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Mom Stabs 5-Month-Old Daughter Dead: Salem County Prosecutor Mom Stabs 5-Month-Old Daughter Dead: Salem County Prosecutor
Mom Stabs 5-Month-Old Daughter Dead: Salem County Prosecutor A 26-year-old Penns Grove mom has been charged in the stabbing death of her 5-month-old child, authorities announced Saturday. Kristhie I. Alcazar, 26, was arrested on murder charges after her daughter was found with stab wounds on Friday, Dec. 3, the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release. Police responded to an open 911 call with audible disturbance in the background. Investigators arrived at Alcazar’s home on Helms Cove Lane in Penns Grove, where they found her arguing with another person and the body of the infant with visible stab wounds to the chest, authorities …

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by Cecilia Levine
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U.S. Marshals Capture Linden Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta U.S. Marshals Capture Linden Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta
U.S. Marshals Capture Linden Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta Members of the U.S. Marshals Service captured a 38-year-old fugitive wanted for a Linden homicide in Atlanta, GA on Monday, authorities said. Dion M. Johnson is facing charges of first-degree murder and a pair of second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the death of Darrell Q. McKoy, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said tuesday. Linden police officers responded to the 1200 block of Essex Avenue shortly after 12:45 p.m. on Oct. 5, where McKoy was found outside having sustained serious injury, Ruotolo said alongside Linden Police Chief David Hart. McKoy was take…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Arrest Made In July Shooting Of Newark Man, 22 Arrest Made In July Shooting Of Newark Man, 22
Arrest Made In July Shooting Of Newark Man, 22 An arrest has been made in last July's shooting of 22-year-old Tyree R. Quinones. Al-Muqtadir Padgett, 32, a city resident, shot Quinones near 115 Sunset Ave., on July 13, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Padgett was charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Padgett is currently in custody at the Essex County Correctional facility. “Working with our law enforcement partners, we were able to identify and bring charges against this defendant. …

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by Cecilia Levine