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15th Avenue, Newark, NJ

Ex-Con Convicted Of Pouring Motor Oil In Estranged Wife's Newark Bedroom In Attempted Arson Ex-Con Convicted Of Pouring Motor Oil In Estranged Wife's Newark Bedroom In Attempted Arson
Ex-Con Convicted Of Pouring Motor Oil In Estranged Wife's Newark Bedroom In Attempted Arson A Newark man with seven prior convictions is facing yet another, this time for pouring motor oil on his estranged wife's bedroom wall and lighting it on fire, authorities announced. Delvin Wilson, 56, was found guilty of attempted arson and terroristic threats, said acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II in a statement Friday, Dec. 16. Police say Wilson was captured on video in October 2021 dousing the side of a 15th Avenue apartment building in motor oil before trying to set the wall on fire.  Investigators later learned that his estranged wife lived in the apartment …
Woman Sought In Connection With Summer Newark Shooting Woman Sought In Connection With Summer Newark Shooting
Woman Sought In Connection With Summer Newark Shooting Police seek the public's help in locating an East Orange woman wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting. Shooting Nia Servance, 34, may have information to share in the shooting that occurred on June 25, according to Newark Public Safety Fritz G. Fragé At approximately 1:52 a.m., police responded to Hayes Street and 15th Avenue for shots fired. No injuries were reported as a result of this incident. Detectives investigating this incident are seeking Servance for questioning. She is described as 5’3” tall with brown eyes. Fragé urges anyone with information regarding the …
Hit-Run Driver In Buddy's BMW Hurts Teen Girl Before Abandoning Car On NJ Turnpike: Police Hit-Run Driver In Buddy's BMW Hurts Teen Girl Before Abandoning Car On NJ Turnpike: Police
Hit-Run Driver In Buddy's BMW Hurts Teen Girl Before Abandoning Car On NJ Turnpike: Police A 51-year-old Newark man who struck a teenage girl in his friend's BMW abandoned the car on the NJ Turnpike before surrendering to police, authorities said. The 15-year-old girl was crossing Bergen Street at Springfield Avenue when she was struck by Jimmy Jones around 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. Jones fled westbound in his buddy's silver, 2001 BMW X5, and the teenager was transported to University Hospital for treatment, Frage said. The girl was reportedly in stable condition. Detectives investigating saw the vehicle on the city’s su…
AK-47 Among 13 Rifles, Several Pounds Of Drugs Seized In Newark Crackdown AK-47 Among 13 Rifles, Several Pounds Of Drugs Seized In Newark Crackdown
AK-47 Among 13 Rifles, Several Pounds Of Drugs Seized In Newark Crackdown Several pounds of marijuana and 13 firearms were seized last weekend in Newark, including one defaced firearm from a 13-year-old boy, authorities said. The boy was arrested on the 600 block of 15th Avenue when police observed him with a loaded and defaced firearm on Friday, April 22, Newark Public Safety Director Brian O'Hara said. On Monday morning, police recovered five illegal weapons following the execution of a search warrant at a residence in the South Ward. Aazes Wade, 33, of Newark, was arrested on drug distribution and weapons offenses. Ramir Skipwith, 24, of Irvington, was a…
Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say
Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say A 26-year-old Newark man was arrested nearly two hours after kicking a woman out of an SUV and driving away in it when the vehicle was spotted by a keen-eyed officer, authorities said. The victim called police around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday saying she was sitting in the passenger's seat of a relative's BMW when a man -- later identified as Tazmire Morris -- jumped in the driver's seat, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The woman got out of the car at Morris' demand as he headed northbound on Adams Street, authorities said. He was spotted nearly two hours later by 4th Prec…
UPDATE: Teen Girl, Woman Killed In Newark Car Crash, Authorities Say UPDATE: Teen Girl, Woman Killed In Newark Car Crash, Authorities Say
Update: Teen Girl, Woman Killed In Newark Car Crash, Authorities Say Two women were killed and three people remained hospitalized after a one-car crash in Newark, authorities said. Tahtiyana Green, 17, and Imani Exum, 21, both died when the black Infinity G35 they were riding in slammed into a "No Parking for Street Cleaning" sign and then a tree around 3:30 a.m. Saturday near 15th Avenue and Hunterdon Street, city law enforcement officials said Sunday. The car's male driver and two other passengers, one male the other female, remain hospitalized. The two men were in serious condition, authorities said. Video footage from ABC7 shows firefighters cutti…
KNOW THEM? Police Seek Trio Who Robbed Juveniles In Newark KNOW THEM? Police Seek Trio Who Robbed Juveniles In Newark
Know Them? Police Seek Trio Who Robbed Juveniles In Newark Authorities in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying three men involved in a robbery. The men pictured above approached two juveniles walking in the vicinity of Bergen Street and 15th Avenue on Friday, Jan. 17 around 3:30 p.m., police say. The men stole a cell phone from one of the victims and struck him with a closed fist, according to police. One of the men is described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall and 140 pounds with a medium build. He was wearing blue jeans at the time of the robbery, police say. The second man is also estimated to be 5 feet 10 inches tall but has a slim …