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HIM? Newark Police Seek Theft Suspect Who Threw Brick Through Pickup Truck Window
Authorities in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying a man they say stole personal items from a pickup truck after throwing a brick through the window. A man was seen on video surveillance footage holding a brick while walking through the parking lot at 2013 McCarter Highway on Tuesday, May 26 around 2 a.m., Newark Department of Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release. The man threw the brick through the passenger’s side window of a white 2016 Chevy pickup truck and stole a portable battery charger and other personal items before fleeing southbound on McCarter…
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HIM? Newark Police Seek Suspect In Armed Gas Station Robbery
Authorities in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying a man who robbed a gas station. The man pictured above approached a worker at Fuel 4 Gas Station on McCarter Highway and demanded cash at gunpoint on Sunday, police say. The man stole between $800 and $900 and ran northbound down McCarter Highway, authorities said. The suspect is estimated to be 5 feet 7 inches tall with a slim build and a dark complexion, police say. He was wearing a neon yellow-green face mask, light blue jeans, tan work boots and a gray jacket with a neon yellow/green stripe at the time of the robbery, acc…
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Drunk Driver From Clifton Injures Newark Police Officer, Authorities Say
A Clifton man who was under the influence of alcohol slammed into a Newark police car early Sunday morning, seriously injuring an officer's legs, the department said in a statement. The officer was stopped at McCarter Highway and 3rd Street investigating a vehicle crash around 3:10 a.m. when Fernando Carrillo collided with the police car, pinning the officer. He was taken to University Hospital where he was listed in stable condition. Carrillo, 20, has been charged with assault by auto and causing bodily injury while under the influence. Newark police urge motorists not t…
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Street Closures In Newark Sunday For Film Production
Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announces that a number of streets will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday due to a film production. The production, "Masters of Doom," is a drama series based on the 2003 book of the same name that tells the story of the two founders of id Software, which created revolutionary video games such as Quake, Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. These street closures will be conducted in three sections, with most streets reopening after their respective section time ends. Those closures continuing into the subsequent section are marked below with a…
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Woman Struck And Killed By Car Near Newark Penn Station
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating after a woman was hit by a car in Newark and died early Monday morning, a spokesman confirmed. The woman, whose identity was not immediately released, was hit near Penn Station, in the area of McCarter Highway and Market Street, around 2:20 a.m. She was pronounced dead at University Hospital about a half-hour later. The driver remained at the scene, the prosecutor's office also said.
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Newark Expected To Be A Traffic Nightmare Monday, When VMAs Come To Town
Authorities are urging the public to avoid travel to downtown Newark Monday if possible, when there will be multiple street closures to accommodate the Video Music Awards coming to the Prudential Center Monday night. “We’d like the downtown businesses treat this like a major blizzard – except we know it’s coming a few days in advance,” Director of Public Safety Anthony Ambrose said. “It would be a mistake to underestimate the impact the VMA Awards are going to have on the downtown and the main roads in and out of the city. Ambrose urged commuters to use mass transit, and for employers…
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Suspect In Violent Newark Gas Station Robbery Arrested
A man who police say beat up a worker at a Newark gas station while demanding cash was arrested the following day. Brian F. Wright, a 31-year-old East Orange resident, entered the station on McCarter Highway around 1:30 a.m Tuesday. The shirtless Wright demanded a specific amount in cash and repeatedly punched the station employee until another worker gave Wright the cash he asked for, police said. Wright, who police said was seen on surveillance video, was arrested Wednesday at his workplace in East Orange. He has been charged with robbery and aggravated assault. Wright was also wanted on…
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Police Ticketing Drivers In Newark Who Give Cash To Panhandlers
Citing concerns over safety and a need to help the homeless obtain services, Newark’s Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose has ordered increased enforcement of traffic laws meant to discourage drivers from giving cash to panhandlers. The agency also stressed that Newark Hope One, a mobile police unit, will regularly visit areas where panhandlers congregate in order to offer services like addiction recovery and housing assistance. Hope One has aided more than 120 people so far this year, Ambrose said. “I’m pleased Hope One Newark is making an impact in meeting the needs of those add…
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