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6-Year-Old Struck By Vehicle Outside Newark Hospital: Police 6-Year-Old Struck By Vehicle Outside Newark Hospital: Police
6-Year-Old Struck By Vehicle Outside Newark Hospital: Police A six-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle outside a hospital in Newark on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 12, authorities said. At 7:17 p.m., police responded to Beth Israel Medical Center at Lyons Avenue and Maple Avenue after the girl was struck while crossing the street with her family outside the hospital, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The child is in stable condition, Miranda said. The driver remained at the scene and the incident is under investigation, Miranda said.

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by Sam Barron
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Man Robbed Of Phone At Gunpoint: Newark PD Man Robbed Of Phone At Gunpoint: Newark PD
Man Robbed Of Phone At Gunpoint: Newark PD A man was robbed of his cell phone at gunpoint in Newark on the evening of Friday, Aug. 9, authorities said. At 10 p.m., a man exited a business on the 200 block of Lyons Avenue when he was surrounded by a group of men who had been inside, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The men demanded the victim change the Face ID on his cell phone, with one lifting his shirt and displaying a handgun tucked into his waistband, Fragé said. The victim complied and gave the men his phone, and they fled eastbound on Lyons Avenue from Clinton Place, Fragé said. Suspect #1 is de…

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by Sam Barron
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Vehicle Crashes Into Pole After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency: Newark PD Vehicle Crashes Into Pole After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency: Newark PD
Vehicle Crashes Into Pole After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency: Newark PD A man was hospitalized after he experienced a medical emergency while driving and crashed into a pole in Newark on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 8, authorities said. At 11:10 a.m., police responded to a vehicle colliding with a pole at Lyons Avenue and Hobson Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The man driving the vehicle had a medical emergency and he was transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation, Fragé said. No other injuries have been reported and the crash remains under investigation, Fragé said.

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by Sam Barron
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Two Injured In Four-Car Crash: Newark PD Two Injured In Four-Car Crash: Newark PD
Two Injured In Four-Car Crash: Newark PD Two people were injured in a four-car crash in Newark on the morning of Tuesday, June 11, authorities said. At 10:59 a.m., police responded to a four-car crash at Lyons Avenue and Leslie Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.. Two people were transported to a nearby hospital for complaints of pain, Fragé said. One of the vehicles in the crash was parked and pushed against the closed gate of an unoccupied commercial property, Fragé said. All drivers remained on scene and the crash remains under investigation, Fragé said.

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by Sam Barron
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HAZMAT: Tainted Substance Sickens Newark Bank Workers HAZMAT: Tainted Substance Sickens Newark Bank Workers
HAZMAT: Tainted Substance Sickens Newark Bank Workers A possible HazMat situation was reported at a Newark bank Tuesday, May 2 when a man handed the teller tainted cash, authorities said. The Wells Fargo Bank on Lyons Avenue was evacuated around 12:10 p.m., when the teller and other employees said they had been feeling sick. Three employees were taken to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center as firefighters and police investigated.  It was not immediately clear what the cash had been tainted with. The bank was listed as being temporarily closed on Google Tuesday evening.

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by Cecilia Levine
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IN COLD BLOOD (UPDATE): Trio Charged With Killing Kidnapped Newark Man Alongside Route 80 IN COLD BLOOD (UPDATE): Trio Charged With Killing Kidnapped Newark Man Alongside Route 80
IN Cold Blood (Update): Trio Charged With Killing Kidnapped Newark Man Alongside Route 80 UPDATE: Three Newark men have been charged by New Jersey State Police with shooting and killing a fellow Brick City resident and leaving his body alongside Route 80. Two of them – William Dixon, 24, and Nishir Rios-Figueroa, 30 – were already in custody in connection with other crimes, State Police said on Tuesday. They captured the third, Mustafa Manns, 28, in Newark. The trio had abducted the victim, 27-year-old Quadree “Pee” Burch, in early August and driven him to Allamuchy Township, 20 or so miles from the Pennsylvania state line, the NJSP said in a March 14 release. They shot and ki…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Photos Released Of Newark Stabbing, Shooting Suspect Photos Released Of Newark Stabbing, Shooting Suspect
Photos Released Of Newark Stabbing, Shooting Suspect Newark police seek the public's help identifying the pictured suspect in connection with a stabbing and shooting that occurred on Saturday, Oct. 15. At approximately 4:50 p.m., Newark police responded to the 300 block of Lyons Avenue on a call of shots fired. Responding officers found a juvenile stabbing victim who was taken to University Hospital for treatment. He is reportedly in stable condition. No other injuries have been reported. Responding officers also recovered a spent 9MM shell casing in the area. The stabbing and shooting suspect is described as a light-skinned male wearing a b…

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by Jon Craig
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'Sock Brick' Assault Suspect Wanted Out Of Newark 'Sock Brick' Assault Suspect Wanted Out Of Newark
'Sock Brick' Assault Suspect Wanted Out Of Newark Authorities in Newark are seeking the person who hurled a brick inside of a sock at a victim, who then was threatened with a handgun flashed from inside a vehicle, they said. The incident occurred around 6:10 p.m. near Lyons Avenue and Osborne Terrace during an argument Wednesday, Aug. 10, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. The victim entered her vehicle and was followed by the suspects, who got into a black Cadillac with a New Jersey temporary registration of X471325. The back-seat passenger, inside the suspect vehicle, then pointed a handgun at the victim through an o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Shocked And Disgusted': 8 Injured In Newark Shootings, Police Say 'Shocked And Disgusted': 8 Injured In Newark Shootings, Police Say
'Shocked And Disgusted': 8 Injured In Newark Shootings, Police Say Eight people were injured in a series of Newark shootings Tuesday night, authorities said. The first incident happened around 6:25 p.m. near Lincoln Street and Court Street, local and county officials said. Two men were injured, including one critically. Just before 8:10 p.m., two boys, ages 15 and 17, were found by police having been shot while riding in a stolen car in the area of Quitman Street near Montgomery Street. Both victims were reportedly in critical condition, authorities said. In a separate shooting incident at Maybaum Avenue near Tremont Avenue, police found one male who had …

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by Cecilia Levine
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KNOW ANYTHING? Trio Of Women Carjack Food Deliver Driver In Newark, Police Say KNOW ANYTHING? Trio Of Women Carjack Food Deliver Driver In Newark, Police Say
Know Anything? Trio Of Women Carjack Food Deliver Driver In Newark, Police Say Police are seeking the public’s help locating a vehicle that was carjacked by three women in Newark. A green 2008 Honda Accord with a temporary Texas license plate was carjacked by three women as the driver was delivering food at Schley Street near Nye Avenue around 9 p.m. Friday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The vehicle, similar to the one pictured above, was last seen heading southbound on Schley Street towards Lyons Avenue, O’Hara said. Each of the three suspects is described as between 5 feet 3 and 5 feet 5 inches tall with a dark complexion, authorities said. A…

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by Valerie Musson
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Convicted Killer From Newark, 52, Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Dealing Heroin Convicted Killer From Newark, 52, Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Dealing Heroin
Convicted Killer From Newark, 52, Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Dealing Heroin A Newark career criminal who once shot and killed a Paterson man must spend the next 10 years in federal prison for dealing heroin. Shawn Alexander, 52, has spent all but three of the past 27 years in custody, including three stints in state prison, records show. His most serious conviction followed the cold-blooded killing of a Paterson man in 1994. Alexander and a companion had been carjacked by Barry “Bistro” Chapman when they went looking for revenge, authorities said at the time. Chapman had humiliated Alexander and Dwayne Poindexter, taking their BMW, along with cash and jewelry, au…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Arrest Made In Newark Hit-Run That Killed Ohio Man, 43, Parking His Car Arrest Made In Newark Hit-Run That Killed Ohio Man, 43, Parking His Car
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. In ad…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HIM? Person Of Interest Sought In Newark Homicide SEEN HIM? Person Of Interest Sought In Newark Homicide
Seen HIM? Person Of Interest Sought In Newark Homicide The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is asking the public's help identifying a man seen leaving the scene of a fatal shooting in Newark last month.  Faheem R. Muhammed, 27, was found shot multiple times around 7:45 p.m. in the area of 409 Lyons Ave. Oct. 7. Muhammed was pronounced dead at University Hospital shortly afterwards.  Authorities have identified a person of interest, who was last seen in surveillance video running north on Wainwright Street. The prosecutor's office released images from the video (attached).   Anyone with information is asked to contact the Es…

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by Paul Milo
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Prosecutor: Newark Man, 27, Shot Dead Prosecutor: Newark Man, 27, Shot Dead
Prosecutor: Newark Man, 27, Shot Dead A 27-year-old man was shot dead in Newark, authorities said. Faheem R. Muhammad was gunned down on the 400 block of Lyons Avenue Monday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. Muhammad was transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:20 p.m., the prosecutor said. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made.   Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877 TIPS- 4EC or 1-877-847-7432. 

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by Cecilia Levine