was attacked by Jose Lasso Guaman at their Polk Street home on Jan. 14, and pronounced dead at the scene around 7:45 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Guaman has been charged with first degree murder, possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.  He was arrested Jan. 14 and remanded to the Essex County Correctiona…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Veteran Newark Police Officer Hector Moya Dies Of COVID-19, 55 Veteran Newark Police Officer Hector Moya Dies Of COVID-19, 55
Veteran Newark Police Officer Hector Moya Dies Of Covid-19, 55 Veteran Newark police officer Hector Moya died of COVID-19 complications Wednesday, Jan. 13, officials announced. He was 55 years old. Moya joined the Newark Police Division in March 1998. His assignments included the Fugitive Apprehension Unit, Auto Crimes Division, Special Victims Division and patrol within the 2nd, 4th and 5th Precincts. “The City of Newark deeply grieves the loss of this beloved 22-year police veteran,” Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said.  “Officer Moya served our communities with honor, distinction and excellence. We extend our deepest condolences and prayers to O…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pair Carjacked In Newark By Trio Selling Phone Online Pair Carjacked In Newark By Trio Selling Phone Online
Pair Carjacked In Newark By Trio Selling Phone Online Police in Newark are seeking the public's help locating a vehicle that was carjacked out of the Central Ward Tuesday. A driver and passenger pulled up to the 200 block of West Kinney Street to buy a cell phone from a male online seller when they were assaulted by the man and two others around 8:50 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The three individuals got into the victims' white 4-door 2013 BMW 328is and drove away, heading westbound on West Kinney Street, Ambrose said.  The victims were taken to University Hospital for treatment and released. Th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Newark Police Bust 'Selfish' Irvington Women For Throwing Massive Soccer Parties Newark Police Bust 'Selfish' Irvington Women For Throwing Massive Soccer Parties
Newark Police Bust 'Selfish' Irvington Women For Throwing Massive Soccer Parties A pair of Irvington women were arrested for throwing two massive parties featuring soccer matches over the weekend in Newark, authorities said. Rosa E. Mainato, 23, and Fanny Camas, 27, were charged with maintaining an unlicensed liquor establishment, illegal sale of liquor, and unlawful possession of alcohol, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. “It’s incredible how once again people put wealth over health,” Ambrose said. “It’s selfish people like this who perpetuate the spread.” Police responded to 223 Verona Ave., on reports of a COVID-19 violation, where they fo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Newark Man Wanted For Attacking Car Dealer Employee With Machete SEEN HIM? Newark Man Wanted For Attacking Car Dealer Employee With Machete
Seen HIM? Newark Man Wanted For Attacking Car Dealer Employee With Machete A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Newark man wanted for attacking a car dealership employee with a machete. The employee of a dealership on the 200 block of 14th Avenue told police that an upset customer cut him on his arm with the Machete around 10:55 a.m. Friday morning, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Troy Stephens, 31, was later identified by police as a suspect, Ambrose said. He was last seen driving a Silver 2012 Dodge RAM Pickup westbound on 14th Avenue. Stephens, whose last known residences are Newark and Hillside, is described as 5' 8” and …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Man Broke Into Victim's Newark Home, Assaulted Him On Christmas, Police Say SEEN HIM? Man Broke Into Victim's Newark Home, Assaulted Him On Christmas, Police Say
Seen HIM? Man Broke Into Victim's Newark Home, Assaulted Him On Christmas, Police Say Newark police are looking for an Irvington man who they said kicked down the door of a residential apartment and assaulted the resident on Christmas Day, authorities said. Bryant L. Bookman, 27, is facing burglary and assault charges in the 12:50 a.m. incident on Unity Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Police originally responded to reports of a suspicious individual in a car outside of a Unity Avenue home, Ambrose said. One of the individuals, later identified as Bookman, kicked in the victim’s apartment door, then his bedroom door and assaulted him, police sa…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Outgoing U.S. Attorney For NJ Praises Work Of Newark Public Safety Director Outgoing U.S. Attorney For NJ Praises Work Of Newark Public Safety Director
Outgoing U.S. Attorney For NJ Praises Work Of Newark Public Safety Director On his final day as the top federal law enforcer in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito took time to praise Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose, calling him a "national treasure." Carpenito cited Ambrose's "exceptional contributions to cooperative law enforcement" in New Jersey. “Through his leadership, we have benefited from an unprecedented level of cooperation and proactive participation in our efforts to suppress crime in the great city of Newark," the U.S. attorney said from his office in Newark. Over the past five years, he said, Ambrose has "transformed the Newark…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Newark Firefighters Hospitalized With Burns Battling 2-Alarm House Blaze Newark Firefighters Hospitalized With Burns Battling 2-Alarm House Blaze
Newark Firefighters Hospitalized With Burns Battling 2-Alarm House Blaze Two Newark firefighters were hospitalized with burns in a two-alarm fire Friday night. The blaze broke out at the vacant, 2.5-story home at 29 Leslie St., bringing nearly 80 firefighters to the scene around 11:40 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. One side of the building collapsed before the fire was deemed under control at 12:46 a.m., after having reached two alarms. Two firefighters were burned at the scene: One to his arms, neck and face and one to his arms and neck, Ambrose said. Both were taken to University Hospital for treatment and released. No othe…

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by Cecilia Levine