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Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Found Safe In Jersey City After
Amber
Alert Issued Out of Newark (
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A 3-year-old was found unharmed in Jersey City after an AMBER alert was issued out of Newark on Tuesday, Oct. 31. At 8:15 a.m., police responded to the 100 block of Wilson Avenue after a vehicle was carjacked with the child left inside, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. At 10:30 a.m., police found the vehicle in Jersey City with the child inside and unharmed, Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation.
Police & Fire
Sniper Kendall Howard Accused Of Shooting 2 Newark Officers Captured After Manhunt: Sources
UPDATE: Kendall Howard, the accused East Orange sniper wanted for shooting two Newark police officers, has been captured after a massive search, sources tell Daily Voice. Howard was arrested Wednesday morning by Newark police on two attempted murder charges, sources with direct knowledge of the incident say. Details surrounding his arrest were not immediately clear. Howard had been wanted in connection with another shooting from last Friday when police received a 911 call from a civilian who reported seeing him in the area of an apartment building at 25 Van Velsor Place, authorities said. …
Police & Fire
Nine Illegal Firearms, Heroin Seized In Newark Busts: Police
Seven people were arrested and nine illegal firearms were seized in four days in an ongoing gun operation in Newark, authorities said. The nine illegal handguns, recovered since Friday, April 29, bring the city's total gun recoveries in 2022 to 251 — a 54 percent increase over the same period a year ago, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. On Monday, May 2, 2022, police arrested Darrell Hodges, 27, and James Hailey, 41, both of Newark, in separate incidents, O'Hara said. Police received a Crime Stoppers tip about a man with a firearm in area of Bergen and West Ru…
Police & Fire
NJ School Counselor Brought Boy Into Office & Touched His Private Parts: Prosecutor
A 31-year-old school counselor from New Jersey has been accused of sexually assaulting a male student, authorities said. James D. Rone-Lewis brought the student into his office at Avon Avenue Elementary School in Newark on or about Oct. 21, and touched his penis, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. He was released on pretrial monitoring pending disposition of the charges. Rone-Lews was suspended without pay by the school and is barred from any contact with the victim or the school.
Police & Fire
31-Hour Newark SWAT Standoff Ends With Police Returning Fire On 42-Year-Old Suspect
A 31-hour SWAT standoff in Newark ended Friday afternoon when police returned fire on the 42-year-old suspect, police announced. Detectives from the Essex County Narcotics Task Force were executing a warrant at a Clinton Place home around 6 a.m. Thursday when someone in the house fired shots at officers, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, Sheriff Armando Fontoura and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. Officers took cover, evacuated residents in the other apartments at 34 Clinton Pl., and evacuated the homes in the two adjacent homes. As a result, eig…
Police & Fire
NJ Bank Robber Busted With Hot Pink Exploding Dye Pack Arrested, Police Say
The man who had a hot pink dye pack explode on him moments after robbing a Newark bank was arrested Monday, authorities said. City resident Esau Grant walked into the Springfield Avenue Capital One Bank Saturday morning and slipped the teller a note saying, "I have a gun give me all the money from the register please, and no one will get hurt," Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The teller gave the Grant money -- along with a dye pack. Grant left the bank, walking east on Springfield Avenue, but when he walked beyond the bank property, the dye pack exploded.…
Police & Fire
Man, Teen Wearing Ankle Monitor Arrested In Shooting Of 9-Year-Old Girl In Newark
A 22-year-old man and 15-year-old girl previously arrested last month in a Newark carjacking were charged in connection with last week's shooting of a 9-year-old girl in Newark. The victim's 16-year-old sister and her 15-year-old friend had gotten into an argument on June 30 around 5:25 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The 15-year-old came into the house on the 400 block of Holiday Court at the Wynona Lipman Gardens Apartment Complex, with a man identified as Nazir Cruz, the director said. Cruz fired a handgun at the victim, her mom, a 19-year-old sibling…
Police & Fire
Watch
: Newark Officer Climbs Out On Roof To Stop Suicidal Teen From Jump
Newly-released video footage shows a Newark police officer stop a suicidal girl from jumping off of a roof. Fourth Precinct Officer Elijah Melvin arrived on scene just after 5 p.m. June 23, and removed a window from the home to get closer to the girl, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Melvin climbed out onto the roof and spoke compassionately toward the girl, who said she had been feeling distraught after losing her older brother. The officer shared with her his own relationship with his younger sister, telling her that her brother would want her to live her life to the f…
Police & Fire
Seen
HER? NJ Woman Bit Nail Salon Worker On Ear, Attacks 2 Over Bad Service, Police Say
A disgruntled customer who bit a nail salon worker on the ear and attacked two others is being sought by Newark police in the incident. An employee of Angel Nails Spa on Jones street said the suspect was getting a pedicure when she became "irate and belligerent" about the service around 11:20 a.m. June 23, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The upset customer began arguing with the employee and co-workers, then bit her on the ear, police said. During the altercation, the suspect bit a man trying to intervene on the arm and then grabbed another woman outside by the hai…
Police & Fire
NJ Boy, 4, Found Unresponsive After Falling From Sixth Story Window
A 4-year-old boy who was found unresponsive after falling from sixth-story window in Newark was hospitalized Friday, authorities said. The incident occurred just before 2:20 p.m. from a building on Oxford Street near Raymond Boulevard, Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. The child was transported to University Hospital for treatment and was reportedly in stable condition. The New Jersey Department of Child Protection and Placement responded to the scene. The incident is under investigation by the Newark Police Division Special Victims Unit.
Police & Fire
Monmouth County Man Arrested For Illegal Dumping In Newark
A Monmouth County man was arrested for illegal dumping in Newark, authorities said. John Clark, of Highlands, was spotted by a city code enforcement member pouring unused concrete into a storm drain near Roseville Avenue and Orange Street around 11 a.m. Thursday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Clark, 32, was arrested and faces charges of illegal dumping and illegal transporting of solid waste, Ambrose said.
Police & Fire
Woman Leaps From Roof To Escape Newark House Fire, 2 Families Displaced
A woman jumped from the roof of a Newark home in a fire that displaced two families Friday morning. Flames and smoke were coming out of the top floor window the 2.5-story home at 384 South 19th St., when firefighters arrived around 9:20 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. A woman inside the home jumped from the roof to safety, and was transported to University Hospital for treatment. No other injuries were been reported. The fire was considered under control just before 9:45 a.m., displacing two families comprised four adults and two children, Ambrose s…
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Newark Officers Rescue Suicidal Man From Route 78 Overpass (
Video
)
A pair of Newark police officers rescued a 25-year-old suicidal man from jumping off of the Route 78 overpass Tuesday. Fifth Precinct Officers Tianna Contreras and Briana Shanklin were patrolling the intersection of Nye Avenue and Walcott Terrace when they noticed a man over the fence of the overpass around 5:20 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Contreras and Shanklin immediately got out of their vehicle to render aid. The man, holding onto the gate with one hand and his cell phone with the other, told the officers of his intention to jump, at which poi…
Police & Fire
NJ Mom Charged After Foster Son, 12, Found Tethered To Fan By Chains, Padlocks
A New Jersey mom has been charged after police say her 12-year-old foster son was found tethered to a fan by chains and padlocks. Wanser E. Brown, 66, of Newark is accused of confining the boy to a bedroom and tethering him to a fan by chains and padlocks, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The boy was discovered during a welfare check of Brown’s Newark home on the 500 block of Clinton Avenue around 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, Ambrose said. Brown was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. The boy — a foster child in Brown’s care — was taken to Univers…
Police & Fire
Man Burns Face After Trying To Light Cigarette Sparking Oxygen Tank Fire
A Newark man was taken to the hospital with burns after an apparent oxygen tank fire, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the 60s block of Mount Pleasant Avenue on a call of an oxygen tank rupture around 8:05 a.m. Saturday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. While there was no fire, the man had burns on his face and was subsequently taken to Saint Barnabas Medical Center, according to Ambrose and RLS Media. The man had reportedly been trying to light a cigarette while oxygen was being administered, which started a fire, RLS Media says.
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Brothers Indicted In Slaying Of Newark Woman, 30
Two brothers have been indicted in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old woman from Newark, authorities said. Gualberto Lebron, 35, was charged on Thursday with murdering Julia Vega, an ex-girlfriend and the mother of his children, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. The grand jury also indicted his older brother, Gilberto Lebron, Jr., 36, for helping cover up Vega's murder, Stephens and Ambrose said. On May 5, 2018, Gualberto Lebron assaulted the mother of his young children at her home in …
News
8 Newark Businesses Cited For Violating
Covid-
19 Orders In 2 Days
Eight Newark businesses were ticketed in the last two days for violating Gov. Phil Murphy's COVID-19 orders, local officials said. Even further, Mayor Ras J. Baraka urged Newark residents to follow a 10-day lockdown that began Nov. 25, after 41 percent of East Ward residents and 21 percent of residents citywide tested positive. The 21 percent citywide rate is more than twice the rate of the statewide rate. The eight businesses were cited for failing to follow the orders issued Nov. 16, decreasing indoor and outdoor gathering limits, Baraka said. “Because the number of residents who have t…
Police & Fire
'Outrageous': 12-Year-Old Boy Struck By Stray Bullet In Newark Home
A stray bullet that flew through the window of a home struck and injured a 12-year-old boy Friday night in Newark's Central Ward, sparking outrage across the city. The boy was inside a home at 70-96 17th Ave., when the bullet entered from under a window where the victim was located around 9:55 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The boy was taken to University Hospital for treatment, and is "lucky to be alive," Ambrose said. “I’m outraged at the number of illegal handguns that are used to commit violence on our streets,” Ambrose added. “We have recov…
Police & Fire
Update
: Videos Show Friends Singing, Dancing Moments Before Dying In Fiery Newark Wreck
A former standout Irvington High School athlete died the day after a Route 22 crash in Newark that killed two young dancers at the scene, and left two others critical, authorities said Wednesday. Taylor Hill, 19, and Kamal Johnson, 18 -- both of Newark and former dance majors at Arts High School -- were passengers in a Cadillac sedan that crashed in the eastbound lanes of Route 22 Tuesday around 11:10 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Nashawn Brooks, 20, …
Police & Fire
Seen
HIM? Newark Man Escapes Police Custody At University Hospital
Authorities in Newark are seeking a man who escaped police custody while being treated for an injury at University Hospital Sunday. Robert E. Goodwin, 57, was reportedly taken into custody after a domestic violence at his home. He complained of a previous injury and was taken to the hospital just before 11:30 a.m., authorities said. He was last seen in a blue shirt and light green cargo pants, headed west on 13th Avenue toward Littleton Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. He is 6 feet and three inches tall and weighs approximately 220 pounds with light…
News
Watch
: Newark Police Officer Saves Stabbing Victim
“It’s gonna hurt a little,” a hero Newark police officer tells a stabbing victim as he applies a tourniquet that authorities said helped save the man's life. “While the nation is addressing the health emergency that the coronavirus has created, one officer proved himself to be both fearless and quick-thinking in saving this victim’s life,” Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release. The officer's identity remained a mystery, however. So did the identity of his assailant, who police said fled the South 13th Street home after stabbing the victim when he inte…
Police & Fire
Emotional Video Shows Newark Police Rescuing Suicidal Man
The moment Newark police rescued a man threatening to jump over a railing to his death at Riverfront Park was captured in an emotional video. A woman who saw the man flagged down officers in the area around Read Street near Raymond Boulevard shortly before 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 24, authorities said. The officers approached the man and tried to talk him into stepping down from the railing, the video shows. “They’re going to take my daughters away from me,” the man said when asked what was wrong. Additional officers arrived on the scene, and when the man was distracted, they quickly grabbed him…
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